Quiz 12

                   Confusing Words

• The English language contains many pairs of words that are easy to confuse with each other. Can you sort out the meanings of the difficult pairs below?

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1. What is the difference between 'magnate' and 'magnet'?
2. What is the difference between 'yoke' and 'yolk'?
3. What is the difference between 'gild' and 'guild'?
4. What is the difference between 'gamble' and 'gambol'?
5. What is the difference between 'Gaelic' and 'Gallic'?
6. What is the difference between 'pedal' and 'peddle'?
7. What is the difference between 'unwanted' and 'unwonted'?
8. What is the difference between 'punctilious' and 'punctual'?
9. What is the difference between 'brooch' and 'broach'?
10. What is the difference between 'bathos' and 'pathos'?
     

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