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False Friends and Confusables

Pairs that are easily confused · FCE accuracy
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Exercises practising False Friends and Confusables. Total: 24 points. Vocabulary from the B2 word bank is used throughout.
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Exercise 1
False friend or not? Choose the correct word
8 points
1
She is a very ______ person — she always makes wise decisions under pressure.
2
The study ______ that automation has a significant impact on employment levels.
3
I went to the ______ to borrow some books on environmental law.
4
He ______ felt embarrassed when he mispronounced the word in front of the class.
5
The project failed many times, but ______ they found a sustainable solution.
Exercise 2
Affect or effect? Raise or rise?
8 points
1
Deforestation ______ biodiversity on a massive scale.
2
The ______ of automation on the workforce has been significant.
3
Carbon emissions have ______ sharply over the last decade.
4
The company ______ awareness of mental health issues in the workplace.
5
She ______ to sign the new contract without reading it first.
6
He ______ having received the report, but his email clearly showed he had.
7
Could you please ______ me to send the report before 5pm?
8
I always ______ to check my carbon footprint before booking a flight.
Exercise 3
Discover or invent? Economic or economical?
6 points
1
Marie Curie ______ radium — it existed in nature before she found it.
2
Alexander Graham Bell ______ the telephone — it did not exist before him.
3
This is the ______ car on the market — it uses very little fuel.

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