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ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
Think you are an English whiz? Take this quiz and find out!
Do you know the difference between complimentary and complementary?
Have you never been able to decide whether immoral or amoral was the right word to use?
Wikipedia has an entire list of words that most people tend to misuse in everyday communication.
Take our quiz and find out how well you score with these 'tricky' words.
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ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
1. The counsellor advised students to make an informed ______ decision.
1) carrier
2) career
The correct answer is The counsellor advised students to make an informed career decision.
The word career is related to a job or occupation, while carrier is a person or thing that carries someone/something.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
2. The couple had four children ________.
1) altogether
2) all together
The correct answer is The couple had four children altogether.
While altogether means entirely or completely, all together means 'in a group'.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
3. Tom's father-in-law thinks he is _______ because he cheated on his daughter. But Tom is least bothered because he is _______.
1) amoral, immoral
2) immoral, amoral
The correct answer is Tom's father-in-law thinks he is immoral because he cheated on his daughter. But Tom is least bothered because he is amoral.
Immoral means 'not adhering to moral principles' (often deliberately), while amoral is the absence of morality (usually the person is unaware, or cannot distinguish between right and wrong)
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
4. On Christmas eve, all beverages at the restaurant were served ___________ with the food.
1) complimentary
2) complementary
The correct answer is On Christmas eve, all beverages at the restaurant were served complimentary with the food.
Complimentary means 'to praise' or 'offered freely' and complementary means 'to complete'.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
5. The politician said his party would _______ the extra money to fund orphanages.
1) disperse
2) disburse
The correct answer is The politician said his party would disburse the extra money to fund orphanages.
While both are used to mean distribution of something, disperse also means cause to vanish and is used at all times, except when referring to money.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
6. The building contractor _______ the rules to get the deal.
1) flaunted
2) flouted
The correct answer is The building contractor flouted the rules to get the deal.
To flaunt is to show off, while flout means contempt or to treat with disregard.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
7. ________ of female fans gathered to watch Ranbir Kapoor perform at the venue.
1) Hoards
2) Hordes
The correct answer is Hordes of female fans gathered to watch Ranbir Kapoor perform at the venue.
Hoard means to collect and store away, horde means a crowd, throng or swarm.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
8. The bride walked down the ______ with her father.
1) isle
2) aisle
The correct answer is The bride walked down the aisle with her father.
Isle is short for island, and aisle is a passageway separating the seating area.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
9. You must hang your coat on a _______.
1) hangar
2) hanger
The correct answer is You must hang your coat on a hanger.
Hanger is something on which things are hung, while hangar means a resting place, usually for aircrafts.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
10. The new minister is likely to _______ all our recommendations, ________ the last one.
1) accept, expect
2) accept, except
The correct answer is The new minister is likely to accept all our recommendations, except the last one.
Accept or acceptance means to receive, or agree with, while except is short for exception, meaning 'excluding', 'other than' or 'but'.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Do you misuse these words?
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