OFTEN CONFUSED WORDS

Let’s have fun with words…

 In the following slides you will see
incomplete sentences.

 Complete them with appropriate forms of

the words provided.
Is he ____________ the
speed limit ?

His manager refused to

_________ to his request.

accede / exceed
Why is the new management so
___________ to change ?

The new policies when circulated

among the staff created certain
___________ reactions.

adverse/ averse
I wonder if my refusal to work
overtime will __________ my
performance appraisal.

The CEO wanted to see the

_________ of the recent lay
offs in the company on the
existing staff.

affect / effect
I would appreciate if you
would stop _______ to his
past.
Why are you trying to ____
the issue ?
The solution to this problem
______ me.
elude/ evade/ allude
Would you like to narrate an
_________ about yourself ?

Dr. X has publicly declared that

he has discovered a brand new
_________ for snakebites.

anecdote/ antidote
I wish to ____ an example of a
man whose _______was so
good that he could see the
_____ which was at a distance
of almost half a kilometre.

site/ cite/ sight

It seems as though both
witnesses had ________ with
each other to __________ the
evidence.

corroborate /collaborate
Ajay ________ Smita on the
manner in which her
accessories _______ her
attire.

complimented/ complemented
As soon as the wages were
_____ the crowd of labourers
began to _______.

disperse/ disburse
The police tried to ______the
truth from those suspected of
conducting_______
activities.

illicit/ elicit
In order to ______ a regular
income in his old age, Mr.
Sablok _____ himself for a
huge amount, so that he
would get an _______ sum
on a periodic basis.

assure/ insure/ ensure

When the computer suddenly
shut down due to ________
connection. I was afraid that I
would __________the unsaved
data.

lose/ loose
When the youth was
________ by the defence
lawyer, he complained of
excessive ________ that led
him to commit the crime.

persecute/ prosecute