diff --git a/frontend/src/views/social/VocabLessonView.vue b/frontend/src/views/social/VocabLessonView.vue
index c53cb50..b0c681a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/social/VocabLessonView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/social/VocabLessonView.vue
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ export default {
         let index = 0;
         while (options.size < 4 && index < genericOptions.length) {
           const option = genericOptions[index];
-          if (!excludeSet.has(option)) {
+          if (!normalizedExcludeSet.has(this.normalizeVocab(option)) && !options.has(option)) {
             options.add(option);
           }
           index++;