This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are red roses scattered ..... the carnations. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Among. 2. They (where, we're, were) excited to go to the party. A) Where. B) We're. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 3. A:Knock, knock.B: ..... there? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 4. The milk snake's color and pattern ..... it to be mistaken for the venomous coral snake. A) Because. B) Cause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause. 5. Mitchell's class walked through the foyer of the ..... on their field trip. A) Capital. B) Capitol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitol. 6. There was a fight ..... the two friends. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 7. How does "Whom" function in a sentence? A) As the subject. B) As the direct object. C) As an adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As the direct object. 8. Pirate Bill is ..... going to teach Jumbo Joe how to tie a ..... A) Not/knot. B) Knot/not. C) You're/your. D) Whether/weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not/knot. 9. He passed all the ..... and got a homerun. A) Basic. B) Basis. C) Bases. D) Base. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bases. 10. ..... working on a lesson about commonly confused words because ..... responsible for using words correctly. (Hint:both of these blanks use the same word.) A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 11. Washington's picture hangs in the ..... hallway. A) Districts. B) Panem. C) Capitol. D) Affect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitol. 12. John had ..... travel time because he lives closer to the airport. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 13. The elephant raised (its, it's) trunk, startling the hunters. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 14. We would be grateful if you could ..... us in setting up the class's 20th anniversary ..... A) Injury | revolution. B) Assist | reunion. C) Attempt | zoom meeting. D) Help | coup. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assist | reunion. 15. The new restaurant is just ..... the park. A) Past. B) Passed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 16. ( Their / There / They're) going to join us for dinner tonight. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 17. I tend to have that (affect / effect) on people. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 18. A rainbow is an optical ..... A) Affect. B) Illusion. C) Distortion. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusion. 19. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "I will ..... your invitation to the dance." A) Except. B) Accept. C) Axcept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 20. ..... for her sister, everyone attended the reunion. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 21. Please pick up ..... homework before you leave. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 22. People generally tend to comply with expectations and follow rules; therefore, the authors of this studY. hypothesized tli.at most grocery shoppers would change their shopping patterns if they had partitioned shopping carts. A) Evidence. B) Reason /logic. C) Stylistic. D) Evidence and stylistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reason /logic. 23. I plan to ..... in the sun every Saturday morning. A) Laid. B) Lie. C) Lain. D) Lay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lie. 24. This lemonade is so much better ..... water. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 25. When doing a report, don't forget to ..... your sources. A) Sight. B) Cite. C) Site. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cite. 26. That car has a dent on ..... bumper. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 27. Which sentence correctly uses "all ready" to indicate preparedness? A) The students were already to present their projects by the deadline. B) The students were all ready to present their projects by the deadline. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students were all ready to present their projects by the deadline. 28. It seems that the culture that you're from ..... what you see as beautiful. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 29. Did the high altitude ..... you when you were in Quito? (affect / effect) A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 30. The laces on her shoes were ..... which caused her to fall. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 31. The mouse trap doesn't work very ..... A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 32. They were ..... for the test. A) All ready. B) Already. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All ready. 33. We drove ..... the new pool. A) Buy. B) By. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 34. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "She was ..... to leave for the trip." A) Already. B) All ready. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All ready. 35. Rather ..... push my luck, I'll take and seat and ..... raise my hand instead. A) Than, then. B) Then, than. C) Then, then. D) Than, than. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than, then. 36. I'm ..... to think Florida could have a great season, but I don't want to get my hopes up ..... much. A) Begining, too. B) Beginning, too. C) Beginning, to. D) Begining. to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beginning, too. 37. ..... going to the dance next Friday? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 38. Chipper was so excited about his upcoming beach trip, but when he got ..... everything went all wrong. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 39. Do you know ..... one of us is going to dress up as a ..... for Halloween this year? A) Which, witch. B) Witch, which. C) Witch, witch. D) Which, which. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which, witch. 40. Select the correct word.Although Paula is faster (then/than) me, I can run longer. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 41. I ..... the most amazing pineapple ice cream when my family ..... to Disney World. A) Brought; whent. B) Bought; whent. C) Brought; went. D) Bought; went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bought; went. 42. When you have finished your test, please ..... your pencils down on your desk. A) Lay. B) Lie. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay. 43. What change should be made to the following sentence:Don't run too fast or you'll get a pane in your side and feel weak. A) Change your to you're. B) Change weak to week. C) Change pane to pain. D) Change too to to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change pane to pain. 44. Complete this line: ..... are more important things in the world ..... video games and texting, so remember that when you stay up late, ..... brain can't function at ..... best. A) (1) Their; (2) then; (3) you're; (4) it's. B) (1) There; (2) than; (3) your; (4) its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (1) There; (2) than; (3) your; (4) its. 45. ..... for Leo's auntie, his entire family has brown eyes. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 46. After practice, I walked straight to my bed, ..... tired to eat. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 47. Is this book ..... ? Circle the correct answer. A) Your. B) Yours. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yours. 48. Some dietary factors can ..... longevity. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) Efect. D) Afect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 49. The program changes will not ..... you. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 50. Ian was very upset when he realized he was not ..... to play on his iPad. A) Aloud. B) Allowed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allowed. 51. This word means "it is." A) Its. B) It's. C) Whose. D) There's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 52. The ..... is the ..... Stop pondering the ..... and focus on the present and your future. A) Passed / past / past. B) Past / past / past. C) Past / passed / past. D) Past / past / passed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past / past / past. 53. Nobody ..... Martin got an A in art. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 54. I hope everything goes ..... tomorrow. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 55. Here's ..... box combo. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 56. The pain is almost more than I can ..... A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 57. I think ..... a good book. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 58. The entire summer with no rain ..... the crops on the farm. A) Affected. B) Effected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affected. 59. The land was divided ..... Henry, Tristan and Janice. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 60. However, the ..... of the new rules will have an overall positive impact at school. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommonly Confused Words Quiz 2Commonly Confused Words Quiz 3Commonly Confused Words Quiz 4Commonly Confused Words Quiz 5Commonly Confused Words Quiz 6Commonly Confused Words Quiz 7Commonly Confused Words Quiz 8Commonly Confused Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books