Confusing words: Expect/Wait/Look forward to/Anticipate

Question 1 of 20

1

When do you ____________ him to arrive?

Select one of the following:

expect
wait
anticipate
look forward to

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

We are not going to have dinner right now; we'll ________ until father comes home.

Select one of the following:

anticipate
wait
expect

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Their train was late; they had been __________ for half an hour before it finally arrived.

Select one of the following:

looking forward
expecting
anticipating
waiting

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

To ( anticipate, wait, expect ) means to look forward to, to expect.

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

To ( expect, wait, anticipate ) means that something will happen soon.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

We are not _________ any trouble when the factory opens again.

Select one of the following:

looking forward
expecting
waiting
anticipating

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

3

There was nobody on the platform. Only an old yellow-faced man stood ❌ there.
The conference is ❌ to take place at the end of June.
The directors ❌ a fall in demand during the crisis.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

waiting

expected

anticipated

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

If she only knew how he had ___________ all those days, how wonderful it was to be here with her.

Select one of the following:

expected
anticipated
waited
looked forward

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

2

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Rising, he went to the room where Doctor Bramwell was him.

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

That's what I've been _________ to hear.

Select one of the following:

waiting
expectiing
anticipating
looking forward

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Sam __________ for hours outside Nicky's house.

Select one of the following:

expected
waited
looked forward

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Do you ________ me to listen to all that crap?

Select one of the following:

expect
wait
look forward
anticipate

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Mrs. Morse __________ her daughter to do well at her exams.

Select one of the following:

expected
waited
anticipated

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

He is __________ to his birthday.

Select one of the following:

looking forward
expect
wait
anticipate

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

I _________ to the day when the kids would return home.

Select one of the following:

expect
wait
look forward
anticipate

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

She is a baby.

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

3

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The farmers for rain for weeks.

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

3

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

I to going to Canada this summer.

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

	Created by Veronika Bebekh almost 3 years ago

K-12 Difficult words Quiz on Confusing words: Expect/Wait/Look forward to/Anticipate, created by Veronika Bebekh on 30/03/2022.

Confusing words: Expect/Wait/Look forward to/Anticipate

Confusing words: Expect/Wait/Look forward to/Anticipate

Question 1 of 20

When do you ____________ him to arrive?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

We are not going to have dinner right now; we'll ________ until father comes home.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

Their train was late; they had been __________ for half an hour before it finally arrived.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

To anticipate wait expect( anticipate, wait, expect ) means to look forward to, to expect.

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

To expect wait anticipate( expect, wait, anticipate ) means that something will happen soon.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

We are not _________ any trouble when the factory opens again.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

There was nobody on the platform. Only an old yellow-faced man stood ❌ there. The conference is ❌ to take place at the end of June. The directors ❌ a fall in demand during the crisis.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

If she only knew how he had ___________ all those days, how wonderful it was to be here with her.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Rising, he went to the room where Doctor Bramwell was him.

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

That's what I've been _________ to hear.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

Sam __________ for hours outside Nicky's house.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

Do you ________ me to listen to all that crap?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

Mrs. Morse __________ her daughter to do well at her exams.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

He is __________ to his birthday.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

I _________ to the day when the kids would return home.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

She is a baby.

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The farmers for rain for weeks.

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

I to going to Canada this summer.

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Are you going to the party dressed like that ? If you expect wait anticipate look forward( expect, wait, anticipate, look forward ) me to wear a tie, you can forget it.

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

To ( anticipate, wait, expect ) means to look forward to, to expect.

To ( expect, wait, anticipate ) means that something will happen soon.

There was nobody on the platform. Only an old yellow-faced man stood ❌ there.
The conference is ❌ to take place at the end of June.
The directors ❌ a fall in demand during the crisis.

Are you going to the party dressed like that ? If you ( expect, wait, anticipate, look forward ) me to wear a tie, you can forget it.