This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The neighbor's chickens have not ..... eggs for the past week. Something must be wrong. A) Lain. B) Layed. C) Laid. D) Lay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laid. 2. The teacher ..... him on his performance. A) Complimented. B) Complemented. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complimented. 3. I needed (farther, further) instruction in order t understand my work. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Further. 4. Choose the correct word.My cat will ..... at me for the longest time. It's so weird the way her eyes seem to burn into me like little lasers. A) Stair. B) Stare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stare. 5. Hailey ..... the ball over Olivia's head. A) Thru. B) Through. C) Threw. D) Throo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threw. 6. Last year Beckham ..... the soccer league in goals. A) Lead. B) Led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Led. 7. I'm not sure ..... it will rain this weekend or not. A) Weather. B) Whether. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 8. ..... the winner of the championship game? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 9. Tom Cruise is not ..... He's short. (high / tall) A) High. B) Tall. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tall. 10. The television was broken; the CD player was broken to / too / two A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 11. I had to ..... the news to my dad about his driver's-side ..... being rusted out, and he wasn't please. A) Brake; break. B) Break; break. C) Break; brake. D) Brake; brake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Break; brake. 12. Is my noise going to ..... your sleep? A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 13. Her argument with the coach was a matter of ..... A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principle. 14. The street was ..... noisy. A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quite. 15. Congratulations! I (hear / here) that you've won a trip to Europe. A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hear. 16. The dog wagged ..... tail with excitement. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 17. If you want to be a champion, you have to ..... everyday. (practice / practise) A) Practice. B) Practise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practise. 18. Smoking tobacco can adversely ..... your lungs and blood flow. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) Who. D) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 19. I knew I should of studied more for the test. A) Could of. B) Should have. C) NO CHANGE. D) Would of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 20. ..... planning to visit the new ice cream shop downtown. We all love ice cream! A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 21. I used to hate driving ..... the rain, but now it doesn't bother me. A) Through. B) Though. C) Threw. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 22. I will never ..... my mother's decision. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 23. The signing of the peace treaty was ..... event. A) Historical. B) Historic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historic. 24. To ..... did you give the package? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 25. To exclude; unless A) Accept. B) Seas. C) Seize. D) Except. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Except. 26. I couldn't decide ..... color shoes I wanted. A) Witch. B) Which. C) Wich. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which. 27. You did a ..... job. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 28. There/Their/They're are many fun things to do at the beach. A) 1. There. B) 2. Their. C) 3. They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. There. 29. You need to go (through, threw) your essay and make (your, you're) corrections A) Through. B) Threw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 30. One of the key ..... of being a vegetarian is that they can not eat meat. A) Principles. B) Principals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principles. 31. You play that game so ..... A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 32. Late at night the street was ..... A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quiet. 33. Have ..... apple for lunch. A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An. 34. Which sentence uses "already" correctly to indicate something that has happened before now? A) I have already completed the assignment before the deadline. B) I have all ready completed the assignment before the deadline. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have already completed the assignment before the deadline. 35. On seeing the men with the guns, Sachin realised the threat was ..... A) Imminent. B) Eminent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imminent. 36. What's wrong with this sentence:Come hear. A) "Hear" should be here. B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Hear" should be here. 37. I was alert after the collision, but ..... frightened ..... move. A) To, too. B) To, to. C) Too, to. D) Too, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too, to. 38. The radiation leak has had a disastrous ..... on the environment. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 39. ..... got a summer house in the country? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 40. Eden and Ava both ..... a little Spanish. A) No. B) Know. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Know. 41. The birthday boy opened all the presents at his party ..... his sister's. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 42. I gave my homework ..... the teacher. A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 43. ..... paper is on the floor? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 44. Choose the correct form of the word in parentheses.The cat slowly drank (its, it's) milk from the porcelain bowl. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 45. ..... going to be a great day at the beach. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 46. If you don't get your work done, ..... you will lose privileges. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 47. My dogs will all be very glad when we finally leave them to catch up on ..... sleep. They are exhausted! A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 48. Take a deep ..... if you're feeling stressed. A) Breathe. B) Breath. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breath. 49. The sun will ..... in the morning. A) Sit. B) Set. C) Raise. D) Rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rise. 50. The company's data revealed that its employees produced 10 percent more work during the workday if they joined large groups to eat lunch. A) Evidence. B) Logic/reason. C) Stylistic. D) Stylistic and logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 51. You are always worrying ..... much! A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 52. I am so mad at the coach that I decided to ..... the team. A) Quite. B) Quiet. C) Quit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quit. 53. ..... mom is going ..... a rough time right now. A) Their, threw. B) Their, through. C) There, through. D) There, threw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their, through. 54. My doctor told me that my pain would be ..... as long as I took my medicine and ..... my foot. A) Alleviated; alleviated. B) Alleviated; elevated. C) Elevated; alleviated. D) Elevated; elevated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alleviated; elevated. 55. Thanks! You're ..... kind. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 56. I have ..... cousins than Latisha; her family is big! A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 57. Which sentence uses "every one" correctly? A) Every one of the cookies was delicious. B) Everyone of the cookies was delicious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every one of the cookies was delicious. 58. Just like a light bulb, the boy ..... he had a brilliant idea. A) Known. B) New. C) Knew. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knew. 59. Would you like ..... cup of tea? A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 60. My great-grandmother told us many bawdy tales about her ..... A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. ← 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