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Confusing Word Pairs

Diagnostic Quiz

Identify specific English grammar points that need review. Use the study links to find out why a particular answer is correct or incorrect.

Quiz 1

Beginning

Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.
Compare your response to the feedback by clicking the "Check" or the "Check 1-14" button

The weather has been changing several years.

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For / Since

There is ice in the North Pole. There are glaciers¹.
(¹mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley)

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Fewer / Less

There is food for animals to eat.

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Little / Few

So ice melted that ships were able to pass through the Arctic Sea.

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Much / Many

Scientists are research to find out what we need to do.

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Make / Do

people think we need to prepare for weather changes.

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Most / Most of the

There aren't cities that have prepared for weather related emergencies.

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Much / Many

Governments need money to prepare for weather emergencies.

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Much / More

In some places, particularly island countries, the ocean level is .

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Rise / Raise

10.

Some island leaders us that they need help now.

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Say / Tell

11.

Some islands are land (going underwater) as the oceans rise.

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Loose / Lose

12.

For example, the Maldives, which just three meters above sea level, is already facing trouble.

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Sit / Set

13.

The Maldives is a sinking ship.

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Like / As

14.

It has become a serious problem that some leaders are asking for aid now.

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So that/Such…that

Quiz 2

Intermediate

Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.
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15.

Some areas are experiencing extremely high temperatures others are experiencing extremely low temperatures

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When / While

16.

These areas have moderate weather. They extreme weather conditions.

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Used to/ Be used to

17.

These temperature changes farmers, fisherman, cattlemen, and other food producers. The are financially devastating.

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Affect / Effect

18.

In the southern US, much of the corn crop died this year, so people will have to what is left.

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Phrasal Verbs

19.

people prepare for these changes in climate, they will find themselves in difficult situations.

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If / Unless

20.

Several people refuse to global warming as a man-made problem.

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Accept / Except

21.

global warming is caused by man is no longer the point — it's happening.

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If / Whether

22.

Scientists will be looking into this problem.

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Farther / Further

23.

At the same time, cities will need to have emergency plans a weather disaster hits them.

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If / In case

24.

cities close to the ocean will need to build sea walls or move inland.

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Lie / Lay

25.

Unfortunately, most people move it becomes necessary—after a distaster.

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If only / Only If

26.

People talk about what they should have done after they lose homes.

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There/ Their/ They’re

27.

of cities are taking action.

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A number of / The number of

28.

an emergency plan will do little to stop bad weather, it is worth having one to save lives.

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Though / Because