Confusing words – part 41
ACCEDE /EXCEED
She was found guilty on three charges of the speed limit.
It is doubtful whether the government will ever to the nationalists' demands for independence.
The diaries were written in 1837, when Queen Victoria to the throne.
The success of our campaign has our wildest expectations.
ALL WAYS / ALWAYS
If you miss this train you can catch the next one.
This problem can come around .
We will remember our dear friends who are no longer with us.
The team was in the best team we ever had.
AWAKE / WAKE
Try not to the whole house when you come in!
I'm surprised to see you - ten minutes ago you were sound asleep.
Businesses need to be to the advantages of European integration.
‘She from a coma a few days later to learn the awful truth.’
BEAT / BEET
Slugs are attacking my leaf leaves growing in one of the containers on the patio.
Let's try to the traffic by leaving early in the morning.
I was just going to clean the kitchen, but you me to it.
I also planted out the leaf seeds - they're not so large but they will do equally well outside.
I spend time with our daughter, allowing her to me in several games of checkers.
BOLD / BOWLED
Of the three organizations criticized, only one was enough to face the press.
I was just not happy with the way he the new ball.
They are like cartoons, with their lines, bright colours and flat shapes.
Like a boy at a children's party, he still insists on being the centre of attention even though it's not his birthday.
They down the street on their new bicycles.
When the first ball was , Mandira gave a simple catch.
BROACH / BROOCH
I saw silver rings and a gold , jewelled knives and other finely worked objects.
At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know how to the subject with him.
I hope they their bottles, because the whisky, with its honey and praline richness, deserves it.
They made off with a silver charm bracelet, two passports, a gold and a silver chain.
CAST / CASTE
The discovery of the dinosaur skeleton has light on why they became extinct.
All three villages have a mixed population of Hindus of different .
My leg was in a for about six weeks.
He was born into the Brahman which meant he was from the highest ranking of Hindu priests.
Could you an eye over this report for me?
Part of the movie's success lies in the strength of the supporting .
CLEAN / PURE
For wool it's also lovely and soft and I won't have to wear anything underneath to stop scratchiness.
We want rivers and lakes, where you can swim without risk to your health.
The Government schemes to provide drinking water has not benefited the people living in the remote villages.
Make sure your hands are before you have your dinner.
COMPLETION / COMPLETENESS
For the sake of , I should also mention two other minor developments.
Two decades intervened between the of the design and the opening of the theatre.
The heavenly principle of love in its is not comprehensible.
The cost of has been revised upwards again due to inflation.
CONVEX / CONCAVE
Galileo's telescope had a object lens but a eye-piece.
With water the surface is , with mercury it is .
Powerful images captured through a lens are frozen in time.
You stand in a dark room looking at a round surface perhaps five feet in diameter.
