Because they are almost words homographs, "wanted" and "quiz" generate spelling doubts in many people. Both are correct, but they are used in different contexts. Let's understand better?
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When to use “wanted”?
The word "wanted" is the conjugation of the 1st and 3rd singular persons in the perfect past tense of the verb "to want".
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Verb want past tense perfect of the callsign | |
me |
wanted |
you |
you wanted |
he/she |
wanted |
we |
we wanted |
you |
did you want |
they |
wanted |
Note that all conjugations listed in the table are made with the letter S. Let's look at some examples:
- Me wanted having a dog when I was a child.
- Is it over there wanted do your best to achieve your goals.
- Wanted anyway enter the hall, but it was already closed when he arrived.
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When to use “quiz”?
The word "quiz" is a substantive and also a foreignness, being a word imported from english, and means a set of questions to test one's knowledge, often like in a game. As a noun, it can vary in number; the plural of "quiz" is "quizzes".
- Guys, I brought a quiz very difficult for us to do together.
- class, do the quiz at home. In the next class, we will correct it.
- I love these quizzes about nature!
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solved exercises
Question 1 – Read the following statements:
(I) I wanted that job so much, it's a shame I didn't get it...
(II) I've already answered this wanted, it's very difficult.
(III) I didn't do well in the quiz, because it was about a subject I didn't know.
(IV) Have you always wanted things that way?
Tick the alternative that indicates which utterances are written according to the correct spelling of “quis” and “quiz”.
A) (I) and (II)
B) (I) and (IV)
C) (II) and (III)
D) (III) and (IV)
Resolution
Alternative D. In statement (I), the correct thing would be “wanted”; in utterance (II), the correct one would be “quiz”.
Question 2 – Fill in the statements using “quis”, “quiz” or “quizzes”.
A) Do you want to respond to ______?
B) I know how much you ______ talk to her.
C) Do you know all these ______?
Resolution
a) quiz
b) wanted
c) quizzes
By Guilherme Viana
grammar teacher
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
VIANA, William. "Wanted or quiz?"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/quis-ou-quiz.htm. Accessed on July 27, 2021.