Commonly Misused Words & Homophones Quiz

What is the correct spelling of the word that means a sudden electrical discharge in the atmosphere?

• Lightening

• Lightning

• Ligtening

• Lighning

What is the correct word for a pleasant-smelling liquid used as a fragrance?

• Colon

• Cologne

• Colone

• Cologn

What is the correct phrase to describe protecting your hands from the cold weather?

• Bear hands

• Bare hands

• Bayer hands

• Bair hands

Which word should be used to describe the action of finding and moving toward a goal or destination?

• Hone

• Home

• Hoen

• Hoom

What is the correct word to describe the outcome or end result of something?

• Affect

• Effect

• Afekt

• Efect

Which spelling is commonly used in American English to describe the color between black and white?

• Gray

• Grey

• Grae

• Grei

What is the correct term to refer to a group of male and female graduates?

• Alumni

• Alumnae

• Alumnus

• Alumna

Which word means to guarantee or make something certain?

• Ensure

• Insure

• Enshure

• Inshure

What is the correct term to describe reading rapidly to gain a general overview of the content's meaning?

• Skim

• Scan

• Scim

• Skane

Which word should be used to describe something small in degree or unimportant?

• Slight

• Sleight

• Slite

• Sleit