Confusing words 1
Here are some commonly confusing pairs of
words:
illegible/eligible
later/latter
formally/formerly raise/rise
loose/lose
proceed/precede
conversation/conservation
immigration/emigration
weather/whether except/excerpt
From the above list, choose a suitable word to
fill in each gap.
1. Because of her age, she was not............... for the competition.
2. Danai's handwriting is sometimes........................
Shops...............a lot of money through shoplifting.
3. A march by the drum majorettes will.....................the major's speech.
