Conscience vs Conscious 🔒

Spelled within a couple of letters of each other, conscience and conscious are a common mix-up, and these 9 questions help you keep them straight.

Complete lines like A good ___ will help you make right decisions. or I was painfully ___ of people staring at me during my speech.

The idea the quiz reinforces: conscience is your inner sense of right and wrong, the voice that makes you feel guilty, while conscious simply means awake or aware of what is happening around you.

Recommended level: intermediate to advanced.

0 of 9 answered Score: 0%

Question 1

When you do something wrong and your ___ is piqued, you feel guilty.

🔒 Answer question 1 to unlock

Running up the hill made us ___ of our leg muscles.

🔒 Answer question 2 to unlock

A good ___ will help you make right decisions and sleep better at night.

🔒 Answer question 3 to unlock

It seemed the criminal had no ___ because he smiled during his crime.

🔒 Answer question 4 to unlock

I was painfully ___ of people staring at me during my speech.

🔒 Answer question 5 to unlock

What is the percentage of students whose ___ says, "No" to cheating?

🔒 Answer question 6 to unlock

Recycling bottle caps to make art is environmentally ___.

🔒 Answer question 7 to unlock

The famous boxer was still ___ even after the horrible knock-out.

🔒 Answer question 8 to unlock

With a clear ___ we do not feel like we have done anything wrong.

correct answers

Nice work, but this score isn’t saved yet.

Create a free account and we’ll keep it. Plus, get access to ALL other Commonly Confused Words quizzes.

Continue with Google Sign up with email

Already have an account?

Create a free account to continue Already have an account? Log in