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Paul Sparks,
Sino-Canadian International College, Guangxi University, Online English Lesson Plans, Lesson Material and Ideas
for Semester 2 Reading Lessons...
Reading: Revision, Confusing
Words
1. A ___ expression mixes both humor and disbelief.
a. rye
b. wry
2. A ___ is a female
deer.
a. doe
b. dough
3. A ___ is a gadget.
a. device
b. devise
4. A ___ is a narrow
passage of water.
a. straight
b. strait
5. A ___ is a type of
shellfish.
a. muscle
b. mussel
6. A ___ of children
attacked the treats on the picnic table.
a. hoard
b. horde
7. A ___ of water
buffalo were resting beside the river when the lions attacked.
a. heard
b. herd
8. A deer can also be
called a ___.
a. hart
b. heart
9. A delicious fruit is
the French ___.
a. peer
b. pier
c. pear
10. A dolphin and a ___
are similar.
a. porpoise
b. purpose
11. A healthy pond
should ___ with life.
a. team
b. teem
12. A low mark on one
quiz should not have a strong ___ on your grade.
a. affect
b. effect
13. A man of his ___ is
impressive.
a. statue
b. stature
c. statute
14. A popular grain for
bread and whiskey making is ___.
a. rye
b. wry
15. A popular sport in
Hawaii is ___ boarding.
a. serf
b. surf
16. A row boat needs at
more than one ___.
a. oar
b. ore
c. or
17. A single ___ dropped
on to her cheek.
a. tear
b. tier
18. A wild pig is also
known as a ___.
a. boar
b. bore
19. After all that I
have been ___, you want me to give this up?
a. thorough
b. through
20. Although she was
untidy, April did not complain because she was a ___ friend.
a. dear
b. deer
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