This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 25 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of 'principal' in the context of a school? A) The head administrator of a school. B) A type of school subject. C) A student who is the top performer. D) A financial term related to loans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The head administrator of a school. 2. She decided to ..... on the couch for a nap. A) Raise. B) Lie. C) Rise. D) Set. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lie. 3. ..... going to call your grandma today. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 4. The worries of ..... life can drag you down. A) Everyday. B) Every day. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyday. 5. If you beat me in Fortnite, I promise not to ..... my temper. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 6. Eleanor ..... the pizza down on the counter a few minutes ago, so it should be cool enough to cut now. A) Lay. B) Laid. C) Lain. D) Lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laid. 7. I wonder if students realize how hard this is on ..... teachers. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 8. ..... going to be hard to pass math this year. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 9. Where do you have ..... picnic set up? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 10. ..... shoes are those sitting on the ground in the living room? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 11. Aquaman can ..... underwater A) Breath. B) Breathe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breathe. 12. Please don't forget to bring ..... library book to class. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 13. Select the correct word.(Who's/Whose) going to the school? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 14. (Where / Wear/ Were/ We're) you aware that your test was today, or not? A) Wear. B) We're. C) Were. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 15. Identify the sentence with the correct use of 'affect' or 'effect'. A) The affect of the movie was profound. B) The new law will effect many people. C) She wanted to effect a change in her routine. D) The weather can affect your mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weather can affect your mood. 16. If you sit down here ..... me, I'll tell you a big secret. A) Beside. B) Besides. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 17. Identify the correct usage: "The project is ..... finished." A) Altogether. B) All together. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altogether. 18. Would you rather have ..... or French toast for breakfast? A) Cereal. B) Serial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cereal. 19. The concert starts at 8:00 PM, and we need to be ..... by 7:30 PM. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 20. You shouldn't use bright colors ..... it's hard to see. A) Cause. B) Because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 21. The price of gasoline ..... the economy A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 22. The term ..... very quickly. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 23. I ..... the check for $ 1, 000 to help the animal shelter. A) Accepted. B) Excepted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accepted. 24. The best ..... I have ever received is to be kind. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice. 25. The class went on a school trip to see the U.S ..... and learn about congressional procedures. A) Capital. B) Captiol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captiol. 26. Try the new chocolate ..... after dinner. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 27. In the parade, the band will ..... the floats. A) Precede. B) Proceed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precede. 28. Our ..... concern is our work productivity. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) Principel. D) Principol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 29. Which word meansA HAIRY, SCARY MAMMAL? A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 30. Come over here/hear, so I can take a picture of you. A) Here. B) Hear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here. 31. UAB Hospital, where the injured were treated, declined to release information on them, ..... requests by their families for privacy.-Washington Times (Nov 1, 2016) A) Citing. B) Siting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citing. 32. ..... me and you, I think Kallie won the contest. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 33. Many elderly people will be affected by the library ..... A) Closenesses. B) Closesures. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closesures. 34. The volleyball team cannot ..... this year. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 35. Luke's dog wagged ..... tail. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 36. We do chores on an everyday basis. Correct? Yes/No A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 37. What does 'excepts' mean? A) To accept. B) To include. C) To reject. D) To exclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To exclude. 38. Smoking is the ..... cause of lung cancer. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 39. What is the purpose of using 'they're'? A) To describe a state of being, meaning 'they are'. B) To express a contraction of 'they were'. C) To indicate possession, meaning 'their'. D) To indicate a location, meaning 'there'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe a state of being, meaning 'they are'. 40. Cosmetic surgery can have really positive ..... on people's lives. A) Effects. B) Affects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effects. 41. The nurse read ..... to the sick child. A) Aloud. B) Allowed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloud. 42. Select the correct word: " ..... house is the one with the red door." A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 43. The house is hidden ..... the trees. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 44. Tim is planning to (a) a symphony. A) A. compose. B) Compromise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. compose. 45. Would you like to go to/two/too? A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 46. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The cat lost ..... collar. A) Its. B) It. C) Its'. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 47. Pick the right word to complete the sentence:The cat is over ..... by the tree. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 48. Can you ..... the table for dinner? A) Set. B) Raise. C) Rise. D) Lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set. 49. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15? A) Change it's to its. B) Change began to begun. C) Make no change. D) Delete the comma after unsafe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change it's to its. 50. Can you name every state ..... in the U.S.? A) Capital. B) Capitol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital. 51. If you want to identify that ugly bug, ask Claudia, (whose, who's) collection of beetles is huge. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 52. The bad weather ..... the entire Little League tournament. A) Affected. B) Effected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affected. 53. ..... umbrella is this? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 54. Jonathan was ..... for his volunteer work and charitable donations. A) Cited. B) Sighted. C) Sited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cited. 55. Please give this bag of groceries ..... mom. A) Too. B) To. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 56. Which word means also or extra? A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 57. What does 'accept' mean? A) To reject something. B) To question someone's authority. C) To ignore a request. D) To receive or agree to something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To receive or agree to something. 58. The runner in second ..... the runner in first to take the lead. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 59. Coach Simmons feels that ..... the best way to beat the other team. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 60. What is wrong with this sentence:We leave school at 4 o'clock to be pacific. A) "Pacific" should be "specific". B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Pacific" should be "specific". ← 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