Test: Confusing Words 2

When I said goodbye, he just ________ up from his book and continued reading.

1. gaped
2. gazed
3. glanced
4. peeked

Pasta Carbonara is a popular Italian ________.

1. dish
2. food
3. meal
4. meat

I ________ them about my holiday in the mountains.

1. said
2. spoke
3. told
4. told to

We arrived late because we didn't know the ________ and there was too much traffic.

1. journey
2. travel
3. voyage
4. way

It's a full-time ________.

1. career
2. employment
3. job
4. work

I'd like to ________ a phone call. Can I use your phone?

1. do
2. have
3. make
4. take

Have you ________ my keys? I can't find them!

1. looked
2. looked at
3. seen
4. watched

They had to give him some pills because he was in terrible ________.

1. ache
2. hurt
3. hurting
4. pain

I found the news rather ________.

1. shock
2. shocked
3. shocking
4. shockingly

Her old hairdryer gave her an ________ shock.

1. electric
2. electrical
3. electrician
4. electronic