This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Usage Errors – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Usage Errors Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These words are ..... hard for me ..... read. A) To, too. B) Too, to. C) To, to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too, to. 2. ..... made the decision to complete their homework before the deadline? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 3. If you are talking about a measurable distance, you use ..... A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farther. 4. Reading greatly ..... one's writing in a positive manner. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 5. Which word best fits in the blank?The tension ..... Luisa and Sarah made the trip difficult for the rest of us. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 6. ..... dress is that? That's Cindy's dress. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 7. ..... their teacher? It's Miss Parker. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 8. The ..... of smoking can be extremely damaging. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. 9. Flights are cancelled ..... because of bad weather. A) Every day. B) Everyday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every day. 10. Things measured in bulk A) Amount. B) Number. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amount. 11. If you want to say that you don't care at all, you should say ..... A) Could care less. B) Couldn't care less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't care less. 12. She's much taller ..... her brother. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 13. I love that book, but its cover is torn and smelly. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 14. I ..... done my homework. A) Should of. B) Should have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 15. ..... your friend? It's Rick. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 16. Adverb meaning perhaps A) May be. B) Maybe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maybe. 17. Sometimes people feel sick on airplanes because their ears can't ..... to the higher altitude. A) Adapt. B) Adopt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adapt. 18. If you are referring to things that can't be counted, you use ..... A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 19. I couldn't tell you how ..... I just wanted to be on the ground again. A) Bad. B) Badly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Badly. 20. ..... plan on walking to practice tonight. A) Lets. B) Let's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let's. 21. We ..... bought the dress when we first saw it. A) Should of. B) Should have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 22. My house is just a little ..... down the street. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farther. 23. It (ain't, is not) surprising. A) Ain't. B) Is not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is not. 24. The iPod is over ..... A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 25. We were ..... to board our flight when they delayed it due to weather. A) Already. B) All ready. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All ready. 26. Even if we do miss our flight, everything will still be ..... A) All right. B) Alright. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All right. 27. Do not bring ..... items to school. A) Illicit. B) Ellicit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illicit. 28. Unfortunately, there are only ..... doughnuts left. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 29. The woman tried to ..... that the worker was wrong A) Imply. B) Infer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imply. 30. Wait for Mary; she has to goo to the bathroom to. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 31. Identify the sentence that correctly uses 'there', 'their', and 'they're'. A) The books over there are theirs. B) Their going to the beach next weekend. C) There excited for the trip. D) They're backpacks are on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The books over there are theirs. 32. I admire the poems of Edgar Allan Poe, and many of my own poems contain ..... to Poe's verse. A) Illusions. B) Allusions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusions. 33. The fruit crop will be shared equally ..... all five of the families in the farm cooperative. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 34. Did you fly ..... last year? A) A lot. B) Alot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lot. 35. When the airline announced that the flight was oversold, a scuffle broke out ..... several passengers. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 36. ..... always late to class! A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 37. Select the sentence that correctly avoids the use of 'this here' or 'that there'. A) I can't believe that there is happening. B) This here book is my favorite. C) This dog is the cutest. D) That there dog won't stop barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This dog is the cutest. 38. The ..... of missing items is concerning ! A) Amount. B) Number. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Number. 39. Which of the following signifies the passage of time? A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 40. ..... you should considering stepping down from your position if you are too stressed. A) May be. B) Maybe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maybe. 41. I ..... about what strangers think; they don't know me. A) Could care less. B) Couldn't care less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't care less. 42. The ..... of tardies you have so far is unacceptable! A) Number. B) Amount. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number. 43. While we are eating snack, ..... reading Chasing Vermeer. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 44. The girl ..... dog ran away is in our back yard. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 45. I can ..... from your tone of voice that you are angry. A) Imply. B) Infer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infer. 46. The milk is past ..... expiration date. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 47. There was much unity ..... the all team members. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 48. Professor Hawking has ..... a position as Visiting Professor at our university. A) Accepted. B) Excepted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accepted. 49. "I played so bad at the game that the coach benched me ..... humiliating!" A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 50. The children are also going ..... the movies. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 51. Select the sentence that uses 'than' and 'then' correctly. A) He runs faster then me. B) She is taller than her brother. C) I would rather go to the park then the museum. D) First we will eat lunch, than go to the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is taller than her brother. 52. ..... all the sweaters, she found her purple t-shirt. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 53. Everyday I eat breakfast before school. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 54. The nurse ..... her patient ask as many questions as needed. A) Let's. B) Lets. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lets. 55. All of the tracks on the new CD are excellent ..... the last one. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 56. If you want to go to Disney World, you'll have to ..... the fact that we will have to fly. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 57. Is it ..... to ask for another snack? A) All right. B) Alright. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All right. 58. Pippin felt quite (bad, badly) about his disability. A) Bad. B) Badly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad. 59. Which option correctly uses 'supposed to'? A) I was suppose to finish my homework. B) We were suppose to meet yesterday. C) You were supposed to call me!. D) He is suppose to arrive at noon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You were supposed to call me!. 60. Of the students enjoyed the field trip. A) Everyone. B) Every one. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every one. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommon Usage Errors Quiz 2Common Usage Errors Quiz 3Accept Vs. 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