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Commonly Confused Words

There are many set of words that people frequently confuse. Let's see if you can master those words.


 

Quiz ID:#20366
Fun:*** (2.79)
Difficulty:* (0.19)
Category:Humanities > Linguistics
Created By:Carlos16*mx***!!!

 



#1   When it comes to eating, I am lucky; I can eat like ____ elephant and stay as thin as ____ snake.




#2   Everyone ____ my parents was delighted when I decided to ____ the out-of-town job offer.




#3   My father once gave me some good ____; never ____ people on anything unless they ask you to.




#4   Some schools' officials think suspension will ____ students positively, but many students think its main ____ is time off from school.




#5   ____ my souvenirs from high school is a scrapbook with a large pink rose pressed ____ two of its pages.




#6   Elena refused to sit ____ Carlos in class because he always fidgeted, and, ____, he couldn't keep his mouth shut.




#7   Joanne certainly ____ handle the project, but she ____ not have time to complete it by the deadline.




#8   Florence is taking ____ courses this semester because she has ____ free time than she did last year.




#9   My mother does both calisthenics and yoga; the ____ keeps her weight down while the ____ helps her relax.




#10   After moving furniture all day, Vince was ____ exhausted, so he found a ____ place and lay down for a nap.






 

 


   





Comments

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perrygf*il*

posted 205 days ago

Great quiz, but easy. Of course, I teach grammar! Also, on #7, both answers really fit. The only clue that the second word is "may" is that "cannot" is one word, and the implication of the space after the blank is that we are looking for two words.



kittylover267tus*

posted 204 days ago

great quiz!!!



bjaanglez*

posted 196 days ago

AWESOME QUIZ!!!!!



simbatigertnz*

posted 195 days ago

Cool quiz. Easy and fun!!!



Farrah_Aidid*zw*

posted 192 days ago

easy but i had to think a little bit



bowmeow

posted 188 days ago

im a filipino,, haha 10/10... elementary level quiz...



catsrule3us*

posted 176 days ago

I love these quizzes. I hate effect and affect, I always have to look it up. Did a 50/50 for it on this quiz without looking SO PROUD. Thanks for the great quiz



ShelbyElizabethAus*

posted 173 days ago

Good quiz; it really bothers me when people mess up simple things like this, although the worst ones (in my opinion) are it's/its, their/they're/there, and your/you're.



brainglue*ph*

posted 170 days ago

Easy and fun quiz! great quiz! makre more!



jtolleyAus*

posted 168 days ago

a little too easy for my tastes. Quizzes that are too simply sometimes are pointeless. But this was very different and gave me a little review, particularly about effect and affect. good job



mitch2007*

posted 162 days ago

I loved this quisssz; i'm an English nut so its write up my alley



VivicaAde*

posted 154 days ago

Yay, 10/10!
I love linguistics!



Winner4600*

posted 152 days ago

I got 10/10 right, but still, I have an issue with #9. You're really asking the quiz takers to define "calisthenics" and "yoga" because the sentence, "My mother does both yoga and calisthenics; the latter keeps her weight down while the former helps her relax," is perfectly valid as well.



ShelilahAde*

posted 150 days ago

Nice quiz, I got an A+!



Tectyca*

posted 144 days ago

Not so confusing after all, I got 10 out of 10 and english is not my first language



john1701Agb*

posted 141 days ago

I'm certain that number two should actually read: "Everyone except my parents *were* delighted..."



Winner4600*

posted 141 days ago

Actually, if you look closer, "everyone was" is correct, while "everyone were" is incorrect.



pierlejnaAus*

posted 133 days ago

good stuff...more easy quizzes to increase my score



Dipstick_Casper*us

posted 128 days ago

Thank you so much for this quiz!! I really enjoyed it. Even though I got 10/10, I still had to think about my responses.



yeahright411tus

posted 107 days ago

Gah, I always get affect and effect mixed up.
But great quiz!





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