Words often Confused (Third Year)

 


Multiple-Choice Questions:

1.     1.Which word refers to a small room or compartment, often used to confine someone? [B.A. 2024]

A) Cell

B) Sale

C) Sell

D) Sail

Answer: A) Cell

2.    2.  Which word means “to receive or agree to something offered”?                            [B.A. 2024]

A) Accept

B) Except

C) Axept

D) Expert

Answer: A) Accept

3.     3. Which word refers to the act of putting words on paper or in a digital format? [B.A. 2024]

A) Write

B) Right

C) Rite

D) Wright

 Answer: A) Write

4.   4.  What is the correct spelling of Microsoft’s spreadsheet software?                       [B.A. 2024]

A) Excel

B) Accel

C) Exxel

D) Axcel

Answer: A) Excel

5.     5. The _______ was a historic landmark.

A) cite

B) site

C) sight

D) sit

Answer: B) site

6.   6.  Pick the correct option: The company will _______ a new CEO.

A) higher

B) hire

C) higher

D) here

Answer: B) hire

 7. Pick the correct option: She has an _______ personality.

A) amiable

B) amicable

C) amiable

D) amikable

Answer: A) amiable

 8. The assembly wants to _______ a new constitution.             [B.A./B.Sc./B.Com 2024]

A) adapt

B) adept

C) adopt

D) none of these

Answer: C) adopt

9. I wanted to_______a new car.                                                  [B.A./B.Sc./B.Com 2024]

A) bouy

B) buy

C) by

D) bye

Answer: B) buy

10. He was fully_______even after severe injury.           [B.A./B.Sc./B.Com 2024]

A) conscious

B) conscientious

C) conscience

D) none of these

Answer: A) conscious

11. The police arrested the_______killer.                        [B.A./B.Sc./B.Com 2024]

A) cereal

B) see real

C) serial

D) none of these

Answer: C) serial

12. My sister bought now_______of shoes for her birthday.         [B.A. 2024]

A) pear

B) pair

C) both of these

D) none of these

Answer: B) pair 

13. I need to _______ this letter before I can send it.               [B.A. 2024]

A) sail

B) sale

C) mail

D) male

Answer: C) mail

14. The_______  in my stomach is making me feel sick.          [B.A. 2024]

A) ain't

B) aik

C) ache

D) none of these

Answer: C) ache 

15. My dog's _______ is wagging happily.                                [B.A. 2024]

A) tale

B) tail

C) trail

D) trade

Answer: B) tail 

16. My dad loves to_______ the lower on the weekends.         [B.A. 2024]

A) moo

B) moat

C) mute

D) mow

Answer: D) mow

17. The_____ of the tree was covered in fruit.                         [B.A. 2024]

A) bough

B) bought

C) bow

D) beau

Answer: A) bough 

18. He______the room with a confident stride.                        [B.A. 2024]

A) walked

B) wake

C) waked

D) whacked

 

Answer: A) walked

19. The students were asked to______their homework on the teacher's desk.            [B.A. 2024]

A) lie

B) lay

C) lied

D) laid

Answer: B) lay 

20. We should ______ attention to climate change and its consequences.                     [B.A. 2024]

A) bring

B) take

C) pay

D) draw

Answer: A) bring 

21. The cat______ lazily in the sun.                                      [B.A. 2024]

A) lay

B) lie

C) laid

D) latin


Answer: A) laid

22. I am ________ forward to the weekend.                         [B.A. 2024]

A) loking

B) lookin

C) looking

D) lookign

Answer: C) looking 

23. She____her keys and couldn't find them.                      [B.A. 2024]

A) lose

B) loose

C) louse

D) none

24. I need to_____a new book for my English class.            [B.A. 2024]

A) by

B) buy

C) bought

D) none

25. She____a  compliment on her new hairstyle.                  [B.A. 2024]

A) accepted

B) excepted

C) complemented

D)  complimented

26. The child_____when she saw the clown.                         [B.A. 2024]

A) peaked

B) piqued

C) peeked

D) piqued

27. Can I go to the party______?                                           [B.A. 2024]

A) to    

B) two

C) too

D) none

28. Shaan has a_____in his shoulder?                                                  [B.A. 2024]

A) pane

B) pain

C) both

D) none of these

29. Which word is commonly misused in place of "Principal"?       [B.A. 2024]

A) Principle

B) Principel

C) Principlal

D) none


 

 

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