This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the correct word to complete the sentence:She has ..... many books on the subject. A) Site. B) Sight. C) Cited. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cited. 2. "It is ..... early to be awake, " Brynn thought, as she looked at her alarm clock. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 3. What is the meaning of 'they're'? A) A contraction of 'they are'. B) A contraction of 'they have'. C) A contraction of 'they will'. D) A contraction of 'they were'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A contraction of 'they are'. 4. Isn't that ..... video game controller? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 5. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The cat likes to ..... in the sun. A) Lie. B) Lain. C) Lay. D) Laid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lie. 6. I love everything about my coach, (accept / except) sometimes she can be a little harsh when (where / wear/ were/ we're) goofing off at practice. A) Accept / we're. B) Except / where. C) Accept / where. D) Except / we're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Except / we're. 7. I was listening to the radio all day and was shocked when the DJs said they were producing ..... shows from home. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 8. It takes a full tank of gas if (were / we're / wear / where) going to take Sam all the way to Pasadena. A) We're. B) Wear. C) Where. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're. 9. Does soup ..... the main course? A) Precede. B) Preciede. C) Precide. D) Procede. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precede. 10. That ..... can detect movement. A) Shensor. B) Censore. C) Senseor. D) Sensor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensor. 11. I walked down the hall and went to ..... classroom. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 12. Are you faster (then / than) the rest of the players? A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 13. I'd ..... anyone who hasn't done it to do it as soon as they can. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advise. 14. My absolute favorite ..... is pumpkin pie. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 15. The new school rule will go into ..... next year. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 16. He is an ..... educationist. A) Imminent. B) Eminent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eminent. 17. Which word meansTO NOT WIN orTO BE MISSING SOMETHING? A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 18. Working ..... 5:00 p.m. every day gets tiresome. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 19. I like skim milk less ..... I like 2% milk. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 20. Have you seen ..... week's AP Football Rankings? A) This. B) These. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This. 21. Complete this line:A lack of sleep ..... your performance. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 22. My brother Dave always ..... his car keys. A) Loses. B) Looses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loses. 23. Please wait ..... everybody comes back. A) Until. B) Untel. C) Untile. D) Untill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until. 24. The two soldiers found ..... way back to the battalion just as the sun was beginning to set. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 25. My parents drive me 20 miles ..... school each morning. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 26. Place ..... phone on ..... charger and get to the dinner table now! A) You're, its. B) You're, it's. C) Your, it's. D) Your, its. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your, its. 27. Which word fits best in the blank?How does smoking ..... your lungs? A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 28. He (through, threw) the garbage away. A) Through. B) Threw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threw. 29. Didn't you ..... me knocking on the door? A) Heir. B) Heer. C) Here. D) Hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hear. 30. First you need to finish your homework, ..... you can watch YouTube. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 31. Complete this line:I have way ..... much homework ..... stay out ..... late. A) Too; to; two. B) Too; to; to. C) Too; to; too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too; to; too. 32. Select the correct word to fill in the blank:The cat chased ..... tail around the living room. A) Its. B) It's. C) It is. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 33. ..... is no reason for me to keep writing my essay ..... finished. A) There / Its. B) Their / Its. C) They're / It's. D) There / It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There / It's. 34. When does the next ..... start? A) Millenium. B) Millennium. C) Milennium. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Millennium. 35. It was even more exciting then/than when I found out that I was getting a dog for Christmas. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 36. ( Its / It's) been great getting to know you. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 37. I'm hoping I don't get stuck in the ..... after dark. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 38. I heard that (they're, their, there) moving to Oregon next week. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 39. Dominic and Alestir brought ..... lunches to school today. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 40. (Their, There, They're) going to be here soon. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 41. ..... is my favorite part of dinner ..... so good, I always want more! A) Dessert; it's. B) Dessert; its. C) Desert; it's. D) Desert; its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dessert; it's. 42. The sun will ..... in the evening. A) Set. B) Raise. C) Rise. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set. 43. I will ..... the invitation to the party. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 44. Jason is going ..... the store. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 45. I ..... Auburn was going to beat Florida this ..... weekend. I'm so glad I was wrong! A) Thought, pass. B) Thaught, past. C) Thought, past. D) Thaught, pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thought, past. 46. After hours of investigating, the officers still could not determine ..... stole the money and murdered the victim. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 47. Before the bell rang, students were ..... to go home. A) Lead. B) Led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Led. 48. Although Paula is faster (then, than) me, I can run for longer. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 49. Who's jacket is that on the couch? A) You're. B) They're. C) NO CHANGE. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whose. 50. There was a larger ..... of boys in the class than girls. A) Number. B) Amount. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number. 51. Passengers hurriedly ..... their bags from the overhead bins. A) Got. B) Retrieved. C) Picked up. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retrieved. 52. The snow has a negative ..... on the city. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 53. ..... dog is barking outside? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 54. Will this score ..... my grade? A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 55. That's my favorite internet sight / site / cite A) Sight. B) Site. C) Cite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Site. 56. The keys are ..... on the counter. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 57. Don't ..... your new textbook. A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 58. We all know (who/whom) pulled the prank. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 59. The cat was chasing ..... tail. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 60. We have to take your car, though. My front right tire has lost ..... traction. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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