Confusing words exercise

export from Bombay.. selected for the construction of the shopping mall is an ideal one.. skin, you should wear a pair of gloves while washing clothes or dishes.. The barren mountain reg

Confusing words exercise

Complete the following sentences.

1 Cotton is the ……… export from Bombay (principal / principle)

2 The ……… selected for the construction of the shopping mall is an ideal one (site / sight)

3 Emperor Asoka ……… many reforms in the country (affected / effected)

4 We need laws that ensure the ……… treatment of animals (human / humane)

5 If you have ……… skin, you should wear a pair of gloves while washing clothes or dishes (sensible / sensitive)

6 The barren mountain regions are an awful ……… (site / sight)

7 The larva is ……… in a cocoon (concealed / consoled)

8 You cannot buy this drug without a ……… (prescription / proscription)

9 Being the CEO of a big company, Michael is in an ……… position (envious / enviable)

10 She is ……… than her husband (elder / older)

Answers

1 Cotton is the principal export from Bombay.

2 The site selected for the construction of the shopping mall is an ideal one.

3 Emperor Asoka effected many reforms in the country.

4 We need laws that ensure the humane treatment of animals.

5 If you have sensitive skin, you should wear a pair of gloves while washing clothes or dishes.

6 The barren mountain regions are an awful sight.

7 The larva is concealed in a cocoon.

8 You cannot buy this drug without a prescription.

9 Being the CEO of a big company, Michael is in an enviable position.

10 She is older than her husband.

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