'Confusing Words' Quiz

This is a advanced-level quiz containing 20 multichoice questions from our 'vocabulary' quiz category. Simply answer all questions and press the 'Grade Me' button to see your score. This exercise is also available as a printable worksheet.

Confusing Words

Exercise Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - Does this kind of weather ____ you?
Q2 - What will ____ the main course?
Q3 - They wanted everybody to ____ their work.
Q4 - They're not very ____ so don't give them too much information.
Q5 - He's an ____ doctor
Q6 - He managed to think of an _____ solution.
Q7 - Rain is ____.
Q8 - Do you ____ visa payments here?
Q9 - The building has been ____ since the company went bankrupt.
Q10 - The charity was accused of having ____ its funds.
Q11 - It's a three-____ house.
Q12 - The book is so slow that it's ____.
Q13 - A ____ gives people advice if they have emotional or other problems.
Q14 - Her handwriting's so bad that it's completely ____.
Q15 - Did you hear the weather ____ for tomorrow?
Q16 - The price of bus tickets has ____ sharply this year.
Q17 - The police checked every detail carefully; it was an ____ investigation.
Q18 - Walking all the way up the hill was ____ so we sat down to rest for a bit.
Q19 - The minister read the ____ of the speech and made a few changes.
Q20 - Pubs sell ____ beer as well as bottles and cans.

Printable Worksheet

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - Does this kind of weather ____ you?
 
affect
 
effect
Q2 - What will ____ the main course?
 
complement
 
compliment
Q3 - They wanted everybody to ____ their work.
 
complement
 
compliment
Q4 - They're not very ____ so don't give them too much information.
 
discrete
 
discreet
Q5 - He's an ____ doctor
 
eminent
 
imminent
Q6 - He managed to think of an _____ solution.
 
ingenious
 
ingenuous
Q7 - Rain is ____.
 
eminent
 
imminent
Q8 - Do you ____ visa payments here?
 
accept
 
except
Q9 - The building has been ____ since the company went bankrupt.
 
disused
 
misused
Q10 - The charity was accused of having ____ its funds.
 
disused
 
misused
Q11 - It's a three-____ house.
 
story
 
storey
Q12 - The book is so slow that it's ____.
 
illegible
 
unreadable
Q13 - A ____ gives people advice if they have emotional or other problems.
 
councillor
 
counsellor
Q14 - Her handwriting's so bad that it's completely ____.
 
illegible
 
iliterate
Q15 - Did you hear the weather ____ for tomorrow?
 
forecast
 
prediction
Q16 - The price of bus tickets has ____ sharply this year.
 
risen
 
raised
Q17 - The police checked every detail carefully; it was an ____ investigation.
 
exhausting
 
exhaustive
Q18 - Walking all the way up the hill was ____ so we sat down to rest for a bit.
 
exhausting
 
exhaustive
Q19 - The minister read the ____ of the speech and made a few changes.
 
draught
 
draft
Q20 - Pubs sell ____ beer as well as bottles and cans.
 
draught
 
draft

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