This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The small child was trying to decide ..... the red lollipop and the purple one. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 2. Can you ..... the baby in the crib? A) Raise. B) Set. C) Lie. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set. 3. Lisa, ..... playing in the game tonight, always scores a goal. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 4. ..... ecstatic that football season is here. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) Thier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 5. The girls made peanut butter and termite cookies for (they're, their, there) anteater. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 6. I never learned to play the piano. I'm not a ..... piano player! A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 7. Our lack of ..... is keeping us from expanding into new markets. A) Capitol. B) Copital. C) Capitel. D) Capital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capital. 8. If you ..... too late, then you might crash. A) Break. B) Brake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brake. 9. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:He (passed / past) the test with flying colors. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 10. We need to find out ..... lunch this is before we get on the bus for the field trip. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 11. Please ..... my sincere apology for the rude remark. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 12. Vasya has a lot of businessmen ..... his friends. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Among. 13. If we would have known we were going to need a ..... car for the trip; we might have planned better. A) New. B) Knew. C) Known. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New. 14. Identify the correct word: "The teacher will ..... the students' grades." A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 15. (A, An) apple a day, keeps the doctor away! A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An. 16. She was ..... surprised by her birthday present. A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quite. 17. I want the ..... piece of cake! A) Hole. B) Whole. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whole. 18. In the ..... , dinosaurs stomped around Glen Rose, Texas by the river. A) Past. B) Hole. C) Whole. D) Passed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 19. Which sentence uses the word "their" correctly? A) They took there books to class. B) They took their books to class. C) Their going to the park later. D) I saw they're dog in the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They took their books to class. 20. My mom asked me to put the eggs ..... the cake batter. A) Into. B) In to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into. 21. The cold front ..... the crops harvest. A) Effected. B) Affected. C) Rejected. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affected. 22. Frank loves all vegetables, ..... for broccoli. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 23. The students are happy. They've finished ..... homework. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 24. "Doctor, my cite / site / sight has been blurry since the horrible accident." A) Cite. B) Site. C) Sight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sight. 25. This word means "belonging to them" A) You're. B) Your. C) Their. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 26. Complete this line:Sir, I'm sorry, but ..... just ..... early to order a steak. Our dinner menu does not begin until 5pm. A) It's; too. B) It's; to. C) Its; too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's; too. 27. After lunch, you should stop ..... the restroom, so you don't miss class time. A) By. B) Buy. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 28. The ..... question is whether we will have school on Wednesday. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 29. There is ..... way I'm giving you my extra drink. A) Know. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 30. Carson and Luke knew that ..... penguin should not be on the soccer field. A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 31. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The teacher asked the students to ..... their books on the table. A) Laid. B) Lay. C) Lain. D) Lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lay. 32. Thank you for making me feel ..... of your family. A) A part. B) Apart. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A part. 33. I have (alot, a lot) of chores to do this weekend. A) Alot. B) A lot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot. 34. Gwyn wrote a large ..... of thank you notes before heading off to dinner. A) Number. B) Amount. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number. 35. The South Downs, a range of hills running across Sussex, are not very ..... (high / tall) A) High. B) Tall. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High. 36. Even though it was small, the sailor's ..... was comfortable. A) Berth. B) Birth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Berth. 37. Jesse's dad parked the car over ..... behind the trees. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 38. The class asked for a 15 minute ..... after the long test. A) Brake. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 39. Desert (noun/verb) A) A dry, sandy region. B) A type of animal. C) A tropical rainforest. D) To abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dry, sandy region. 40. He wished he could ..... his fate gracefully. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 41. We love our school's ..... A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 42. (Who, Whom) should I say is calling? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 43. I was so excited for the trip that I quickly through/threw a bunch of clothes in my suitcase. A) Through. B) Threw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threw. 44. He's standing right ..... next to the guy with buckles on his shoes. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 45. What is the purpose of using 'their'? A) 'Their' indicates that something belongs to them. B) 'Their' is a synonym for 'his' or 'her'. C) 'Their' is used to indicate a location. D) 'Their' is used to refer to a single person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Their' indicates that something belongs to them. 46. " (a) been quite a challenge, " Eric admitted as he shook hands with Dr. O'Sullivan on the last day of class. A) A. It's. B) It's. C) Its. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. It's. 47. The landscape looks bleak and ..... in the middle of January. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare. 48. Choose the correct word.I'm so pleased that ..... doing well in school! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 49. What does the prefix 'un-' mean in 'unhappy'? A) Happy. B) Not or opposite of. C) Content. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not or opposite of. 50. What changes should be made to the following sentence:Their house is the plain yellow won that has flowers growing by the mailbox. A) Change flowers to flours. B) Change plain to plane. C) Change won to one. D) Change their to there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change won to one. 51. Joan's not studying ..... , but there's a ..... that she'll do a PhD next year. A) Now | rumor. B) Correctly | test. C) With us | way. D) At the moment | possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the moment | possibility. 52. Carl appears to be smarter (then, than) his brother. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 53. This is not a ..... to be told when children are here. A) Tael. B) Taile. C) Tale. D) Tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tale. 54. The train was ..... for 90 minutes. A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stationary. 55. The books are ..... for you to read. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 56. The two sides have resumed talks to avoid ..... disruptions.-Wall Street Journal (Nov 1, 2016) A) Further. B) Farther. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Further. 57. The boy caught a firefly with his ..... hands. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare. 58. I want to know ..... or not you can make it to the play tomorrow. A) Whether. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether. 59. The million dollar donation from the company did not ..... my vote for the Clear Air Act. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 60. The man next to me was carrying ..... bags of groceries ..... A) Two, too. B) To, too. C) To, two. D) Two, to. 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