Commonly Confused Words

4. Shortly after I began my ____ of Mt. Everest, my climb was ended due to severe injury.
7. Even though he committed a serious felony the man was out on ____ in no time.
8. The government is looking for a ____ on which to build the new school.
10. He ____ his chest to show us the ghastly scar.
11. The action of the ocean's ____ is caused by the gravitational force of the moon.
12. After 20 years of leading the school, our ____ is retiring.
15. The artist Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ____ of the Sistine Chapel.
17. All of us went to vote ____ for Jay because he was forced to remain in quarantine with his family.
18. The car was not moving when he crashed into it. It was ____.
19. His cruel remarks caused her to hurriedly ____ from the room in tears.

1. A mirage is an optical ____.
2. He used a high-tech drill to ¬¬____ a hole in the wall.
3. We were so excited when we received the ____ tickets because it meant we wouldn’t have to pay.
4. Behind her mother’s back, Sally asked the seamstress to ____ her school uniform because she felt it was too long.
5. Since the children found the money, it is ¬¬____ right to decide what they should do with it.
6. I am a ____ adult! You can’t tell me what to do!
9. Your calloused attitude towards your family is having a very negative ____ on us all.
13. If you’re having difficulties, you should speak with the Guidance ____ sooner rather than later.
14. Like a wild animal, she ____ on the weak and vulnerable.
16. The doctor said that I would be back on my ____ in no time.