This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Everyone made it to the game ..... the best player. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 2. I heard that ..... supposed to rain tomorrow. A) Its'. B) Itz. C) It's. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's. 3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I can't believe you (accept / except) the invitation to the party. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 4. Change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 5. It will take a while before you feel the ..... of the medicine A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 6. In order to see changes in your diet, you may have to ..... what you eat. A) Very. B) Vary. C) Fruit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vary. 7. Can you ever ..... my apology? A) Lay. B) Except. C) Lie. D) Accept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accept. 8. The owl is ..... amazing animal. A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An. 9. The toy has lost (its, it's) batteries. A) It. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 10. Please give me ..... candy next time. It makes me hyper. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 11. Sometimes I (lose / loose) my temper when people are rude to me, but for the most part I try not to let other people (affect / effect) my mood. A) Lose / affect. B) Lose / effect. C) Loose / effect. D) Loose / affect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose / affect. 12. He has a ..... to know his grade A) Right. B) Write. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 13. The story took place in a ..... A) Desert. B) Dissert. C) Dessert. D) Dezert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 14. When I walked into the bookstore, I was drawn right away to a small novel; ..... bright cover caught my eye. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 15. Toni's parents seem to think she should have ..... screen time now that school has started. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 16. What does 'to', 'too', and 'two' mean? A) 'To' is a conjunction, 'too' means excessively, and 'two' is the number 3. B) 'To' is a preposition, 'too' means also or excessively, and 'two' is the number 2. C) 'To' is an adverb, 'too' means very, and 'two' is the number 4. D) 'To' is a noun, 'too' means in addition, and 'two' is the number 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'To' is a preposition, 'too' means also or excessively, and 'two' is the number 2. 17. Keion brought everything he needed to school ..... for his charger. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 18. After the seminar, we had to fill in a long ..... A) Questioner. B) Questionere. C) Questionaire. D) Questionnaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Questionnaire. 19. The mother ..... was very protective of her cubs. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) Bire. D) Bares. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 20. You can put your books over ..... A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 21. ..... from one loss, we have an almost perfect record this season. A) A part. B) Apart. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apart. 22. "The University of Virginia was ..... by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 to advance human knowledge, educate leaders and cultivate an informed citizenry." A) Finded. B) Fund. C) Founded. D) Found. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Founded. 23. Dogs wag their ..... when they are happy. A) Tales. B) Tails. C) Taels. D) Tailes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tails. 24. The audience cheered ..... when the prince saved the princess in the play; I couldn't hear the conversation between them. The actor had to speak ..... A) Aloud-aloud. B) Loudly-aloud. C) Loudly-loudly. D) Aloud-loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loudly-aloud. 25. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "She is taller ..... her brother." A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 26. Complete this line:They can't find ..... keys even though I know I set them on top of ..... luggage. A) Their; their. B) Their; there. C) Their; they're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their; their. 27. Ya, I'm sure we have way ..... much food here anyways. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 28. Which word meansWITHOUT A COVERING? A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare. 29. He threw the ball right ..... and broke a car window. A) Here. B) Hear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here. 30. She got annoyed with me because I didn't ..... her on her new hair style. (complement / compliment) A) Complement. B) Compliment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compliment. 31. He had a positive ..... on his friends. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 32. Get your facts first, and ..... you can distort them as much as you please. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Then. 33. Identify the correct word to complete the sentence:The ..... of the book was very interesting. A) Foreword. B) Foreward. C) Forword. D) Forward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreword. 34. The teacher ..... the pupils for a job well done. A) Complemented. B) Complimented. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complimented. 35. He closed the book and ..... walked out of the room. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Then. 36. Greenhouse gases have a negative ..... on our climate. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 37. This is really ..... ! A) Exiting. B) Exciting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exciting. 38. The elephant, ..... trunk was long and flexible, reach out into the crowd and shook the hand of a smiling 5-year-old. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 39. Do you see those kids over ..... ? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 40. One of the buttons on my favorite jacket is (loose / lose), and I'm worried that if it falls off I'll (loose / lose) it. A) Lose / loose. B) Lose / lose. C) Loose / loose. D) Loose / lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loose / lose. 41. Think about a three ..... word. A) Syllable. B) Syllablle. C) Sylable. D) Sillable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syllable. 42. Complete this line: ..... car is parked in ..... normal spot right over ..... A) There; it's; there. B) Their; its; there. C) Their; it's; there. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their; its; there. 43. By the look on his face, I knew that everything was not ..... with him after the game. A) All right. B) Alright. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alright. 44. The teacher will not ..... late work. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 45. She usually bought (to, too, two) loaves of bread at a time. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 46. A part of speech that links nouns, pronouns, and other phrases together in a sentence. A) Noun. B) Preposition. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 47. The children played with ..... new toys in the backyard. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 48. Does it matter ..... Alex gets a pet rat or hamster? A) Weather. B) Whether. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 49. ..... possible that he wrote the appointment down incorrectly. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 50. I want to (a) down now because I'm tired. A) A. lie. B) Lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. lie. 51. My brother ..... the answer to Papa's riddle. A) Knew. B) Gnu. C) New. D) Noo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knew. 52. Select the correct word.The (affect/effect) of the final decision will be felt far and wide. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 53. Cyndi had to choose ..... Sally and Jenny to be on her team. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between. 54. Identify the correct word to fill in the blank:She was ..... to the new environment and made friends quickly. A) Adopt. B) Adopted. C) Adept. D) Adapt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adept. 55. Will you accept / except a credit card for payment? A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 56. I would advise/advice you to put the chalupa down, sir. A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advise. 57. You should know that you have ..... subjects that you did last year. A) Less. B) Fewer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fewer. 58. Our school is very proud of ..... reputation. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 59. The ..... of his missing class was getting assigned to Saturday detention. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. 60. Do you ever ..... how long does it take Liam to ..... around the streets of New York at night? A) Wander-wander. B) Wander-wonder. 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