This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word refers to a location or direction? A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 2. I was following that car, but it ..... me the wrong way. A) Lead. B) Led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Led. 3. Gabby volunteers ..... in class. A) Alot. B) A lot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot. 4. He spent more time at work then I did. A) For. B) NO CHANGE. C) Than. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Than. 5. Her ring was ..... down by her grandmother. A) Past. B) Passed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passed. 6. I have had an exhausting day, so I think I will go ..... down. A) Lay. B) Lie. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lie. 7. I decided to vote for whoever/whomever called me first. A) Whoever. B) Whomever. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whoever. 8. ..... weekend was the most enjoyable? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 9. Which word is a contraction? A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 10. ..... pencil is under the table. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 11. She is much taller ..... her younger sister. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 12. I ordered ..... with my name on it. A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationery. 13. Please put the box over ..... on the table. A) Thare. B) Their. C) They're. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There. 14. ..... of the book, the hero decides to be ..... ; he forgets his crazy dream of being a billionaire. A) First chapter | stupid. B) At the end | sensible. C) Ending | childish. D) Last chapter | a dork. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end | sensible. 15. I had to pay for the book because (its, it's) cover was torn. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 16. The movie is better ..... the book, in my opinion. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 17. That's not helpful. They all have buckles on ..... shoes. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 18. That is the the boy ..... father is mayor of the town. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 19. Climbing the stairs made it hard to breath. A) NO CHANGE. B) Catch my breathe. C) Breathe. D) Breathing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breathe. 20. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "Please ..... my apologies for the delay." A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 21. "Did you see ..... new dog? She's adorable!" A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 22. Nobody ..... my best friend knows where I hid the treasure. A) Besides. B) Beside. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Besides. 23. For ..... instructions, you may read the blue booklet. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Further. 24. There was ..... of math homework. A) A lot. B) Alot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lot. 25. Select the correct word:The (affect / effect) of the new law was immediate. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 26. Uh oh! I think (their / there / they're) in trouble! A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 27. She had to ..... him through the corn maze because he had ..... her in the wrong direction. A) Led, lead. B) Lead, led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lead, led. 28. September is the ..... month. A) Ninthe. B) Ninth. C) Nineth. D) Ninyth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ninth. 29. I'm so excited that I ..... all my classes this quarter! A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 30. Warm bread (compliments, complements) any meal. A) Compliments. B) Complements. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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