2. The headmaster suggested a ____________________ trip to Hyderabad.
3. The _____________________________ girl who is under the tree is my sister.
4. All the people were shocked at the sight of this _______________ murder.
5. After the terrible tempest, the ___________________ sailing boat was unusable.
6. Prasad booked a room in a ___________________ hotel for Srikanth.
7. Every week, __________________ eggs are used by my mother to make some
wonderful cakes.
8. This _____________________ coat is too large for me.
9. It was a _____________________ war between the English and the French.
10. I like to correspond with this __________________ teacher. She speaks about
interesting topics.
II. Words often Confused
Read the following sentences and notice the underlined words
1. Mrs. Jordan said, 'Except his gold watch. He promised that to our Jimmy. (except =
excluding or apart from)
2. The Slaters did not accept the proposal of the Jordans. (accept = allow)
In the above sentences the words except and accept look and sound alike. But they
have different meanings and spellings.
There are many such words in English that look or sound alike but have very different
meanings. It's easy to get confused with these
A. Write the words that are likely to be confused with the words given. Find their meanings and use them in sentences of your own to show the
difference in meaning