RC5 Worms land a great job
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 on my knee.
2. British holidaymakers enjoyed the balmy conditions in Spain.
3. I read in the paper that there is a serial killer on the loose.
4. Are you sure you want dessert? Remember your diet.
5. A duel would usually involve two noblemen fighting in order to restore their honor.
6. Would you be a dear and pour me another glass?
2. British holidaymakers enjoyed the balmy conditions in Spain.
3. I read in the paper that there is a serial killer on the loose.
4. Are you sure you want dessert? Remember your diet.
5. A duel would usually involve two noblemen fighting in order to restore their honor.
6. Would you be a dear and pour me another glass?
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1. graze = naarmu; grace = armo |
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2. balmy = leuto, miellyttävä; barmy = outo, erikoinen (BrE) |
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3. cereal = vilja, murot; serial = sarja |
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4. dessert = jälkiruoka; desert = autiomaa |
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5. dual = kaksi-, kaksinkertainen; duel = kaksintaistelu |
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6. pore = huokonen; pour = kaataa |
7. Relax and just try to breathe normally.
8. Ben is my confidant, I tell him all my secrets.
9. The descent from this mountain is not easy, you need to be a skilled climber to make it.
10. Who is your favorite heroine in Jane Austen’s novels?
11. Don’t peek yet, I’m not fully dressed.
12. Help me with this crossword: which four-letter animals eat prey, love?
8. Ben is my confidant, I tell him all my secrets.
9. The descent from this mountain is not easy, you need to be a skilled climber to make it.
10. Who is your favorite heroine in Jane Austen’s novels?
11. Don’t peek yet, I’m not fully dressed.
12. Help me with this crossword: which four-letter animals eat prey, love?
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7. breathe = hengittää, breath = hengitys, henkäys |
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8. confidant = uskottu, confident = (itse)varma |
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9. decent = kunnollinen, descent = laskeutuminen |
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10. heroin = heroiini, heroine = sankaritar |
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11. peak = huippu, peek = kurkistaa |
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12. prey = saaliseläin, pray = rukoilla |