Confusing Words Quiz

The ( whether / weather ) outside was terrible.

• whether

• weather

I had to ( lay / lie ) down because I felt dizzy.

• lay

• lie

Did you give your speech ( allowed / aloud ) ?

• allowed

• aloud

The crowd was told to ( quiet / quite ) down.

• quiet

• quite

These diseases ( effect / affect) mainly old people.

• effect

• affect

A new strategy was ( adapted / adopted ) to increase the company’s sales.

• adapted

• adopted

The government will probably ( raise / rise ) the salaries.

• raise

• rise

These photos ( remember / remind ) me of my childhood.

• remember

• remind

Susan is my ( eldest / oldest ) sister.

• eldest

• oldest

It is more ( economical / economic ) to buy books online.

• economical

• economic