Confusables C-D-E Review

The boat had a patched CANVAS/CANVASS sail.
1. CANVAS
2. CANVASS
We volunteered to CANVAS/CANVASS the neighborhood for contributions to the Salvation Army.
1. CANVAS
2. CANVASS
Draw a CARAT, CARET, KARAT in the middle of the sentence and insert the missing word.
1. CARAT
2. CARET
3. KARAT
How valuable is a diamond that weighs one CARAT, CARET, KARAT?
1. CARAT
2. CARET
3. KARAT
A tiny stamp identified the metal as 14-CARAT, CARET, KARAT gold.
1. CARAT
2. CARET
3. KARAT
The sailboat CAREENED, CAREERED so far, everyone feared it would tip over.
1. CAREENED
2. CAREERED
The getaway car CAREENED, CAREERED through the crowded streets.
1. CAREENED
2. CAREERED
We must separate the wheat from the CHAFE, CHAFF.
1. CHAFE
2. CHAFF
The starchy collar CHAFED, CHAFFED his neck.
1. CHAFED
2. CHAFFED
His friends CHAFED, CHAFFED him about his accent.
1. CHAFED
2. CHAFFED
Tallahassee is the CITE, SITE, SIGHT of the state capitol.
1. CITE
2. SITE
3. SIGHT
At the CITE, SITE, SIGHT of her, he fainted again.
1. CITE
2. SITE
3. SIGHT
After falling in the ditch, he was not a pretty CITE, SITE, SIGHT.
1. CITE
2. SITE
3. SIGHT
The car COLLIDED WITH/CRASHED INTO the building.
1. COLLIDED WITH
2. CRASHED INTO
The two steamrollers COLLIDED WITH/CRASHED INTO each other.
1. COLLIDED WITH
2. CRASHED INTO
Red wine will COMPLIMENT, COMPLEMENT a meat dish.
1. COMPLIMENT
2. COMPLEMENT
Thanks for the COMPLIMENT, COMPLEMENT.
1. COMPLIMENT
2. COMPLEMENT
He CONCLUDED, CLOSED his speech with a song.
1. CONCLUDED
2. CLOSED
To call a woman "baby" CONNOTES, DENOTES that she is weak and helpless.
1. CONNOTES
2. DENOTES
The precise word CONNOTES, DENOTES an exact meaning.
1. CONNOTES
2. DENOTES
I was CONSCIOUS/AWARE of an uneasiness bordering on distrust.
1. CONSCIOUS
2. AWARE
I was CONSCIOUS/AWARE of his recent appointment.
1. CONSCIOUS
2. AWARE
During the monsoon season, we had CONTINUOUS, CONTINUAL rain for three months without interruption.
1. CONTINUOUS
2. CONTINUAL
The Florida summer is marked by CONTINUAL, CONTINUOUS thunderstorms.
1. CONTINUOUS
2. CONTINUAL
He played the opening CORDS, CHORDS of his theme song.
1. CORDS
2. CHORDS
The singer spent a day in silence to rest his vocal CORDS, CHORDS.
1. CORDS
2. CHORDS
His role in the drama was to play COUNCIL, COUNSEL for the defense.
1. COUNCIL
2. COUNSEL
She was elected to the student COUNCIL, COUNSEL.
1. COUNCIL
2. COUNSEL
A COUPLE, COUPLE OF tomatoes splatted onto the stage.
1. COUPLE
2. COUPLE OF
In the lawsuit, she sought DAMAGE, DAMAGES.
1. DAMAGE
2. DAMAGES
She sued claiming DAMAGE, DAMAGES to her reputation.
1. DAMAGE
2. DAMAGES
Individual measurements may be accurate, but taken as a whole, the data IS, ARE irrelevant to this question.
1. IS
2. ARE
The data IS, ARE being collected by 20 different agencies.
1. IS
2. ARE
Is someone in a DILEMMA if one choice is clearly good and another clearly bad? (Answer YES or NO.)
1. YES
2. NO
A camera is composed of many DISCREET, DISCRETE parts.
1. DISCRETE
2. DISCREET
She is a DISCREET, DISCRETE person, known for her tact.
1. DISCRETE
2. DISCREET
The DISINTERESTED, UNINTERESTED judge ensured a fair trial.
1. DISINTERESTED
2. UNINTERESTED
The lawyer looked bored, DISINTERESTED, UNINTERESTED in the case.
1. DISINTERESTED
2. UNINTERESTED
He wanted to EMIGRATE, IMMIGRATE from Poland.
1. EMIGRATE
2. IMMIGRATE
He spent a difficult year in New York after EMIGRATING, IMMIGRATING to America.
1. EMIGRATING
2. IMMIGRATING
The ENORMITY, ENORMOUSNESS of the Grand Canyon amazed him.
1. ENORMITY
2. ENORMOUSNESS
The ENORMITY, ENORMOUSNESS of the crime made it difficult to cover in a family newspaper.
1. ENORMITY
2. ENORMOUSNESS
Edit your work carefully to ENSURE, INSURE accuracy.
1. ENSURE
2. INSURE
You must ENSURE, INSURE your own computer against theft.
1. ENSURE
2. INSURE
"Cute" is an EPITAPH, EPITHET not often applied to President Bush.
1. EPITAPH
2. EPITHET
His will specified this EPITAPH, EPITHET for his tombstone: "Dead and rotten, but not forgotten."
1. EPITAPH
2. EPITHET