Answer Key

Confusing words (3)

Choose the right words.
  1. I'll check the figures and call you back  [shortly] , ok?
  2. I need the final report for the next meeting. Will you be able to complete it  [by] Monday?
  3. What would you like for  [dessert] ? Some ice-cream or chocolate cake?
  4. How many  [mistakes] did you make on the final test?
  5. Next week he's going to the  [desert] again to continue with the excavations.
  6. Even though they grew up under the  [shadow] of war, it was a happy childhood.
  7. It's a great resort. We are going to stay there  [until] Monday.
  8. I do apologize for the mess-up. It was completely my  [fault] .
  9. It was a very hot day, so we spent most of the day in the  [shade] .
  10. I still have a few minutes, John. Let's discuss it  [briefly] now.

 

Shade = A place or an area of comparative darkness, as one protected from the sun.
Shadow = A dark figure or image cast on the ground, a ghost, a period of unhappiness.
Dessert = A cake, pie, ice cream, etc., served as the final course of a meal.
Desert = A region that is very dry because of little rainfall, and therefore having hardly any vegetation.
By = Not later than (a deadline)…
Until = Up to the time when…
Briefly = In a few words.
Shortly = In a short time, soon.
Fault = Responsibility for failure.
Mistake = An error caused by insufficient knowledge.