This English vocabulary exercise tests your knowledge of confusing words.

Fill in the blanks.

1. I don’t want to listen to your …………………………. (advice / advise)

2. I was ……………………… happy with my result. (quite / quiet)

3. The boy was unusually ……………………….. (quiet / quite)

4. Trespassers will be …………………………… (prosecuted / persecuted)

5. The boy complained that he was being ………………………. by his stepmother. (persecuted / prosecuted)

6. Sleep deprivation will ………………………….. our health in the long term. (affect / effect)

7. The old house is ……………………………. with rats. (infected / infested)

8. You should wash the wound with an antiseptic to prevent it from getting ……………………….. (infected / infested)

9. We …………………………. at the success of our team. (rejoiced / rejuvenated)

10. No one liked him because he was ……………………………….. (selfish / selfless)

11. The pilgrims walked ……………………………… (barefoot / bearfoot)

12. I cannot …………………………… this pain. (bear / bare)

13. The government set up a committee to look into the ……………………………. of the employees. (grief / grievance)

14. I suspect that she is …………………………… something from me. (concealing / consoling)

15. He was …………………………. himself with grief. (beside / besides)

Answers

1. I don’t want to listen to your advice.

2. I was quite happy with my result.

3. The boy was unusually quiet.

4. Trespassers will be prosecuted.

5. The boy complained that he was being persecuted by his stepmother.

6. Sleep deprivation will affect our health in the long term.

7. The old house is infested with rats.

8. You should wash the wound with an antiseptic to prevent it from getting infected.

9. We rejoiced at the success of our team.

10. No one liked him because he was selfish.

11. The pilgrims walked barefoot.

12. I cannot bear this pain.

13. The government set up a committee to look into the grievance of the employees.

14. I suspect that she is concealing something from me.

15. He was beside himself with grief.