Ambiguous vs Ambivalent 🔒

This 8-question quiz helps you tell apart two words that sound similar but mean different things: ambiguous and ambivalent.

Each item is a sentence with a blank to fill, like Anything that seems ___ appears to have more than one meaning.

The trick is what each word describes. Ambiguous is about something unclear or open to more than one meaning, while ambivalent is about having mixed feelings, so one points at the situation and the other at how you feel.

Recommended level: intermediate.

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Question 1

Making an "A" was just too easy for her, so she was ___ about studying.

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"I don't mind being disturbed" is an ___ statement.

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Introverts are ___ about making new friends.

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Asking people who don't agree to come to a consensus seems ___.

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Competitive food eaters may feel ___ about dieting.

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Anything that seems ___ appears to have more than one meaning.

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Since Abe lost his job, his holiday shopping attitude was ___.

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The ___ teacher liked to smile big and scold at the same time.

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