##  [Similar-sounding words: Do you have “flair” or “flare”?](/en/quiz/similar-sounding-words-flair-or-flare-eng)

When you’re enjoying the great outdoors, do you get attacked by a hoard or horde of mosquitoes? Similar-sounding words are often confused. See if you can choose the correct word in each example below. It’s not as easy as it sounds!

1. This ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) event will have a significant impact on international relations.historic

historical

2. Spring comes with ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) rain showers.seasonal

seasonable

3. As we hiked the Trans Canada Trail, a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) of mosquitoes swarmed us.horde

hoard

4. I was ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) to hand over the antique stained glass lamp: I felt it belonged to the house.loathe

loath

5. A ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) bike can help you get a good cardio workout.stationary

stationery

6. Once this last set of changes is approved, the report will finally be in its ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) form.definite

definitive

7. Bell-bottoms are pants with a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) below the knee.flare

flair

8. Table salt is ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) of sodium and chloride ions.comprised

composed

9. We are studying other options ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) this one.beside

besides

10. “Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing” is a famous ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) by author Lucy Maud Montgomery.quote

quotation