This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 27 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After graduation, the senior was so ..... happy to be attending the college of her choice. A) Vary. B) Very. C) Merry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very. 2. Which word should be used in the following sentence: "Everyone can come to the trip ..... for Mark, who has a prior engagement." A) Accept. B) Except. C) Axcept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 3. You must have a ..... in order to fight for it. A) Cause. B) Because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause. 4. How much does that package ..... ? A) Way. B) Weigh. C) Away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weigh. 5. This student is a ..... A) Sophomore. B) Sophmore. C) Sophommore. D) Sofomore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sophomore. 6. Identify the correct word to complete the sentence:The (affect / effect) of the new law was immediate. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 7. The children put on a ..... play at church. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 8. I can ..... you talking about me. A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hear. 9. Come over this afternoon; I'll be ready (then / than). A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 10. I will have to (accept / except) the fact that I will never be a great basketball player. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 11. We gathered ..... for a picture after the ceremony. A) All together. B) Altogether. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All together. 12. Jim and Bob both applied for the same job. Jim said, " ..... not going to hire us both ..... not fair." A) They're / its. B) They're / it's. C) Their / it's. D) There / its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're / it's. 13. I do not know with ..... I will go to the prom. A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 14. Who's ..... at the door right now? A) Here. B) Are. C) Hear. D) Ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here. 15. When can I yell ..... ? It's not fair that yelling isn't ..... A) Aloud, allowed. B) Allowed, allowed. C) Aloud, aloud. D) Allowed, aloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloud, allowed. 16. Camels live in the ..... A) Deseart. B) Desert. C) Dessert. D) Deasert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 17. If you text and drive you may not ..... in time if a car suddenly stops in front of you. A) Brake. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brake. 18. When you complete the application, you can submit it then ..... to the next part of the process. A) Precede. B) Proceed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proceed. 19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I can't believe ..... going to the concert without me! A) You are. B) Your. C) Yore. D) You're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You're. 20. Your argument is ..... Just tell me why you are in favour of a military solution. (irrelevant / irreverent) A) Irrelevant. B) Irreverent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrelevant. 21. I bought expensive glasses and fear I might ..... them. A) Loose. B) Lose. C) Leuce. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 22. Don't ..... my answer until you think it through for yourself. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 23. He thinks ..... not fair A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 24. Riana is meeting her (there, their, they're) after dinner. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 25. Keira said ..... coming over tonight. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 26. The teacher asked the students to ..... their hands. A) Sit. B) Raise. C) Rise. D) Set. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raise. 27. "We cannot just ..... in the twenty-first century that hundreds of millions of people are left out." -Nature (Oct 31, 2016) A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 28. (Your, You're) going to be late. A) You. B) You're. C) Yours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 29. Pick the correct word to complete the sentence below:The hunting blind is hidden ..... the trees. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Among. 30. Many people think you're / your ideas are dead wrong. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 31. Select the word that best fits the sentence: "The room was so ..... after the party that it took hours to clean." A) Filthy. B) Fillthy. C) Filty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Filthy. 32. I like ..... haircut. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 33. I went grocery shopping and remembered everything ..... Mr. Keim's sunflower seeds. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 34. "When I speak with people, they often indicate how they feel our country has turned away from its founding ..... , " said Ms. Kelly.-Washington Times (Oct 31, 2016) A) Principles. B) Principals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principles. 35. We were going to visit our aunt, our uncle, and our newborn cousin, to/two/too. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 36. Disco music is a lot less popular (then, than) it used to be. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 37. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:'I can't believe you ate the whole pizza by ..... ' A) Yourselves. B) Yourself. C) Themselves. D) Itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yourself. 38. The comic book entertained Jeffrey, ..... A) Too. B) To. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 39. We ..... lucky to have a friend like Bill. A) Our. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 40. According to ABC 7, there is a suspect on the ..... A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loose. 41. Is this ..... book or is it my book? A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 42. He is hoping he can go ..... camp this summer. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 43. Today was ..... a challenge. A) Quite. B) Quiet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quite. 44. Is Hari ..... uncle? A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 45. What is the meaning of 'affect'? A) To create a physical object. B) To influence or make a change in something. C) To express a feeling or emotion. D) To describe a situation or event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To influence or make a change in something. 46. My brother was the only one (who, that) won the trophy. A) Who. B) That. C) Which. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 47. Choose the correct word:'The weather was ..... (affecting/effecting) our plans.' A) Effected. B) Affecting. C) Affect. D) Effecting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affecting. 48. I can't eat another bite; I'm ..... full. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 49. Mr. Smith is the ..... at my daughter's school. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 50. She is taller (then, than) she was last year, but she still considers herself a shrimp. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 51. Can you ask Nick and Lyle if ..... coming on the trip tomorrow? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 52. Choose the correct word:'Their/There/They're going to the park.' A) There going to the park. B) They're. C) They're going to park. D) Their going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 53. Take my ..... and get someone to have a look at it for you. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice. 54. ..... going to be a great day today! A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 55. That football game was so ..... ; even my teammates who usually struggle played ..... A) Well; good. B) Well; well. C) Good; good. D) Good; well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Good; well. 56. What is the purpose of using 'whether' in a sentence? A) To introduce a single idea or statement. B) To express certainty about a situation. C) To introduce two or more alternatives or possibilities. D) To indicate a cause-and-effect relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To introduce two or more alternatives or possibilities. 57. David cleaned his room ..... times this week. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 58. A recommendation for action A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 59. ..... backpack is sitting on the front porch. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 60. There's been a lot of rain this ..... It's appropriate for the funeral, where we will ..... the death of our kitty. A) Morning, mourning. B) Mourning, morning. C) Morning, mourn. D) Mourning, morn. 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