This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Anyway, let's get lunch. My hunger is beginning to ..... my mood. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 2. Choose the correct word.One ..... of the puzzle was missing. UGH! So frustrating ..... A) Piece. B) Peace. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Piece. 3. Scarlet macaws-those raucous and bustling rulers of the rainforest's upper canopy-are facing extinction as their habitat shrinks. A) Evidence. B) Reason/logic. C) Stylistic. D) Stylistic and evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stylistic and evidence. 4. She ..... about the location in which she ..... her key card. A) Lied-laid. B) Lied-lay. C) Lay-lied. D) Laid-lied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lied-lay. 5. The ..... reason why I chose to study guitar rather than piano is that the instrument is more portable. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principle. 6. Choose the right word:He has a (complement / compliment) for every occasion. A) Complement. B) Compliment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compliment. 7. That was ..... an exciting tennis match! A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quite. 8. Abby is going ..... the park after the movie. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 9. Make sure ..... phone is fully charged before the trip. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 10. I went to the store to buy ..... for the new school year. A) Stationery. B) Stationary. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stationery. 11. It's important to learn about history to see what the ..... can teach us about the future. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 12. They danced ..... at the party. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 13. She offered a ..... opinion. A) Disinteristed. B) Desinterested. C) Disinteristed. D) Disinterested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disinterested. 14. Marcy is (good/well) at basketball-she won MVP! A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 15. I was very ..... about my weight when I was young. A) Sensible. B) Sensitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensitive. 16. Have you ever seen a ..... in the wild? A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 17. Don't ..... your books on the bed; you will forget to take them to school the next day. A) Lie. B) Lay. C) Laid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lay. 18. Kate is a ..... arts expert. A) Martial. B) Martail. C) Mratial. D) Marial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Martial. 19. Is your daddy ..... ? I need to ask him to look at my tire. A) Heir. B) Hear. C) Here. D) Heer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Here. 20. She sat in the corner, watching my ..... move. A) Every. B) Each. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every. 21. ..... are the keys for the car? A) Where. B) Were. C) Wear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 22. Fill in the blank:'He was ..... (bored/board) during the lecture.' A) Boredom. B) Bored. C) Bore. D) Boarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bored. 23. I wasn't sure ..... the ..... would be sunny or rainy, so I packed my tank-top and my rain jacket for the camping trip. A) Weather; weather. B) Weather; whether. C) Whether; whether. D) Whether; weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether; weather. 24. Everyone was invited to the first meeting, ..... me. A) Exept. B) Acept. C) Except. D) Accept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Except. 25. Eva and Jacqueline are alot/a lot alike. A) Alot. B) A lot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot. 26. Today it was 103 degrees. That is just ..... hot for me. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 27. What is the purpose of using 'there'? A) 'There' is used to refer to a location or place. B) 'There' is used to indicate a time or date. C) 'There' is used to introduce a character in a story. D) 'There' is used to express an opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'There' is used to refer to a location or place. 28. The problem with video games is that they're ..... A) Addictive. B) Addicted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addictive. 29. It was even more exciting when I found out that I was getting a dog for Hanukkah. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 30. ..... you coming over after school today? A) Are. B) Our. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 31. I need to finish my homework and then/than I can play Fortnite. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 32. My neighbors are always complaining about the Heinmillers because (a) weedy lawn and barking dogs ruin the beauty and peace of the street. A) A. their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. their. 33. What is a possessive pronoun? A) A word that shows ownership, such as 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their'. B) A word that describes an action or state of being. C) A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition. D) A word that connects clauses or sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word that shows ownership, such as 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their'. 34. Fr. Swamy is a man of ..... A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principle. 35. Select the correct word.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. 36. Online learning has some positive ..... A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. 37. Stormy ..... is due tomorrow. A) Whether. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 38. I just don't understand how studying will ..... my grade. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) Afect. D) Efect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 39. Is ..... sister letting you borrow her books before ..... test? A) Your, you're. B) Your, your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your, you're. 40. If you do not get enough sleep at night, it will likely (affect/ effect) your performance in school the next day. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 41. I ..... have all the books that I need; I don't need another book set. A) All ready. B) All. C) Ready. D) Already. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Already. 42. Eder likes the polar ..... exhibit at the zoo. A) Bare. B) Bear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bear. 43. It is ok to let ..... from time to time. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 44. Flying pigs are rarer (than, then) penguins. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 45. Alex got an A on her math test; this gave her a really ..... feeling. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 46. Catalan and Valencian are not ..... languages. (discreet / discrete) A) Discreet. B) Discrete. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discrete. 47. The boy bought a hotdog ..... bought some popcorn. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Then. 48. Do you know if your going yet? A) You're. B) NO CHANGE. C) There. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 49. We will open our summer house to everyone accept / except Mr. Smith. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 50. I ..... on the couch every evening. A) Lie. B) Lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lie. 51. I hope you have a ..... trip. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 52. December is the ..... month. A) Tvelfth. B) Twelfth. C) Twelth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelfth. 53. I invited my cousins ..... A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 54. Don't forget ..... mittens before you go out in the snow. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 55. Rather ..... face being grounded, Marley made it home before her curfew. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 56. The reef shark chases ..... prey through the coral. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 57. Many years have ..... since his first day as a firefighter. A) Past. B) Passed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passed. 58. Everyone went to the movies ..... Joe because he was sick. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 59. Which of the following sentences uses the commonly confused words "passed/past" correctly? A) The other day, I passed a Chipotle without stopping. B) Mrs. Davison past out when she saw blood. C) I got married in the passed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The other day, I passed a Chipotle without stopping. 60. She said "by/buy/bye" before she left. A) By. B) Buy. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bye. ← 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