Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 1

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1. A Christmas treat is ___ pudding.
   a. plum
   b. plumb
   Answera
2. A ___ expression mixes both humor and disbelief.
   a. rye
   b. wry
   Answerb
3. A ___ in shining armor is every girl's dream.
   a. night
   b. knight
   Answerb
4. A ___ is a female deer.
   a. doe
   b. dough
   Answera
5. A ___ is a gadget.
   a. device
   b. devise
   Answera
6. A ___ is a narrow passage of water.
   a. straight
   b. strait
   Answerb
7. A ___ is a type of shellfish.
   a. muscle
   b. mussel
   Answerb
8. A ___ of children attacked the treats on the picnic table.
   a. hoard
   b. horde
   Answerb
9. A ___ of water buffalo were resting beside the river when the lions attacked.
   a. heard
   b. herd
   Answerb
10. A deer can also be called a ___.
    a. hart
    b. heart
    Answera
11. A delicious fruit is the French ___.
    a. peer
    b. pier
    c. pear
    Answerc
12. A dolphin and a ___ are similar.
    a. porpoise
    b. purpose
    Answera
13. A favorite orange is the ___.
    a. naval
    b. navel
    Answerb
14. A great ___ burst from her lips as she realized that the child was dead.
    a. wail
    b. whale
    Answera
15. A healthy pond should ___ with life.
    a. team
    b. teem
    Answerb
16. A low mark on one quiz should not have a strong ___ on your grade.
    a. affect
    b. effect
    Answerb
17. A man of his ___ is impressive.
    a. statue
    b. stature
    c. statute
    Answerb
18. A member of the House of Lords is known as a ___.
    a. peer
    b. pier
    c. pear
    Answera
19. A place I remember from my childhood is the little brown church in the ___.
    a. vale
    b. veil
    Answera