Confusing words C
Idioms for idiots
Environment
Confusable words
Random
100
Apart _______ Rion, who would you like to kiss?
FROM
100
______ to popular belief, Waterloo is actually called Waterlô.
Contrary
100
When events like Fukushima and Chernobyl happen... we say it is a m _ _ _ _ _ _ _
meltdown
100
If you are experiencing h_____ please tell me and I will buy you a coffee
hardship
100
Which word is the same upside down?
A. SWIMS B. KAYAK C. CIVIC D. NUN
A. SWIMS
200
I tried to ________ Vinicius from leaving but I failed.
PREVENT
200
I knew Sandra from before she joined this class! Her face rang a ______.
bell
200
How do we get coal?
A. excavate it B. extract it C. dig it D. extrapolate it
B. extract it
200
Jiwon told me there was a ______ crisis in Korea with people struggling to find places to live.
housing
200
Which adjective is the most common?
A. NEW B. GREAT C. GOOD D. FUNNY
c. good
300
Who is sitting ______ Rebeca?
A. next B. besides C. beside D. adjacent
C. beside
300
Kai has extra questions for me ____ a daily basis.
on
300
What do we call someone who makes heaps of money and becomes a world famous figure in industry?
Tycoon
300
Judit... tell us about your _______ friend.
imaginary
300
What body type do female penguins prefer in their males;
slim, average, or chubby?
Chubby - it allows the males to last longer without food when looking after eggs.
400
Emily was unsuccessful ___ convincing people that Austria has no Kangaroos.
IN
400
Rearrange this sentence containing an idiom.
A YUNA'S DREAMS FREE WAS WILDEST GETTING BEYOND COFFEE
GETTING A FREE COFFEE WAS BEYOND YUNA'S WILDEST DREAMS.
BEYOND YUNA'S WILDEST DREAMS WAS GETTING A FREE COFFEE.
400
If you have a large amount of energy then you have
a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ energy.
abundant
400
I have a feeling that Julia will live to an _______ age of 100+.
impressive
400
Which two dog movies were we talking about in class?
Marley and me
Hachiko
500
____ your eyes! Chris is bending over!
AVERT
500
Did it ______ you as odd yesterday when I was massaging Vini?
strike
500
Pronunciation Battle
Beach!!!! It is where I love lazing while longingly looking at the very wary and laconic locals
500
If you get bitten by a snake in Australia, take anti-venom to c________ the venom.
counteract
500
What colour is a giraffe's tongue?
purple
