This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 30 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One of my counsins is ..... from France with his wife and daughter. A) Getting over. B) Coming over. C) Taking over. D) Bring over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coming over. 2. The car ..... was quite quick because the road was clear. A) Voyage. B) Excursion. C) Journey. D) Tour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Journey. 3. The fire caused a lot of ..... to the building and factory machinery. A) Damage. B) Wound. C) Harm. D) Injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damage. 4. Please go sit over ..... with your books. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 5. I'm sorry Kathy! Can you repeat that? I didn't ..... what you said. A) Listen. B) Hear. C) Feel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 6. Lindsey will volunteer at the engineering ..... over summer. A) Sight. B) Site. C) Cite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Site. 7. Pick the correct word for the sentence:I would hate for the ..... to make the tree house ..... in the tree. A) Weather;lose. B) Whether; loose. C) Whether;lose. D) Weather;loose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather;loose. 8. Travel ..... is a felling of illness, esp of needing to vomit, which some people get in a moving vehicle. A) Illness. B) Unwellness. C) Sickness. D) Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sickness. 9. Tomorrow, i am going on the trip to the science museum. are you? A) Tomorrow, I. B) Tomorrow, Are. C) Tomorrow, I, Are. D) Tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tomorrow, I, Are. 10. Try to make your report as ..... as possible:only give us the facts, and not your opinions. A) Subjective. B) Objective. C) Objectionable. D) Subjected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objective. 11. Choose the letter salutation that is capitalized correctly. A) My Dearest Kareem,. B) My dearest Kareem,. C) My dearest Kareem,. D) My Dearest Kareem,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dearest Kareem,. 12. I don't have lots of ..... to do. A) Works. B) Jobs. C) Work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Work. 13. ..... dog bit me! A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 14. Can you see the sun setting over ..... ? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 15. Did you ..... what she's just said? A) Listen. B) Hear. C) Heard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 16. She told him she'd spent all her savings but he didn't bat an ..... A) Lips. B) Teeth. C) Eyelid. D) Hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eyelid. 17. Pick the correct word to complete the sentence:Don't work ..... hard. A) Two. B) Too. C) To. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 18. I ..... Mum's advice and went on holiday to Greece after my break-up with my partner. A) Took. B) Kept. C) Had. D) Got. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took. 19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.It is unusual that ..... not having a party next door. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 20. John ..... me yesterday that he is getting married in the spring. A) Told. B) Said. C) Spoke. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 21. I went ..... school. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 22. Complete the sentence:I looked all over but I can't find ..... I put my homework. A) Where. B) Wear. C) Were. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where. 23. ..... are several mistakes in this paper. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 24. I ..... gone to the party, but I didn't have a ride. A) Would of. B) Would have. C) Wood of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have. 25. Pick the correct word to complete the sentence:Make sure you pick those ..... up before you come home. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 26. The continued use of fossil fuels poses a ..... threat to the survival of some species. A) Serious. B) Crucial. C) Important. D) Essential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Serious. 27. Because of the current ..... situation, we have been forced to close down several of our citycenter outlets. A) Economics. B) Economize. C) Economic. D) Economical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic. 28. I cannot ..... such behaviour (zachowanie). A) Accept. B) Expect. C) Except. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 29. "I love basketball ....., " exclaimed Eon. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 30. We need to remain ..... to the needs of our customers, and react accordingly. A) Sensitive. B) Sensibility. C) Sensible. D) Sensitivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensible. 31. ..... is no soap in my bathroom. Could you send some up please? A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 32. She ..... that she was busy. A) Talked. B) Said. C) Told. D) Spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 33. I was hoping that I would get to see ..... farm. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 34. The manager said he believed we would win the contract, but I knew that we didn't really standa / an ..... A) Possibility. B) Opportunity. C) Chance. D) Probability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chance. 35. Marco:What's your ..... on this? Susan:I'd ..... you to rethink the problem before continuing. A) Advice / advise. B) Advise / advise. C) Advice / advice. D) Advise / advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice / advise. 36. I bought ..... tacos for breakfast. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 37. ..... workers are often rewarded with higher salaries and other benefits. A) Conscious. B) Conscience. C) Conscientious. D) Consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conscientious. 38. ..... going to be late to school. A) You're. B) Your. C) Youre. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 39. I am ..... learning how to drive. A) Actually. B) Currently. C) Curently. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Currently. 40. I don't ..... much in the week. A) Go away. B) Go out. C) Escape. D) Leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go out. 41. I wish I knew ..... bag this is because it has ..... of money in it. A) Who's, alot. B) Whose, alot. C) Whose, a lot. D) Who's, a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whose, a lot. 42. The governor's request set in ..... the process for reveiving federal funds. A) Fluctuation. B) Mobility. C) Movement. D) Motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motion. 43. ..... going to be here soon. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 44. I didn't understand this grammar because I wasn't ..... to the teacher at all. A) Hearing. B) Hear. C) Listening. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listening. 45. Who left the window open in the truck? was it you? A) Who. B) Who, Truck, Was. C) Who, Was. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who, Was. 46. Do you ..... the time when you were 5 years old? A) Remind. B) Remember. C) Memorize. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remember. 47. How long does your piano class ..... ? A) Come. B) Get. C) Take. D) Last. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Last. 48. The average length of ..... in use at the main airports in 1951 is about 5, 000 ft. A) Freeways. B) Subways. C) Highways. D) Runways. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runways. 49. I took ..... in three demonstrations against the war. A) Place. B) Time. C) Part. D) Pleasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Part. 50. It says on the box, "Handle with ..... " A) Mind. B) Care. C) Matter. D) Warning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Care. 51. The ..... I was given wasn't helpful. I need better ..... . A) Advice / advice. B) Advise / advise. C) Advice / advise. D) Advise / advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice / advice. 52. There are ..... seats left on the bus. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 53. I am so lucky. Straight after University I found my dream ..... A) Work. B) Job. C) Carrer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Job. 54. ..... his birthday party. A) It's. B) Its. C) Its. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 55. Environmental inspectors regularly ..... our kitchens and other food preparation areas tomake sure they conform to regulations. A) Study. B) Control. C) Analyze. D) Inspect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inspect. 56. At school, tani and i were voted president and vice president of the class. A) At, I. B) At, Tani. C) At, Tani, I. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At, Tani, I. 57. I am going (two, to, too) the show. A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 58. How long does it normally ..... you to find a parking space in the morning? A) Take. B) Last. C) Get. D) Put. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take. 59. They've forgotten ..... bags. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 60. I ..... a real laugh at Doug's party last Saturday A) Got. B) Gave. C) Kept. D) Had. 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