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Level 6: Advanced/Proficiency >> Vocabulary Worksheets >> Small differences between words at an advanced level of English can be frustrating for students to try and understand. Here is a series of vocabulary multiple choice worksheets for students to not only get the right word but think about why the other answers are not correct.

Vocabulary Multiple Choice. Worksheet 1.

Deciding between different, similar vocabulary items becomes ever more difficult as students progress to higher levels in their English studies. For each question below, choose the best answer from the four possibilities. Think also about why the other three choices are NOT possible.

1. The old house was ____________ furnished and we had to buy almost everything new.
a. thinly
b. sparsely
c. mildly
d. rarely

2. The main way into the building is via High Street but there is also a(n) ____________ at the back used for deliveries.
a. access
b. way
c. passage
d. direction

3. I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ____________ the reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.
a. indicated
b. highlighted
c. pinpointed
d. looked up

4. You shouldn't have bought so many ____________ presents on this holiday. You won't have any money left when you go back home.
a. rich
b. lavish
c. worthy
d. invaluable

5. It's a long walk tomorrow. We need to ____________ as early as possible.
a. set up
b. set in
c. set off
d. set about

6. Sometimes, we don't appreciate the ____________ pleasures of life such as a beautiful sky, a cup of coffee with a friend or seeing a good film at the cinema.
a. sheer
b. simple
c. normal
d. plain

7. Even though she is 87, her mind is very ____________ and she is very aware of everything going on around her.
a. alert
b. lively
c. demanding
d. lifelike

8. The captain decided to ____________ ship even though he thought there was no real danger of it sinking.
a. abandon
b. evacuate
c. desert
d. evict

9. If you continue to ____________ debts at this rate, you will have to declare bankruptcy eventually.
a. save
b. raise
c. incur
d. default

10. The accidental ____________ of four listed buildings near the city centre caused a huge outcry and the manager of the building company was jailed for three months.
a. disruption
b. demolition
c. injuring
d. squashing