Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 21

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The cloth was ___ but strong.
a. coarse
b. course
The commercial jet ___ swiftly through the clouds.
a. flew
b. flue
c. flu
The congress passed a vote of ___ against the president.
a. censor
b. censure
c. sensor
The cupid is a ___ of love.
a. symbol
b. cymbal
The dark clouds were a sure ___ of rain.
a. sign
b. sine
The dessert was a sliced ___ on a swirl of chocolate.
a. pear
b. pair
c. pare
The director was dissatisfied with the stage set so he made the crew ___ it to the ground and rebuild.
a. raise
b. rays
c. raze
The doctor's ___ waited outside the office.
a. patience
b. patients
The dog was ___ to the post outside the store.
a. tied
b. tide
The dog will ___ all night if you leave him outside.
a. whine
b. wine
The drug addict was ___ to get some money.
a. desperate
b. disparate
The drunkard walked along the street with an unsteady ___.
a. gait
b. gate
The dry air made his throat feel ___.
a. soar
b. sore
The dumplings were undercooked so they tasted ___.
a. doughy
b. doughty
The eagle kept its ___ high up on a cliff.
a. eerie
b. Erie
c. eyrie
The electrical ___ is dangerous if you touch it.
a. currant
b. current
The elite group is called a ___.
a. click
b. clique
The first ___ of the sun in the morning made a pink glow in the sky.
a. raise
b. rays
c. raze
The fisherman ___ to shore as soon as the storm clouds appeared on the horizon.
a. road
b. rode
c. rowed
The forecast is for stormy ___.
a. weather
b. whether