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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I have ..... apples in my bag. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 2. Words that Act as Multiple Parts of Speech:Principal The word principal can be an adjective or a noun, depending on how you use it in a sentence. Examine the sentence. Use context clues to figure out principal's part of speech:The project's principal goal is to enhance community engagement. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 3. I talked ..... my brother yesterday. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 4. Choose the correct word ..... raining outside! A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 5. We all left the room ..... Tom. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 6. His ferret is bigger ..... my dog! A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 7. The cat is sleeping over ..... in the cozy basket. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 8. The employees are always sneaking French fries into (their, they're, there) mouths. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 9. My 1st period boys often require me to have ..... of ..... ; however, I still love them. A) Alot; patience. B) Alot; patients. C) A lot; patients. D) A lot; patience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lot; patience. 10. Going to the Mozard Conference will be a great ..... to learn more about ..... music. A) Way | vintage. B) Time | classy. C) Day | challenging. D) Opportunity | classical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opportunity | classical. 11. When I ..... my bike, I fell and skinned my knee on the ..... A) Rode, road. B) Road, rode. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rode, road. 12. The price of oil continues to ..... A) Raise. B) Rise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rise. 13. I got to sit in the front seat because I am older (a) my sister. A) A. than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. than. 14. Select the correct word.We found the lost lunchbox (beside/besides) the dugouts. A) Beside. B) Besides. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 15. The ..... of the starfish's failure to swim far is unknown. A) Whole. B) Because. C) Cause. D) Who's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause. 16. When you go to a job interview, try to be prepared and to dress ..... A) Respecting. B) Respective. C) Respectably. D) Respectively. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respectably. 17. My pants are too A) LOSE. B) LOOSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LOOSE. 18. What's wrong with this sentence:Meet me hear after school. A) "Hear" should be "here". B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Hear" should be "here". 19. I think ..... in trouble. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 20. My friends want me to run for class president, but I do not know (weather / whether) or not to (accept / except) the nomination. A) Weather / accept. B) Weather / except. C) Whether / except. D) Whether / accept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whether / accept. 21. ..... more important to study ..... it is to party. It's/Its, than/then A) Its/then. B) It's/then. C) It's/than. D) Its/than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's/than. 22. He took 10% ..... the price. A) Off. B) Of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off. 23. Identify the plural form of the word that refers to electronic devices used for communication: A) Phone's. B) Phones. C) Phonz. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phones. 24. They grabbed ..... coats and went to the snow. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 25. I don't want Chipotle; I eat that ..... A) A lot. B) Alot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lot. 26. ..... uniforms are still wet and in the washing machine. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 27. This year we are going ..... Plymouth Rock ..... celebrate Thanksgiving. A) Too, two. B) To, two. C) To, to. D) Too, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To, to. 28. Mandeep & Virat are good friends. The ..... is a cricketer. A) Latter. B) Later. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latter. 29. The (affect / effect) of the new medication was a loss of appetite. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 30. Just ..... with it, and accept the acting ..... A) Role, roll. B) Role, role. C) Roll, role. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roll, role. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books