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Commonly Confused Words — GK Questions with Answers

37 questions
  1. Fill in the blank: The police _____ him.
    1. expect
    2. access
    3. seize
    4. suspect
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    Answer: (D) suspect

    The right word is “suspect” — to doubt or think guilty

  2. Fill in the blank: She was _____ in Jaipur.
    1. born
    2. borne
    3. seize
    4. sympathy
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    Answer: (A) born

    The right word is “born” — brought into life

  3. Fill in the blank: I _____ you to rest.
    1. boar
    2. advise
    3. advice
    4. counsel
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    Answer: (B) advise

    The right word is “advise” — to give a suggestion

  4. Fill in the blank: Cheating is _____.
    1. sympathy
    2. device
    3. immoral
    4. amoral
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    Answer: (C) immoral

    The right word is “immoral” — against moral standards

  5. Fill in the blank: She writes a _____ every night.
    1. dairy
    2. complement
    3. fair
    4. diary
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    Answer: (D) diary

    The right word is “diary” — a daily record

  6. Fill in the blank: _____ English, she knows French.
    1. besides
    2. beside
    3. device
    4. formally
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    Answer: (A) besides

    The right word is “besides” — in addition to

  7. Fill in the blank: The village _____ decided.
    1. heroin
    2. council
    3. consul
    4. eminent
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    Answer: (B) council

    The right word is “council” — a governing body

  8. Fill in the blank: My _____ sister is a doctor.
    1. formally
    2. illusion
    3. elder
    4. older
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    Answer: (C) elder

    The right word is “elder” — older in a family

  9. Fill in the blank: Put the letter in an _____.
    1. envelop
    2. heroin
    3. ingenious
    4. envelope
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    Answer: (D) envelope

    The right word is “envelope” — a paper cover for letters

  10. Fill in the blank: Delhi is _____ than Agra.
    1. farther
    2. further
    3. human
    4. judicial
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    Answer: (A) farther

    The right word is “farther” — more distant

  1. Fill in the blank: Come _____.
    1. lay
    2. here
    3. hear
    4. illusion
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    Answer: (B) here

    The right word is “here” — in this place

  2. Fill in the blank: There is a _____ in my sock.
    1. ingenious
    2. learn
    3. hole
    4. whole
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    Answer: (C) hole

    The right word is “hole” — an opening

  3. Fill in the blank: He spent the day _____.
    1. idol
    2. judicial
    3. literal
    4. idle
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    Answer: (D) idle

    The right word is “idle” — doing nothing

  4. Fill in the blank: He made an _____ to her debt.
    1. allusion
    2. illusion
    3. later
    4. lightning
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    Answer: (A) allusion

    The right word is “allusion” — an indirect reference

  5. Fill in the blank: It is an _____ town.
    1. luxurious
    2. industrial
    3. industrious
    4. lay
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    Answer: (B) industrial

    The right word is “industrial” — of industry

  6. Fill in the blank: Her _____ reply surprised us.
    1. lead
    2. moral
    3. ingenuous
    4. ingenious
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    Answer: (C) ingenuous

    The right word is “ingenuous” — innocent and frank

  7. Fill in the blank: The dog wagged _____ tail.
    1. it’s
    2. learn
    3. passed
    4. its
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    Answer: (D) its

    The right word is “its” — belonging to it

  8. Fill in the blank: He took a _____ decision.
    1. judicious
    2. judicial
    3. lose
    4. peace
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    Answer: (A) judicious

    The right word is “judicious” — wise and sensible

  9. Fill in the blank: See you _____.
    1. personal
    2. later
    3. latter
    4. literal
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    Answer: (B) later

    The right word is “later” — after some time

  10. Fill in the blank: _____ down and rest.
    1. lightning
    2. populace
    3. lie
    4. lay
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    Answer: (C) lie

    The right word is “lie” — to recline

  1. Fill in the blank: He will _____ the team.
    1. led
    2. luxurious
    3. principal
    4. lead
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    Answer: (D) lead

    The right word is “lead” — to guide

  2. Fill in the blank: The story has a _____.
    1. moral
    2. morale
    3. principal
    4. right
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    Answer: (A) moral

    The right word is “moral” — concerned with right and wrong; a lesson

  3. Fill in the blank: That is in the _____.
    1. sail
    2. past
    3. passed
    4. precede
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    Answer: (B) past

    The right word is “past” — time gone by

  4. Fill in the blank: We want _____.
    1. prescribe
    2. stationary
    3. peace
    4. piece
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    Answer: (C) peace

    The right word is “peace” — freedom from war

  5. Fill in the blank: The _____ were trained.
    1. personal
    2. quiet
    3. stake
    4. personnel
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    Answer: (D) personnel

    The right word is “personnel” — staff

  6. Fill in the blank: The _____ welcomed him.
    1. populace
    2. populous
    3. rain
    4. story
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    Answer: (A) populace

    The right word is “populace” — the common people

  7. Fill in the blank: Honesty is my _____.
    1. team
    2. principle
    3. principal
    4. respectively
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    Answer: (B) principle

    The right word is “principle” — a basic rule

  8. Fill in the blank: Keep _____.
    1. stationary
    2. to
    3. quiet
    4. quite
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    Answer: (C) quiet

    The right word is “quiet” — silent

  9. Fill in the blank: Our _____ won.
    1. teem
    2. vain
    3. wear
    4. team
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    Answer: (D) team

    The right word is “team” — a group playing together

  10. Fill in the blank: Stand _____.
    1. there
    2. their
    3. vale
    4. wood
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    Answer: (A) there

    The right word is “there” — in that place

  1. Fill in the blank: He _____ the ball.
    1. which
    2. threw
    3. through
    4. waist
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    Answer: (B) threw

    The right word is “threw” — past of throw

  2. Fill in the blank: It is _____ hot.
    1. wait
    2. your
    3. too
    4. to
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    Answer: (C) too

    The right word is “too” — also; excessively

  3. Fill in the blank: I cannot _____ noise.
    1. toleration
    2. weak
    3. accept
    4. tolerate
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    Answer: (D) tolerate

    The right word is “tolerate” — to bear

  4. Fill in the blank: Blood flows in a _____.
    1. vein
    2. vain
    3. weather
    4. ability
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    Answer: (A) vein

    The right word is “vein” — a blood vessel

  5. Fill in the blank: The village lies in a _____.
    1. expect
    2. vale
    3. veil
    4. wear
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    Answer: (B) vale

    The right word is “vale” — a valley

  6. Fill in the blank: Do not _____ water.
    1. wood
    2. adopt
    3. waste
    4. waist
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    Answer: (C) waste

    The right word is “waste” — useless material or loss

  7. Fill in the blank: _____ here.
    1. weight
    2. which
    3. adopt
    4. wait
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    Answer: (D) wait

    The right word is “wait” — to stay till something happens

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