Confidant vs Confident 🔒

A trusted friend or a feeling of self-assurance? Confidant and confident are easy to swap by accident, and these 8 questions fix that.

You pick the right word for sentences like A private diary might be a better ___ than a human. or A ___ person will look you in the eyes when talking.

Worth remembering: confidant is a noun for a person you trust with secrets, while confident is an adjective describing someone sure of themselves. Same root, different parts of speech.

Recommended level: intermediate.

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Question 1

It's a great compliment when a friend trusts you enough to call you a ___.

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Practice walking with a book on your head to build a ___ posture.

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A private diary might be a better ___ than a human.

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The executive department of a government has advisers who are ___s.

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A ___ person will look you in the eyes when talking.

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A person slumped over with arms crossed in front does not look ___.

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People like to hang around with those who are ___ and happy.

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The ___ dog pranced around the ring as if she knew she would win.

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