This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Word Errors – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Word Errors Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My cousin was elected to the school ..... A) Bored. B) Board. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Board. 2. She wants ..... go with you. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 3. ..... line is it anyway? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 4. ..... going to miss the concert. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 5. Did ..... brother have a car accident? A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 6. Joe and Sam don't know that I already spoke with ..... father. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 7. What word means to listen with the ears A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hear. 8. Did your brother ..... your apology? A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 9. Which word means they are A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 10. Did your notebook lose ..... cover? A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 11. What word means the possessive form of you A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 12. Her car is pared over ..... A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 13. I thought there would be ..... questions in this game! A) Less. B) Fewer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fewer. 14. What word means the place where you are A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Here. 15. What word is used with concepts that can't be counted? A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 16. ..... students signed up for football A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 17. Do we have to read ..... , or can we read silently? A) Aloud. B) Allowed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloud. 18. Do you think ..... mom will care if I called you on Saturday. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 19. There are ..... animals in this zoo than I expected. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 20. ..... very lucky that you got home before the blizzar hit! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 21. The tea had ..... much sugar in it. A) Two. B) Too. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 22. I am trying to figure out ..... jacket was left at the party. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 23. ..... is the boy to whom you must speak. A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Here. 24. Those ..... girls would like ..... visit the ice cream parlor ..... A) To, too, two. B) Two, to, too. C) Too, two, to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two, to, too. 25. Sally has ..... pieces of Halloween candy than Tom. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 26. ..... time to leave. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 27. Which word means:in greater degree; also A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 28. It looks like ..... going to rain outside. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 29. Sally's trick-or-treat bag has ..... candy in it than Tom's. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 30. ..... a very good student. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 31. ..... people are at the concert this year than last year. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 32. What word means the possessive form of it A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 33. ..... going to be very surprised. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 34. The amount of homework in English class is ..... than that in algebra class. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 35. ..... men in uniforms are guarding the door. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 36. ..... going to be grounded if you stay out too late A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 37. ..... attitude is going to cause you to have issues in school. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 38. The team lost ..... captain A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 39. The snake is shedding ..... skin. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 40. I am planning to eat ..... much over the break! A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 41. I went ..... the store A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 42. It is ..... responsibility to do your own work. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 43. ..... so nice for letting us stay in this guesthouse! A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 44. Which word means a location or place A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 45. I would like ..... retake the test, please. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 46. What word means it is or it has A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 47. I hope ..... happy with their choices. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 48. ..... been fun, but I have to leave. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 49. What word means you are A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 50. I can't ..... to see my friends cry. A) Bare. B) Bear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bear. 51. She doesn't want to sit at ..... lunch table. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 52. Be careful walking in ..... feet, because you might step on something sharp! A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare. 53. ..... are you going for breakfast? A) Where. B) Were. C) We're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 54. I can't ..... for Christmas! A) Wait. B) Weight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wait. 55. Which word means the possessive form of they A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 56. John was ..... tired to help us paint the bedroom A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 57. ..... people are waiting for you in the kitchen. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 58. My sister is older ..... I am. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 59. The car lost ..... wheels. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 60. Roger put ..... thought into this lesson than he usually does. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 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