Easily confused words

Question 1

Choose the correct word. The thief ___ the police for weeks.

• A. alluded
• B. eluded

Question 2

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? The castle was built on the cite of a Roman fort.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 3

Choose the correct word. What are you trying to ___? That I'm lazy?

• A. infer
• B. imply

Question 4

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? From her smile, I inferred that she had passed.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 5

Choose the correct word. What are you trying to ___? That I'm lazy?

• A. imply
• B. infer

Question 6

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Please be discrete; this is a surprise party.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 7

Choose the correct word. The thief ___ the police for weeks.

• A. alluded
• B. eluded

Question 8

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? She paid me a lovely compliment on my speech.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 9

Choose the correct word. She is an ___ scientist, famous worldwide.

• A. imminent
• B. eminent

Question 10

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? The thief eluded the police for weeks.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 11

Choose the correct word. The teacher tried to ___ answers from the shy class.

• A. elicit
• B. illicit

Question 12

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? The bus remained stationary for twenty minutes.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 13

Choose the correct word. From her smile, I ___ that she had passed.

• A. inferred
• B. implied

Question 14

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? The town council voted to build a new park.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 15

Choose the correct word. The storm is ___: it will hit within hours.

• A. eminent
• B. imminent

Question 16

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? I'm not adverse to trying new food.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect