This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The judge decided to ..... the man's parking fines. A) Wave. B) Waive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waive. 2. They will have ..... Christmas party this weekend. A) Their. B) There. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 3. His necktie is very ..... A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 4. Angela ..... made dinner before her kids came home. A) All ready. B) Already. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Already. 5. I cannot (accept / except) that you managed to (lose / loose) your keys that quickly. A) Accept / loose. B) Except / loose. C) Except / lose. D) Accept / lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accept / lose. 6. You should use a ..... letter for the first word of any sentence. A) Capital. B) The capital of missouri. C) Capitol. D) Cahaba. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital. 7. The ..... of the Tylenol should be felt within twenty minutes A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. 8. There was a group ..... people staring at me. A) Of. B) Off. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 9. Identify the correct word to complete the sentence:She has ..... many books to fit on the shelf. A) Too. B) Two. C) Tow. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 10. Pick the correct word to complete the sentence below:James eats everything ..... his vegetables. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 11. They crawled ..... the cave on their hands and knees. A) Thru. B) Throo. C) Through. D) Threw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through. 12. Identify the correct usage: "The students were ..... in agreement." A) Altogether. B) All together. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All together. 13. What change should be made to the following sentence:If you're going to the mall, I will go their too. A) Change you're to your. B) Change mall to maul. C) Change their to there. D) Change too to two. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change their to there. 14. I would rather have pizza ..... salad. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 15. The actor did a marvelous job acting out the wedding ..... A) Scene. B) Seen. C) Saw. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scene. 16. Give the dog ..... toy. Circle the correct answer. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 17. What is wrong with this sentence:Mr. Jackson is way better then my other teachers. A) Nothing. B) "Then" should be "than". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Then" should be "than". 18. Bill's jacket was too ..... A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loose. 19. ..... crazy. Miles Standish is no longer alive. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 20. I practise so I won't ..... the game. A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 21. ..... suggestion was written in the box? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 22. She is a ..... friend of mine. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 23. There's a ..... for a manager at that company. It's the type of job that would ..... you. A) Spot | hate. B) Person | leave. C) Column | fit. D) Vacancy | suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vacancy | suit. 24. So many years have ..... since I saw Rachel. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 25. The students ..... excited about the upcoming school trip. A) Where. B) Wear. C) We're. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 26. The button was ..... and eventually fell of his shirt. A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loose. 27. What change should be made to the following sentence:Ant Jenny lives by the ocean, about an hour away from here. A) Change ant to aunt. B) Change by to buy. C) Change hour to our. D) Change here to hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change ant to aunt. 28. The office didn't let me chose my classes for the year. A) NO CHANGE. B) Choosing. C) Choose. D) Chosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choose. 29. (Its / It's) not a big deal as long as you don't do it again. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 30. Select the correct word to fill in the blank: "Can you give this book ..... Sarah?" A) Too. B) To. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 31. I don't really know ..... going on the field trip. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 32. Cooper stopped ..... tie his shoe. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 33. How ..... do you know this concept? A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 34. Red Cross officials were allowed ..... to the prison for the first time a few days ago. A) Access. B) Excess. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Access. 35. Anyone (who's / whose) been to Wales knows how beautiful the countryside is. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 36. I'd ..... you to visit the doctor today. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advise. 37. The furniture store celebrated (its / it's) tenth anniversary. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 38. You ..... down the book you have been reading, but you ..... down when you go to bed. A) Lie / lay. B) Lay / lie. C) Lain / lay. D) Lie / lain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lay / lie. 39. In which sentence is "altogether" used correctly to mean completely or entirely? A) The experience was altogether unforgettable. B) The experience was all together unforgettable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The experience was altogether unforgettable. 40. Xavier has ..... pieces of bubble gum. A) Two. B) Too. C) To. D) Tue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. 41. It has been proven that sleepiness is the ..... of eating Thanksgiving food. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 42. I was (a) tired to play outside. A) A. too. B) To. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. too. 43. Is ..... pencil sharpened? A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 44. He was ..... excited to sit in his desk. A) To. B) Too. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 45. Which sentence correctly uses "every one" to emphasize each individual item? A) Every one of the books on the shelf is a classic. B) Everyone of the books on the shelf is a classic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every one of the books on the shelf is a classic. 46. The dog was bigger ..... the cat. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 47. All of the students (we're / were / wear / where) present for class (accept / except) for Alice, who had a doctor's appointment. A) We're / accept. B) Were / except. C) Were / accept. D) Where/ except. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / except. 48. With homecoming right around the corner, I'm overwhelmed and feel as though I'm ..... my mind! A) Loosing. B) Losing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Losing. 49. You can have ..... pieces of candy. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 50. Please ask them ..... bring ..... cans of cranberry sauce. A) Too, two. B) To, two. C) Two, to. D) To, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To, two. 51. ..... not at school today. Circle the correct answer. A) Their. B) They're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 52. Select the correct word.The low test score will (affect/effect) your grade. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 53. We wouldn't have been able to bear/bare it if we hadn't gotten to see our new cousin. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 54. In which sentence is "every one" used correctly to refer to each individual item in a group? A) Every one of the cookies was eaten by the end of the party. B) Everyone of the cookies was eaten by the end of the party. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every one of the cookies was eaten by the end of the party. 55. That is ..... the impression you're making. Try being more ..... A) Quiet, quite. B) Quite, quiet. C) Quiet, quiet. D) Quite, quite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quite, quiet. 56. The 7th grade team played ..... A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 57. Which sentence uses the word "to" correctly? A) I am to nervous about the test. B) I want to go too the park. C) I am going to the store. D) I left to purchase to apples at the grocery store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am going to the store. 58. I refused to board the ..... because I was just ..... afraid! A) Plain, plain. B) Plane, plane. C) Pain, plane. D) Plane, plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plane, plain. 59. Bill will ..... the trophy. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 60. "What a brilliant blew you are, " said the caterpillar. "I wish I were blew, " he said sadly. A) Blooo. B) Blue. C) Blow. D) No change. 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