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Often Confused Words Multiple Choice Worksheet 1

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These words are often confused. Choose the right word for each sentence.

1. Your diet has an ______ on your health.

  1. affect
  2. effect

2. Drinking too little water might ______ your kidneys.

  1. affect
  2. effect

3. The police are trying to ______ the tense situation and gain the release of the hostages.

  1. defuse
  2. diffuse

4. The air deodorizer will ______ throughout the room.

  1. defuse
  2. diffuse

5. Everybody won a prize ______ me.

  1. except
  2. accept

6. We will ______ applications until the end of the month.

  1. except
  2. accept

7. The cabinet comes with ______ instructions for assembly.

  1. implicit
  2. explicit

8. Ted has ______ confidence that this plan will work.

  1. implicit
  2. explicit

9. Did your brother ______ to his vacation plans when he talked with you?

  1. allude
  2. elude

10. The bank robbers managed to ______ the police for several days.

  1. allude
  2. elude

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