Word Usage Quiz for Writers #2

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It’s baaaaack… Following up on my first quiz on commonly confused words, here is a second set of ten word-pair errors I see during proofreading. As always, the theory is that even if you already know the difference between the words in each pair, practice making deliberate choices may help prevent mistakes in the future.

New for this quiz: by reader request, you can now see the link to more information when you answer correctly too, instead of only seeing it if you answer incorrectly.

Which Word? 2

 

How well do you know these similar-but-different words? Each question in this short quiz gives you a chance to confront a common writing mistake that I’ve seen in the wild as an editor.

1 / 10

Which one of these belongs on a sign that reads "NO TRESPASSING. Violators will be _____"?

2 / 10

If you are experiencing an attack of some powerful emotion like grief or passion, you are in its...

3 / 10

Which one of these is an English word?

4 / 10

Which one of these is part of a door?

5 / 10

Which one of these can be a verb?

6 / 10

Which of these is an adjective that can describe a client you don't have yet?

7 / 10

Which one of these words means "inform"?

8 / 10

Which one of these refers to your future wife?

9 / 10

Which one of these belongs in the sentence "The criticism of her new book didn't ______ her"?

10 / 10

Which one of these can mean "unobtrusive"?

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