Teksti

exercise D

Confusables

These words sound and look similar but they have different meanings. Choose the word that best fits the context.

 
1. I fell down and got a slight graze / grace on my knee.
2. British holidaymakers enjoyed the balmy / barmy conditions in Spain.
3. I read in the paper that there is a serial / cereal killer on the loose.
4. Are you sure you want desert / dessert? Remember your diet.
5. A duel / dual would usually involve two noblemen fighting in order to restore their honor.
6. Would you be a dear and pour / pore me another glass?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Relax and just try to breath / breathe normally.
8. Ben is my confident / confidant, I tell him all my secrets.
9. The descent / decent from this mountain is not easy, you need to be a skilled climber to make it.
10. Who is your favorite heroin / heroine in Jane Austen’s novels?
11. Don’t peak / peek yet, I’m not fully dressed.
12. Help me with this crossword: which four-letter animals eat pray / prey, love?