This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Usage Errors – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Usage Errors Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... bat bag is hanging on the fence right now? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 2. ..... popular with many students who like rap music. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 3. Which word best fits in the blank?Steve performed ..... despite having to listen to the constant badgering coming from his father sitting in the stands. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 4. I dropped my headphones ..... the two seats. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between. 5. While Bob felt ..... enough to go to school on Monday, he stayed home one more day. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 6. The magician created great optical ..... to trick us! A) Allusion. B) Illusion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusion. 7. To ..... your point about revenue, show the data you gathered. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Further. 8. What do you use when you are putting an object down? A) Lay. B) Lie. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay. 9. ..... I passed my final exam, I will pass the whole class. A) Being so. B) Since. C) When. D) Being that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 10. I had ..... buckled my seatbelt when the flight attendant went through the safety instructions. A) Already. B) All ready. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Already. 11. Martha was certainly ..... by the death of her pet hamster, but she did not cry. A) Effected. B) Affected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affected. 12. Don't forget to ..... your luggage with you when you leave! A) Bring. B) Take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 13. For most Americans, flying is not an ..... experience. A) Every day. B) Everyday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyday. 14. Sara's plane will be landing in ..... A) Awhile. B) A while. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A while. 15. If you are referring to time, you use A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 16. Zoe, Franny's sister, did ..... on the French exam. A) Well. B) Good. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 17. Which word best fits in the blank?The principal hasn't done ..... to address the concerns from the students A) Anything. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything. 18. ..... opinion matters to me, but I must still make up my own mind. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 19. How does the cold weather ..... your muscles? A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 20. ..... is singular A) Women. B) Woman. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woman. 21. ..... parrot is this? This is Oscar's parrot. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 22. I'd ..... swum thirty laps when the coach said, "Ten more!" A) All ready. B) Already. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Already. 23. Mom asked the flight attendant if he could ..... us some ginger ale. A) Bring. B) Take. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring. 24. To be a more confident flyer, it can help to ..... the mindset that air travel is very safe. A) Adapt. B) Adopt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adopt. 25. He tried (alot, a lot) of new ways to paint. A) Alot. B) A lot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot. 26. Napoleon is ..... away from Holland than Sylvania is. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farther. 27. She plays Basketball so ..... that nobody ever wants to guard her. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 28. The delay, the turbulence, the rude flight attendant made for a very ..... flight indeed. A) Bad. B) Badly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad. 29. There are ..... calories in a bagel than in a smoothie. A) Less. B) Fewer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fewer. 30. The quarantine noticeably effected all the students in the country. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 31. We can borrow ..... car. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 32. Spring brings ..... stormy weather. A) His. B) Its. C) It's. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 33. Are you willing to ..... the consequences of your actions and do better? A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 34. "Is that ..... lovely house?" A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 35. My dog, Cookie, probably knows ..... way home, but I just hope that it looks out for traffic. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 36. He remembered the small town in Pennsylvania (where he was born, where he was born at) A) Where he was born. B) Where he was born at. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where he was born. 37. I like ice cream, ..... ! A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 38. Arthur Ashe was a tennis champion ..... the public greatly admired for his style. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 39. ..... for Dante, our whole family has flown on an airplane before. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 40. The family missed their flight because ..... of the plane needed to be fixed. A) A part. B) Apart. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A part. 41. George bought the new car by ..... A) Himself. B) Hisself. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himself. 42. The crime ..... occurred around midnight. A) Supposedly. B) Supposably. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supposedly. 43. Possessive form of you A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 44. Jessica always gets ..... on time. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 45. They asked ..... whether it was really worth their time. A) Theirselves. B) Themselves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Themselves. 46. The special ..... in the movie were amazing! A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. 47. ..... not coming over today. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 48. Please do not ..... dad's car keys. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 49. She did such a ..... job of defending the opposing point guard. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 50. ..... responsible for this?! A) Who. B) Who's. C) Whom. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 51. The husband is younger ..... his wife. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 52. Unfortunately, there were ..... of crying babies on our flight. A) A lot. B) Alot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lot. 53. The pilot announced we would be in the air ..... until we were cleared for landing. A) Awhile. B) A while. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Awhile. 54. The boss said, " ..... about time you should up for a shift!" A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 55. Salli is the one ..... took the question. A) Whose. B) Who. C) Whom. D) Who's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 56. The school's ..... has taught me a lot. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 57. I disagree with Alan, ..... likes basketball players. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 58. ..... dog is this? A) Whose. B) Whom. C) Who. D) Who's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 59. The pilot will usually warn the passengers about upcoming turbulence which can ..... people who are standing up. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 60. If you start to feel nervous while flying, listening to your favorite music can produce a calming ..... A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommon Usage Errors Quiz 1Common Usage Errors Quiz 3Accept Vs. Except QuizAffect Vs Effect QuizCommon Mistakes QuizCommon Modifier Errors QuizCommon Word Errors QuizCommonly Confused Words Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books