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Commonly confused words
9 MDCAT English questions with answers and explanations.
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The new rule will ___ all the students in the school.
- 1 effect
- 2 affect
- 3 afect
- 4 effects
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Correct answer: affect
Affect is a verb meaning to influence. Effect is usually a noun meaning a result.
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The ___ of the college addressed the new students.
- 1 principal
- 2 principle
- 3 principel
- 4 principals
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Correct answer: principal
Principal means the head of a school. A principle is a rule or belief.
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Everyone ___ Ali was present at the meeting.
- 1 expect
- 2 accept
- 3 exempt
- 4 except
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Correct answer: except
Except means apart from. Accept means to receive or agree.
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Please write on both sides of the ___ paper.
- 1 statuary
- 2 stationary
- 3 stationary's
- 4 stationery
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Correct answer: stationery
Stationery means writing materials. Stationary means not moving.
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The doctor gave me good ___ about my diet.
- 1 advised
- 2 advise
- 3 advices
- 4 advice
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Do not ___ the key, because there is no spare.
- 1 lose
- 2 loose
- 3 lost
- 4 loss
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Correct answer: lose
Lose is the verb meaning to misplace. Loose is an adjective meaning not tight.
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The dog wagged ___ tail.
- 1 it
- 2 it's
- 3 its
- 4 its'
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Correct answer: its
Its is the possessive form. It's is a short form of it is or it has.
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The student ___ essay won the prize is my cousin.
- 1 who
- 2 whom
- 3 who's
- 4 whose
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Correct answer: whose
Whose shows possession. Who's means who is or who has.
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I would rather study than waste time ___ the phone.
- 1 of
- 2 at
- 3 by
- 4 on