English Vocabulary Quizzes

Words commonly confused

Fill in the blanks with appropriate word or phrase. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1	The party must consist of fifty people. We need ten more people to reach our ...................
	complement
	compliment
	forum
	none of these

2	We shall not .................. with other people's affairs.
	metal
	meddle
	mettle
	mediate

3	He .................... me on my good looks.
	complemented
	complimented
	questioned
	encouraged

4	John is tall and Peter is short, but the .................... is stronger.
	later
	latter
	letter
	latest

5	Mongooses are not really ..................... by cobra bites.
	affected
	effected
	upset
	daunted

6	The temple is at the top of the hill and the .....................is very steep.
	accent
	assent
	ascent
	access

7	She asked him many questions to ....................... what had really happened.
	illicit
	elicit
	enquire
	express

8	He did not make a single ...................... to the incident in his speech.
	allusion
	illusion
	access
	none of these

9	She is very ...................... to look at, almost ugly.
	plane
	plain
	flat
	none of these

10	We wear .................... on our bodies.
	a cloth
	clothes
	cloth
	cotton

If you didn't do so well, or you would like to study about nouns before doing this exercise go to the pronouns study page.

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