A. Commonly Confused Words Practice Exercises
For each of the following sentences, circle the correct word choice:
1. The recent city is (beside/besides) the Sahara Desert.
2. The soul of the dead people is believed to be (in/into) the Pyramids of Egypt.
3. The culprit was punished (by/with) the judge for the heinous crime.
4. In ancient times, there was a war (between/among) the multiple tribes for the fertile land.
5. Opal mining has been the main occupation of the people (since/for) the 16th century in Cooper Pedy, Australia.
6. Since I am starting my exercise routine, set the alarm (from/for) four o’clock tomorrow morning.
7. Words and their meanings are crucial (to/for) learning any language.
8. The injured bird fell (in/into) the river, only to land in the boat; this is what I call sheer luck.
9. The interview will be held (from/between) 9 am (and/to) 5 pm for the academic, marketing and sales teams.
10. ‘He will be cured (from/of) his fever by this miraculous medicine’, the doctor assured the patient’s relatives.
11. The manager was upset (about/with) your behaviour.
12. The fee has to be collected (from/in) the college students.
13. The language (by/of) the speaker reflects her mood.
14. The writer spoke (about/by) many important books on Personality Transformation. 15. Spoken language has many more short forms (in/of) words than does written language.
B. Use much or many.
1. He drinks ……… water.
2. She has ……… friends.
3. They spend ……… money on books.
4. Mary doesn’t eat ………. fish.
5. We don’t have ………. information about his life.
6. There is not ……….. milk in the cup.
7. He has ……… books.
8. …….. people believe this story.
9. He carries ……. luggage.
10. Germans drink ……. beer.
C. Much or many?
1. How ……. books do you have?
2. How ……. does this desk cost?
3. How ……. milk do you drink?
4. How ……. people are there in the street?
5. How ……. money do you spend?
6. How ……. is a kilo of apples?
7. How ……. flour did you buy?
8. How ……. teachers do you know?
9. How ……. wheat is there in the bag?
10. How ……. butter do you use?
| EDUFOLKS TIPS False friends 1. False friends are confusing words. 2. They are similar sounding words hence you must know them before using them in your sentences. 3. Understand common words like than/then, to/too, there/their, week/weak, etc. |
Answers:
A. Commonly Confused Words Practice Exercises
1. The recent city is beside the Sahara Desert.
2. The soul of the dead people is believed to be in the Pyramids of Egypt.
3. The culprit was punished by the judge for the heinous crime.
4. In ancient times, there was a war among the multiple tribes for the fertile land.
5. Opal mining has been the main occupation of the people since the 16th century in Cooper Pedy, Australia.
6. Since I am starting my exercise routine, set the alarm for four o’clock tomorrow morning.
7. Words and their meanings are crucial for learning any language.
8. The injured bird fell into the river, only to land in the boat; this is what I call sheer luck.
9. The interview will be held from 9 am to 5 pm for the academic, marketing and sales teams.
10. ‘He will be cured of his fever by this miraculous medicine’, the doctor assured the patient’s relatives.
11. The manager was upset with your behaviour.
12. The fee has to be collected from the college students.
13. The language of the speaker reflects her mood.
14. The writer spoke about many important books on Personality Transformation. 15. Spoken language has many more short forms in words than does written language.
B. Use much or many.
1. He drinks much water.
2. She has many friends.
3. They spend much money on books.
4. Mary doesn’t eat much fish.
5. We don’t have much information about his life.
6. There is not much milk in the cup.
7. He has many books.
8. Many people believe this story.
9. He carries much luggage.
10. Germans drink much beer.
C. Much or many?
1. How many books do you have?
2. How much does this desk cost?
3. How much milk do you drink?
4. How many people are there in the street?
5. How much money do you spend?
6. How much is a kilo of apples?
7. How much flour did you buy?
8. How many teachers do you know?
9. How much wheat is there in the bag?
10. How much butter do you use?
