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