Confusing Words Exercise

This grammar exercise tests your understanding of commonly confused words in English. Fill in the blanks.

1. They have ………………….. their time to helping the sick. (devoted / devouted)

2. You can eat carrots cooked or …………………………. (raw / row)

3. God is very ………………………….. (graceful / gracious)

4. He ………………………… in sports. (excels / exiles)

5. She is a ………………………….. Catholic. (devote / devout)

6. Though he is eighteen, he is very ………………………… in his behaviour. (childish / childlike)

7. I no longer had any ………………………… about what education could do for me. (illusion / allusion)

8. They ………………………….. the bereaved mother. (consoled / concealed)

9. His acting showed great …………………….. with the character. (sympathy / empathy)

10. He spent the last years of his life in …………………………… (excel / exile)

Answers

1. They have devoted their time to helping the sick.

2. You can eat carrots cooked or raw.

3. God is very gracious.

4. He excels in sports.

5. She is a devout Catholic.

6. Though he is eighteen, he is very childish in his behaviour.

7. I no longer had any illusion about what education could do for me.

8. They consoled the bereaved mother.

9. His acting showed great empathy with the character.

10. He spent the last years of his life in exile.