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Prove You Know English Well Enough To Choose The Right Words In 36 Commonly Confused Pairings

There are heaps of English words that are spelled the same or almost exactly the same as others, or sound very similar, yet carry completely different meanings. And we’re not just talking about ‘they’re,’ ‘there,’ and ‘their,’ which have successfully provided non-native English learners with free headaches indefinitely.

In this quiz, you’ll have to fill in the blanks, using notoriously confused words that even native speakers might misuse. It might seem easy at first, before you realize the two options sound the same. Think you can use the context clues and ace this language test? Let’s see!

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Norm Gilmore 21 hours ago

Number 28. A citrusy colon. I know people like that and that's NOT how I would describe them.... :-)

12points

Robert T 17 hours ago

#19 a Counsel Meeting could be a meeting with a legal counsel.

6points

IORN 20 hours ago

No. 24 is forced big time. Water is not a principle, folks.

5points

Corwin 02 20 hours ago

Her citrusy colon.... seriously , you could not come up with something else ?

2points

DB 9 hours ago

Some of these were really funny if you picked the wrong word.

1point

Apatheist 19 hours ago

Definitely one or two could be the other option - apart from the citrusy colon ("A lemon entry, my dear Watson?") one could be weary of risks and dangers.

1point

moggiemoo 21 hours ago

When something is 'exactly the same, except for...' then it's not exactly the same. And it's not "ensure me a good ...", it's "ensure that I get a good..."

1point

Zero 3 hours ago

To easy to choose wrong one as sensitive to the touch, I missed a cpl simply because I accidentally hit the wrong one.

0points

Mook The Mediocre 4 hours ago

Typical Pandaquiz where the respondents know better than the quizmasters.

0points

Kelly Scott 9 hours ago

#12 - You could have listed four words, not just two: mettle, medal, metal, and meddle.

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Norm Gilmore 21 hours ago

Number 28. A citrusy colon. I know people like that and that's NOT how I would describe them.... :-)

12points

Robert T 17 hours ago

#19 a Counsel Meeting could be a meeting with a legal counsel.

6points

IORN 20 hours ago

No. 24 is forced big time. Water is not a principle, folks.

5points

Corwin 02 20 hours ago

Her citrusy colon.... seriously , you could not come up with something else ?

2points

DB 9 hours ago

Some of these were really funny if you picked the wrong word.

1point

Apatheist 19 hours ago

Definitely one or two could be the other option - apart from the citrusy colon ("A lemon entry, my dear Watson?") one could be weary of risks and dangers.

1point

moggiemoo 21 hours ago

When something is 'exactly the same, except for...' then it's not exactly the same. And it's not "ensure me a good ...", it's "ensure that I get a good..."

1point

Zero 3 hours ago

To easy to choose wrong one as sensitive to the touch, I missed a cpl simply because I accidentally hit the wrong one.

0points

Mook The Mediocre 4 hours ago

Typical Pandaquiz where the respondents know better than the quizmasters.

0points

Kelly Scott 9 hours ago

#12 - You could have listed four words, not just two: mettle, medal, metal, and meddle.

-1point

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