Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 24

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The puppy had mud all over its ___.
a. pause
b. paws
The radio is ___ the television.
a. beside
b. besides
The red bicycle was ___ instead of the blue one.
a. choose
b. chose
c. chosen
The red cross is a ___ of emergency health care.
a. cymbal
b. symbol
The rope was ___, not slack.
a. taught
b. taut
The sailor was a expert at tying every kind of ___.
a. knot
b. not
The sale was cancelled. It was ___ and void.
a. nil
b. null
The secret to good bread is in the choice of ___.
a. flour
b. flower
The sheet ___ will take place in March.
a. sail
b. sale
The shy youth felt tongue ___ in front of girls.
a. tide
b. tied
The soprano and tenor sang a romantic ___.
a. duel
b. dual
c. duet
The special bargain is two ___ the price of one.
a. for
b. fore
c. four
The student __ meets every Wednesday
a. counsel
b. council
c. consul
The sun ___ bright on their wedding day.
a. shone
b. shown
The tables were ___. They were nailed to the floor.
a. stationary
b. stationery
The teacher called the ___ at the beginning of each class.
a. role
b. roll
The teacher stayed after school to ___ the student who had problems.
a. counsel
b. council
c. consul
The thunderstorm was ___.
a. emanate
b. eminent
c. imminent
The tiger silently stalked its ___.
a. pray
b. prey
The toilet paper had an herbal ___.
a. cent
b. scent
c. sent