Advanced Vocabulary Exercise: Confusing Words Multiple Choice Exercise 2

These pairs of words are easily confused. Choose the best word for each sentence.

1. In the northern hemisphere the ______ equinox is March 20 or 21.

verdant

vernal

2. The cows were grazing in the ______ pasture.

verdant

vernal

3. I'm ______ for all the help you've given me.

gratified

grateful

4. We were ______ to see the results of our hard work.

gratified

grateful

5. The young man waited ______ for the older man to finish talking.

respectfully

respectively

6. Sally and Jane finished in second and third place, ______.

respectfully

respectively

7. ______ societies are concerned with animal welfare.

Human

Humane

8. People are sometimes called ______ beings.

human

humane

9. Sometimes a person's teeth are ______ to cold.

sensitive

sensible

10. It might be ______ to buy a used car instead of a new one.

sensitive

sensible