Lexical test - Confusing pairs

My friend gave my a very useful piece of ....
1. advise
2. advice
I ... you to put all your money into a deposit account.
1. advice
2. advise
Who .... the first computer?
1. discovered
2. invented
Dmitri Mendeleev ..... the periodic table of chemical elements.
1. discovered
2. invented
She goes to ..... every day by bus.
1. work
2. job
He`s got a .... in the supermarket.
1. work
2. job
You need more .... before you`re ready to take the exam.
1. practise
2. practice
You need to ..... a lot to pass your exam successfully.
1. practise
2. practice
She`s very .... and is easily upset.
1. sensible
2. sensitive
It was ..... to stay indoors in this terrible weather.
1. sensitive
2. sensible
My two brothers are identical. They are difficult to....
1. say apart
2. tell apart
They have two things.....; they are both left-handed.
1. in similar
2. in common
She refuses to eat meat on ....
1. principle
2. principal
The ...... wants to see you in her office.
1. principle
2. principal
The weather in my country is very.... that in the United Kingdom.
1. similar with
2. similar to
Children must be taught to .... between right and wrong.
1. differ
2. distinguish
Can I ....your car to go to the shops?
1. lend
2. borrow
He asked me if I would ... him some money till Monday.
1. borrow
2. lend
Please can we go home...?
1. actually
2. now
It looks quite small, but ... it is over 5 metres high.
1. now
2. actually
The cuts in spending will have a serious ..... on the hospital.
1. affect
2. effect
The strike will seriously .... the train service.
1. effect
2. affect
I haven`t seen her ... this morning.
1. yet
2. already
I`ve ....done my shopping.
1. yet
2. already
The police will ....anyone from leaving the building.
1. avoid
2. prevent
You should travel early to ... the traffic jam.
1. prevent
2. avoid
Come and sit down...me.
1. beside
2. besides
....managing the shop, he also teaches in the evening.
1. beside
2. besides
Don`t forget to... the books to school with you.
1. fetch
2. bring
It`s your turn to ....children from school.
1. fetch
2. bring
You can take a boat trip around the ....s of Amsterdam.
1. channel
2. canal
Can you switch the television to ... 4 for the news?
1. canal
2. channel
England and France are separeted by the ...
1. channel
2. canal
It took two policemen to ... the traffic.
1. conduct
2. direct
Herbert von Karajan will....the Berlin Symponic Orchestra at the concert.
1. direct
2. conduct
Would you like to ... me to the cinema tonight.
1. come along with
2. follow
I`m very tired; I`ll just go and... down for a few minutes.
1. lie
2. lay
My father is going to .... a new carpet in the living room.
1. lay
2. lie
Be very careful with that painting; it`s...
1. priceless
2. valueless
Her jewels were all i,itations; they were quite ...
1. priceless
2. valueless

Lexical test - Confusing pairs

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