Ascent vs Assent 🔒

These two words sound almost identical, and this 8-question quiz helps you keep them separate: ascent and assent.

Each sentence has a gap to fill, such as "___" is the opposite of disagreement. where you supply the missing word.

The good news is that the meanings have nothing in common. Ascent is a climb or a move upward, while assent means agreement. Picturing someone climbing a mountain versus someone nodding yes is usually enough to keep the two from blurring together on you.

Recommended level: intermediate.

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Question 1

Some said his ___ among the ranks is due to a bribe.

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Eager to please, the new employee nods ___ to the boss's requests.

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"___" is the opposite of disagreement.

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The ___ up the Rocky Mountains caused the fit runner to hyperventilate.

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Why don't parents give ___ to everything children ask?

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It is fun to watch the ___ of bubbles from the bottom to the top of a glass.

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Guess if ___ or descent will occur when an item is dropped in water.

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The fans nodded up and down in gestures of ___ to the lyrics.

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