This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The government's decision met with much (descent, dissent). A) Descent. B) Dissent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dissent. 2. I go ..... for school. A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Here. 3. ..... my father taught me an invaluable lesson about how to live my life. A) Lost. B) Lossing. C) Loosing. D) Losing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Losing. 4. Every time I go to the beach, ..... so busy! A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 5. (There/They're/Their) not in this building. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 6. Loose (adjective) A) Not tight; not firmly attached. B) Tightly secured; firmly fixed. C) Easily broken; fragile. D) Heavy and cumbersome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not tight; not firmly attached. 7. To ..... are you writing a letter? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 8. Did you ..... your AR book? A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 9. The boy's ..... prevented him from hitting the bully; he took him to the counsellor's office instead. A) Consciousness. B) Conscious. C) Conscience. D) Conscientious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conscience. 10. ..... used to be so many fun field trips in elementary school. A) They're. B) There. C) Thier. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 11. Alan needs to ..... that he can't drive to school yet. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 12. Choose the correct word.The pitcher ..... the baseball at 95 miles per hour!WOW! A) Threw. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threw. 13. ..... the way, I meant to tell you something. A) By. B) Bye. C) Buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 14. The teacher hid student names when she graded papers so that she would not ..... herself. A) Bias. B) Biased. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 15. Lindsay always has several ..... ideas for weekend plans. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 16. He has never paid me a ..... A) Complement. B) Compliment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compliment. 17. I want my family to ..... to go to church with me. A) Choice. B) Choose. C) Chose. D) Smoothie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Choose. 18. The new Spiderman movie had the best digital ..... A) Effects. B) Affects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effects. 19. Pick the correct word to complete the sentence below:The senior class prank had a major ..... on the entire student body. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 20. We ate dinner at ..... house. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 21. There are ..... many holes in ..... story, that it doesn't seem believable. A) To, you're. B) Too, your. C) Too, you're. D) To, your. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too, your. 22. ..... driving to Orlando for three days to go to Disney. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 23. We're going to the library, ..... you like it or not. A) Whether. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether. 24. Be sure to complete ..... Quill Week 11! A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 25. The students are over ..... , by the playground. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 26. The team must ..... this defeat and focus on the next game. A) Weather. B) Whether. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 27. My Mom loves to shop, and I do ..... A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 28. Select the correct word pair:The cat chased ..... tail around the house, and then it ..... down for a nap. A) It's / laid. B) Its / lay. C) Its / laid. D) It's / lay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its / lay. 29. ..... been at least a year since she's heard from her ex-boyfriend. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 30. We stock a wide range of domestic ..... , including fridges, freezers and dishwashers. A) Appliances. B) Applicants. C) Applications. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appliances. 31. She ..... him on his wonderful cooking skills. A) Complimented. B) Complemented. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complimented. 32. Rather ..... play inside, let's go outside for once! ..... we can drink hot chocolate when we're tired. A) Then, then. B) Than, then. C) Then, than. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than, then. 33. The boy's lack of sleep will ..... his concentration A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 34. I need a ..... from grading papers! A) Brake. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 35. She was standing ..... Masha and Dasha. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 36. The bear could (have, of) eaten me, but it just stared for a minute and walked away. A) Have. B) Of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 37. Talking about the ..... is a great topic for small talk. A) Weather. B) Whether. C) Weathor. D) Wither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 38. His bad attitude will not ..... my decision to run for class. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 39. Which sentence uses "it's" correctly? A) The dog wagged it's tail. B) It's raining outside. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's raining outside. 40. Where in the world ..... you hiding? A) Are. B) Our. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 41. You may ..... to the next task. A) Proceed. B) Preceed. C) Procede. D) Procead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proceed. 42. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "She was more interested in the art exhibit ..... the science fair." A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 43. I put my glasses down beside the book and now ..... gone! A) The're. B) Their. C) There. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 44. Result, consequence A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 45. The squid ..... the first Olympic swimming contest. A) Pored. B) Poured. C) Passed. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passed. 46. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:'I can't believe you left your book over ..... ' A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 47. Her binder fell ..... on the last day of school. A) Apart. B) A part. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apart. 48. The basketball team will ..... if the star player is still injured A) Loose. B) Lose. C) Lost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 49. Where did they (sit/sat/set) the trophy? A) Sit. B) Sat. C) Set. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set. 50. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.I wish I had seen the show last night. I heard it was ..... a performance. A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quite. 51. ..... going to the circus, aren't you? A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 52. Won/One morning, I went outside to see/sea if it was raining.Which words should be used in this sentence? A) One, see. B) Won, see. C) One, sea. D) Won, sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One, see. 53. She gave me ..... about studying for the test. A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 54. They grabbed (they're, there, their) jackets and went outside. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 55. Luke Skywalker traveled (through, threw) a black hole. A) Through. B) Threw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 56. The new law will go into ..... on July 4, 202. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) Project. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 57. I liked all of the flavors ..... banana. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 58. After the ceremony, the groom ..... his tie to be more comfortable. A) Loses. B) Loosened. C) Tightened. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loosened. 59. She wasn't going to let a little rain ..... her good mood today. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 60. Manish seems to have ..... well to the weather in New Zealand. A) Adapted. B) Adopted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adapted. ← 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