Misused words 2

Click on the word in the parentheses that is used correctly.

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Example

Question 1 of 10

Subtly, Jason (inferred / implied) that those of us who did not support his proposal might soon be looking for other jobs.
Misused words 2 – 1

Question 2 of 10

Those who believe that books written for children are all sweetness and light are suffering from an (allusion / illusion).
Misused words 2 – 2

Question 3 of 10

In general, the Internet has had a positive (affect / effect) on our society.
Misused words 2 – 3

Question 4 of 10

It is sometimes difficult to hear in church because the (acoustics / agnostics) are so terrible.
Misused words 2 – 4

Question 5 of 10

The (significance / significant) of my decision became clear in July 1996.
Misused words 2 – 5

Question 6 of 10

The bright, airy rooms at the hotel had obviously been designed by someone with a keen (aesthetic / ascetic) sense.
Misused words 2 – 6

Question 7 of 10

The boy was (conscience / conscious) when the ambulance arrived because the lifeguard had revived him.
Misused words 2 – 7

Question 8 of 10

Tyrone had a (presumptuous / presumptive) attitude.
Misused words 2 – 8

Question 9 of 10

We had all heard rumors about the new supervisor, but none of them were (credible / credulous).
Misused words 2 – 9

Question 10 of 10

The (epigraph / epitaph) on William Butler Yeats’s tombstone reads, “Cast a cold Eye / On Life, on Death. / Horseman, pass by!”
Misused words 2 – 10