This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... pig just tore up my garden! A) Whole. B) Who's. C) Hole. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whose. 2. Select the correct word: "I think ..... going to rain today." A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 3. Trying to be ..... , the man quietly slipped the generous tip to his food server. A) Discrete. B) Discreet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discreet. 4. Presents (noun/verb) A) A formal introduction of someone. B) Gifts; third person singular of present. C) A presentation or display of information. D) A type of gift wrap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gifts; third person singular of present. 5. ..... the one I was telling you about! A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 6. Please ..... your sources for the PSA project. A) Sight. B) Site. C) Cite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cite. 7. The sun ..... from the East. A) Rises. B) Raises. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rises. 8. I really don't know ..... or not I'll go out tonight. A) Whether. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether. 9. There is nothing better (then, than) waking up to the smell of freshly-brewed coffee. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 10. I wanted to know ..... you would cooperate A) Wether. B) Weather. C) Wither. D) Whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether. 11. ..... suggesting that we go to the game early? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 12. Mattea and I will paint ..... bedroom. A) Are. B) Our. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our. 13. We're done ..... A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Here. 14. Cindy, ..... the book on the table. A) Lie. B) Lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lay. 15. During a test, you should not make a sound. You must be very ..... A) Quite. B) Quiet. C) Quit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quiet. 16. ..... I've been in high school, I've realized just how much I need to pay attention in order to stay on top of my work; completing things on-time makes the most ..... when trying to earn a passing grade. A) Sense; sense. B) Sense; since. C) Since; sense. D) Since; since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since; sense. 17. Choose the correct word.Since he had a broken leg, he was forced to take one ..... at a time to get to the second floor. A) Stair. B) Stare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stair. 18. Which of the following sentences uses "anyone" correctly? A) Any one can join the club if they are interested. B) Anyone can join the club if they are interested. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anyone can join the club if they are interested. 19. Gurgaon was ..... renamed Gurugram in 2016. A) Formally. B) Formerly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formally. 20. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "I have ..... finished my homework." A) All ready. B) Already. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Already. 21. The ..... rounded up the criminals. A) Marsshal. B) Marshall. C) Marshal. D) Marsheil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marshal. 22. How will the bombing of the bridge ..... the traffic pattern tomorrow? A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 23. ..... very lucky that you got home before the blizzard hit! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 24. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word? A) The principal of the school is very strict. B) The principle of the school is very strict. C) The principal of the school is very strict. D) The principle of the school is very strict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The principal of the school is very strict. 25. I love to ..... my sunglasses at the beach! A) We're. B) Wear. C) Were. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wear. 26. All the motions were passed ..... HB267. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 27. Kelly said, "I'm ..... now!" A) Alright. B) All right. C) Right. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All right. 28. Please be ..... or I will be ..... annoyed. A) Quite, quiet. B) Quiet, quite. C) Quite, quite. D) Quiet, quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quiet, quite. 29. Complete this line:I have to work every day this week ..... Tuesday. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 30. Which word is possessive? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. ← 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 6Commonly Confused Words Quiz 7Commonly Confused Words Quiz 8Commonly Confused Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books