This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Madison and Tony can't make up (there, they're, their) minds. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 2. (a) sits Grandpa, dozing in front of a baseball game. A) There. B) They're. C) A. There. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. There. 3. ..... going to need a bigger boat. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 4. My aunt and uncle had sent the birth announcement on beautiful blue stationary/stationery. A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationery. 5. I can ..... success with hard work. A) Insure. B) Ensure. C) Ensurre. D) Unsure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ensure. 6. Martin can resist dancing, ..... when Lizzo plays. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 7. The members voided their ..... with the referee's decision. A) Descent. B) Dissent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dissent. 8. I ..... you not to get involved in Sandra and Mike's problems. (advice / advise) A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advise. 9. How much is that ..... ? A) Cantaloup. B) Cantaloupe. C) Cantoloupe. D) Cantalupe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cantaloupe. 10. He eats more rice (then, than) beans. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 11. The cake is ..... sweet; I can't eat more than a small slice. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 12. You did ..... in the test; your marks should be ..... A) Good/well. B) Well/good. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well/good. 13. We need to ..... our next new car. A) Ensure. B) Insure. C) Insuree. D) Insuire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insure. 14. Which sentence uses "they're" correctly? A) They're going to the library after school. B) Their going to the library after school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're going to the library after school. 15. They will go to the store (then, than) to the mall. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 16. Identify the correct word:The (principal / principle) of the school gave a speech. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 17. My grandmother offered me ..... on how to save money. A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 18. Complete this line:The ball crashed ..... the window. A) Threw. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 19. Today Peg wanted to drive ..... than yesterday in hopes of arriving to the destination early. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farther. 20. The trip can take anywhere from eleven ..... thirteen hours. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 21. I didn't bring any money ..... paying for me? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 22. Do you know ..... book it is? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 23. What does 'effect' mean? A) A synonym for the word 'cause'. B) An adjective describing something that is impactful. C) A noun that refers to the result of a change. D) A verb that means to cause something to happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun that refers to the result of a change. 24. ..... not going to believe what happened! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 25. The captain ..... from the front. A) Led. B) Lead. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Led. 26. The accident did not ..... Sarah's decision to ..... the scholarship. A) Affect/except. B) Effect/except. C) Effect/accept. D) Affect/accept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Affect/accept. 27. The duck's bill got caught in the fishing hook. A) Money owed to someone. B) A beak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beak. 28. My dog lost ..... toy somewhere in the backyard yesterday. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 29. What is wrong with this sentence:Let's go eat then. A) Nothing. B) "Then" should be "than". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing. 30. Most drugs have side ..... A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCommonly Confused Words Quiz 1Commonly 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books