Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 2

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A popular grain for bread and whiskey making is ___.
a. rye
b. wry
A popular sport in Hawaii is ___ boarding.
a. serf
b. surf
A rank lower than general is ___.
a. colonel
b. kernel
A row boat needs at more than one ___.
a. oar
b. ore
c. or
A samurai's most valued possession was his ___
a. soared
b. sword
A show dog is a thorough __.
a. bread
b. bred
A single ___ dropped on to her cheek.
a. tear
b. tier
A skunk smells its own ___ first.
a. scent
b. sent
c. cent
A snowy owl ___ upon mice, rabbits and other small animals.
a. praise
b. prays
c. preys
A son is a ___ child.
a. mail
b. male
A vein of gold in a mine is known as the mother ___.
a. load
b. lode
A wheel ___ is someone who fixes or makes wheels.
a. right
b. rite
c. wright
d. write
A wild pig is also known as a ___.
a. boar
b. bore
A woman can become a ___ or a priest in the Anglican Church.
a. known
b. none
c. nun
After all that I have been ___, you want me to give this up?
a. thorough
b. through
After she passed the bar exam she began to ___ as a lawyer in New York
a. practice
b. practise.
All those opposed should say ___.
a. nay
b. neigh
All was ___ at the farm on the night before the storm.
a. quiet
b. quite
Although she was untidy, April did not complain because she was a ___ friend.
a. dear
b. deer
Always try to buy low and ___ high.
a. sell
b. cell