Word easily confused section 2

think

consider

regard

believe

mean

1

Please ____________ my offer and call me if you
decide to sell.

2

I have been ____________ of taking a holiday. I ____________
I deserve it because I’ve worked hard all year.

3

The death penalty is ____________ as a barbaric practice by most
people.

4

I don’t ____________ he really ____________ what he
is saying, because he’s usually joking.

5

I didn’t ____________ to offend you. Please ____________ me

realise

understand

recognise

meet

introduce

present

appreciate

1

One day I’d like to ____________
my favourite film star and get his autograph.

2

That’s the journalist that ____________ the evening
news. Don’t you ____________ her?

3

The teacher didn’t ____________ that the students hadn’t understood
what he was saying.

4

Aren’t you going to ____________ me to your friend? I
haven’t ____________ her before.

5

I ____________ your help, but you must ____________ that I want to
do this on my own.

assume

guess

suppose

estimate

calculate

predict

1

Since I hadn’t studied for
the test, I had to ______________________ most of the answers.

2

We were______________________ to play football today,
but we cancelled it.

3

It’s almost impossible to ______________________ what the future
holds.

4

I______________________ I’ll be late for work, since
there’s so much traffic.

5

We had ______________________ the value of the house to be around
60,000 dollars, but we hadn’t the cost of the renovation.

idea

view

thought

point

aspect

respect

matter

1

She’s very rude and has no _____________
for anyone.

2

You should consider all _____________ of his proposal, because he made some interesting
_______.

3

In my_____________, the
education system should change.

4

I can’t bear the _____________
of going back to work after such a great holiday.

5

There’s no _____________ in
talking to Clark about this problem, as he has no _____________ about it.

6

As a(n) _____________
of fact, I hired an interior decorator, who gave me some good _____________.

queue

line

aisle

corridor

hall

row

1

The cornflakes are in the third ,sir.

2

Walk down the and the toilet is the third door on
your right.

3

The entrance to my flat is so small that it’s a waste of space.

4

Please get in and wait your turn, madam!

5

We were lucky enough to be given seats in the front the theatre.

6

There was such a long  in the bank that I couldn’t be bothered to
go in.

available

spare

free

convenient

handy

usable

1

When I bought my car, I got the air-conditioner _____________________
of charge. It really came in _____________________ during the summer.

2

Every car must have a(n)_____________________ tyre in
the boot.

3

The Red Dog’s new album is now _____________________ in music
stores.

4

A laptop computer is very _____________________ because
it is portable and _____________________ anywhere.

5

I’m _____________________ tomorrow evening. Would you like to go to
the cinema?

6

A car is a very _____________________ means of
transport compared to buses and trains.

absence

lack

shortage

loss

1

After the accident, my father suffered a gradual ____________
of memory.

2

Vicky’s  from ____________
work was noticed, so the boss rang her at home.

3

The ____________ of rain created severe ____________ of fresh fruit
and vegetables.

4

There’s a world ____________ of energy and scientists
are looking for alternative sources.

5

Although I liked living with my family, I was annoyed by the ____________
of privacy.

short

scarce

rare

inadequate

insufficient

1

As a botanist he specialises in______________________ species
of plants.

2

The book costs $ 21 and I’m______________________ by
one dollar. Could you lend me some money?

3

A(n)______________________ supply of oxygen to the brain can prove lethal.

4

In many parts of the world water
is______________________ .

5

Parking space in the city centre is______________________ due to
the______________________ number of car parks.

1

consider

2

thinking

believe

3

regarded

4

think

means

5

mean

believe

1

meet

2

presents

recognise

3

realise

4

introduce

met

5

appreciate

understand

1

guess

2

supposed

3

predict

4

suppose/assume/guess

5

estimated/calculated

1

respect

2

aspects

points

3

view

4

thought

5

point

idea

6

matter

ideas

1

aisle

2

corridor

3

hall

4

line

5

row

6

queue/line

1

free

handy

2

spare

3

available

4

handy

usable

5

free

6

convenient

1

loss

2

absence

3

lack

shortages

4

shortage

5

lack

1

rare

2

short

3

inadequate

4

scarce

5

scarce/inadequate

insufficient/inadequate