Confusing Words Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. You must be ……………………… to pursue boxing as a career. (hardy / hardly)

2. There was …………………….. any water in the pond. (hardy / hardly)

3. The disabled are given ………………………. from military service. (exemption / exception)

4. He had a sturdy, muscular ………………………. (physical / physique)

5. It was his ……………………… to die in a foreign country. (destiny / destination)

6. He is …………………… in nature. (skeptic / sceptic)

7. Most of the pleasures of life are ……………………….. (momentary / momentous)

8. It was a ……………………… occasion worth celebrating. (momentous / momentary)

9. The murderer was ……………………… at dawn. (hung / hanged)

10. The lady was tall and ………………………. (graceful / gracious)

Answers

1. You must be hardy to pursue boxing as a career.

2. There was hardly any water in the pond.

3. The disabled are given exemption from military service.

4. He had a sturdy, muscular physique.

5. It was his destiny to die in a foreign country.

6. He is skeptic in nature.

7. Most of the pleasures of life are momentary.

8. It was a momentous occasion worth celebrating.

9. The murderer was hanged at dawn.

10. The lady was tall and graceful.