This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete this line:Many teenagers miss out on a full night's sleep during the school week which impacts ..... performance, attention, memory, and overall health. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 2. I'll ..... the trophy for my brother. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 3. Jerry wanted to create a new sculpture ..... he felt like doing it. A) Because. B) Cause. C) Whose. D) Who's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 4. Girls are smarter ..... boys. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 5. I like the cafeteria's pizza better ..... their hamburgers. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 6. One (affect / effect) of exercising regularly is that you will likely build muscle. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 7. I have (our, are) concert tickets in my purse. A) Our. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our. 8. Collin, Lilly, and Bella worked hard on ..... group project. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 9. Ivan was standing ..... his subordinates. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Among. 10. She ..... being guilty but ..... to give ..... details. A) Denied, refused, further. B) Refused, refused, farther. C) Denied, refused, farther. D) Refused, denied, further. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denied, refused, further. 11. (Where / Wear / Were / We're) you going to (where / wear / were / we're) something nice out to dinner tonight? A) Were / wear. B) Wear / where. C) Where / were. D) We're / wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were / wear. 12. Gino noticed that his school shirt had lost nearly all ..... buttons. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 13. Pick the right wording A) It's a cat that has been eating my birds. B) It's claws were sharp. C) It's name was Henry. D) Its a cat that has been eating my birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's a cat that has been eating my birds. 14. Nate's ..... grade year is stressful as he's balancing work, school, student body president, and lacrosse. A) Twelvth. B) Twelfth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelfth. 15. ..... you arrived late, there's not much of the good dessert left. A) Scents. B) Sense. C) Since. D) Scence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 16. The ..... of risks can be judged by comparing them to other risks. A) Acceptability. B) Acception. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acceptability. 17. A table or stand at which religious rites are performed A) Alter. B) Altar. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Altar. 18. All the trees in our yard are ..... during the winter. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare. 19. It's so warm outside that I can't ..... it. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 20. Hugs can ..... a person's immune system in a positive way. A) Affect. B) Among. C) Effect. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 21. ..... way ahead of me! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 22. Choose the correct word: "The cat chased ..... tail." A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 23. I can tell ..... prepared for school and ..... not. A) Who's, who's. B) Who's, whose. C) Whose, whose. D) Whose, who's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's, who's. 24. ..... a beautiful day! A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 25. When do you use 'its' vs 'it's'? A) 'It's' is used to indicate possession. B) 'It's' is a possessive pronoun meaning belonging to it. C) 'Its' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'. D) 'Its' is a possessive pronoun meaning belonging to it, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'Its' is a possessive pronoun meaning belonging to it, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'. 26. I can't believe you ate the last slice of pizza! It wasn't ..... slice! It was mine! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 27. ..... eyes give it the best night vision of any animal. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 28. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 20? A) Change me to I. B) Make no change. C) Change Hawk to hawk. D) Change it's to its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change me to I. 29. If you (a) that new lunchbox, I will not buy you another one. A) A. lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. lose. 30. You should wear (lose, loose) clothing to the doctor's office. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 31. Madison and Tony can't make up (there, they're, their) minds. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 32. (a) sits Grandpa, dozing in front of a baseball game. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) A. There. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. There. 33. ..... going to need a bigger boat. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 34. My aunt and uncle had sent the birth announcement on beautiful blue stationary/stationery. A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationery. 35. I can ..... success with hard work. A) Insure. B) Ensure. C) Ensurre. D) Unsure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ensure. 36. Martin can resist dancing, ..... when Lizzo plays. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 37. The members voided their ..... with the referee's decision. A) Descent. B) Dissent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dissent. 38. I ..... you not to get involved in Sandra and Mike's problems. (advice / advise) A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advise. 39. How much is that ..... ? A) Cantalupe. B) Cantoloupe. C) Cantaloupe. D) Cantaloup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cantaloupe. 40. He eats more rice (then, than) beans. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 41. The cake is ..... sweet; I can't eat more than a small slice. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 42. You did ..... in the test; your marks should be ..... A) Good/well. B) Well/good. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well/good. 43. We need to ..... our next new car. A) Ensure. B) Insure. C) Insuree. D) Insuire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insure. 44. Which sentence uses "they're" correctly? A) They're going to the library after school. B) Their going to the library after school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're going to the library after school. 45. They will go to the store (then, than) to the mall. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 46. Identify the correct word:The (principal / principle) of the school gave a speech. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 47. My grandmother offered me ..... on how to save money. A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 48. Complete this line:The ball crashed ..... the window. A) Threw. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 49. Today Peg wanted to drive ..... than yesterday in hopes of arriving to the destination early. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farther. 50. The trip can take anywhere from eleven ..... thirteen hours. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 51. I didn't bring any money ..... paying for me? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 52. Do you know ..... book it is? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 53. What does 'effect' mean? A) A noun that refers to the result of a change. B) A verb that means to cause something to happen. C) A synonym for the word 'cause'. D) An adjective describing something that is impactful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun that refers to the result of a change. 54. ..... not going to believe what happened! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 55. The captain ..... from the front. A) Led. B) Lead. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Led. 56. The accident did not ..... Sarah's decision to ..... the scholarship. A) Affect/accept. B) Effect/except. C) Affect/except. D) Effect/accept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect/accept. 57. The duck's bill got caught in the fishing hook. A) Money owed to someone. B) A beak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beak. 58. My dog lost ..... toy somewhere in the backyard yesterday. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 59. What is wrong with this sentence:Let's go eat then. A) Nothing. B) "Then" should be "than". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing. 60. Most drugs have side ..... A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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