This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The twins explained that (there, their, they're) parrot flew away when they opened the window. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 2. Although we play a tough opponent Friday night, I believe ..... going to win the game. A) Were. B) We're. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We're. 3. ..... a shame that we are not in school today. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 4. The Smiths keep their / there / they're lawn cut shorter than we do. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 5. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I can't believe you ate the whole (desert/dessert) by yourself! A) Dessert. B) Desart. C) Desert. D) Deseart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dessert. 6. Select the correct word.It is over (there/they're/their). A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 7. The magician practiced an ..... with a rabbit and a hat. A) Effect. B) Illusion. C) Distortion. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusion. 8. Anyone ..... late must go to the principal's office. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 9. My friends have seen me ..... some difficult times. A) Threw. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 10. Teenagers think ..... always right, and they whine until they get ..... way. A) Their, their. B) Their, they're. C) They're, their. D) Their, there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're, their. 11. We are going ..... the park after lunch. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 12. Everyone ..... Marcia is going to the dance. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 13. ..... going to be late! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 14. Nothing I say will ..... my mother's decision. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 15. Growing up on a ranch, my dad ..... me the value of hard work. A) Teached. B) Taught. C) Tought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taught. 16. I like chocolate cake more ..... ice cream. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 17. I want to eat my rice, (then, than) my beans. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 18. Now you can find pencils without ..... A) Lead. B) Led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lead. 19. What is wrong with this sentence:Hurricane Harvey affected Houston. A) Nothing. B) "Affected" should be "effected". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing. 20. When do we use 'then'? A) 'Then' is used to show contrast or comparison. B) 'Then' is used to indicate a place or location. C) 'Then' is used to express a condition or hypothesis. D) 'Then' is used to indicate time or sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'Then' is used to indicate time or sequence. 21. New surgeries for blind people can restore their (cite / sight / site). A) Cite. B) Sight. C) Site. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 22. I told my school principle/principal that I was going to be absent on Friday. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 23. What is wrong with this sentence:I love to swim in the Specific Ocean. A) "Specific" should be "Pacific". B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Specific" should be "Pacific". 24. The twenty-five computers hum in the lab as if (a) a church choir warming up to sing. A) A. they're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. they're. 25. (Who's, Whose) pig jumped off the roof? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 26. What does it's mean? A) Shows ownership. B) It is. C) I'm not sure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is. 27. When we got to the hospital, my uncle led/lead us to the nursery to see Freddy. A) Led. B) Lead. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Led. 28. Messi ..... the ball to Ronaldo across the field. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 29. Luke could ..... made the touchdown, but he fumbled the ball. A) Of. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 30. Which of the following sentences uses the commonly confused words "hear/here" correctly? A) I'm stopping right here to tie my shoe. B) Hear is the spot where I pooped my pants. C) I plugged my ears so I can no longer here you. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm stopping right here to tie my shoe. 31. Which word meansTO AGREE OR TO RECEIVE SOMETHING? A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 32. The shoppers bought all of my cars accept / except the most expensive one. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 33. The ..... of the two men in a dark alley scared him. A) Cite. B) Sight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 34. The money was divided ..... John and Tebogo. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 35. In which sentence is "every day" used correctly to indicate a habitual action? A) She wears her favorite dress every day to impress her colleagues. B) She wears her favorite dress everyday to impress her colleagues. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wears her favorite dress every day to impress her colleagues. 36. Which of the following sentences uses the commonly confused words "whose/who's" correctly? A) Do you know who's coming to the party?. B) Who's house are we going to tomorrow night?. C) Whose the best teacher in the land?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do you know who's coming to the party?. 37. The dogs over ..... have been known to dig many holes. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 38. Winnie the Pooh is an ..... character. A) Imaginative. B) Imaginary. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imaginary. 39. I don't think that's actually Miles Standish. I think ..... part of a group of living historians or something. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 40. The man was not ..... after the crash. A) Conscious. B) Conscooise. C) Concsious. D) Conscoius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conscious. 41. Her ..... told her she was wrong. A) Concsience. B) Consceince. C) Conscience. D) Consience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conscience. 42. Father placed the Bible on the ..... A) Altar. B) Alter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altar. 43. I fell off my bike when I used the ..... too forcefully. A) Break. B) Brake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brake. 44. The meteorologist said the hurricane was worse (then, than) the tornados. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 45. It was time to get up close and (personal / personnel). A) Personal. B) Personnel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal. 46. The building on the corner is ..... bank. A) Are. B) Our. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our. 47. I wish you would turn that television ..... A) Of. B) Off. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off. 48. Baby's name is Fred. I'm going to call him Freddy. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 49. I wanted to see the ..... about Manet in the Prado gallery in Madrid. (exhibition / expedition) A) Exhibition. B) Expedition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhibition. 50. My favorite team didn't lose the big game. A) Loose. B) Lost. C) Losing. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 51. The dog chewed on ..... owner's leg. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 52. Which of the following sentences uses "everyone" correctly? A) Everyone of the students passed the exam. B) Everyone is invited to the party. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone is invited to the party. 53. The troops fought in the ..... A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 54. You better tie that ..... or you're going to fall! A) Knot. B) Not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knot. 55. The ..... of the aircraft was swift. A) Descent. B) Dissent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Descent. 56. I hope we can visit the U.S ..... for our 8th-grade field trip. A) Capital. B) Capitol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitol. 57. What change should be made to the following sentence:I bought to red balloons and four blue ones. A) Change to to two. B) Change four to for. C) Change red to read. D) Change blue to blew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change to to two. 58. I am going to ..... down for an hour. A) Lie. B) Lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lie. 59. Aleena ..... herself one more chocolate chip cookie as a snack. A) Aloud. B) Allowed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allowed. 60. The twin sisters don't like to be ..... for more than a day. A) A part. B) Apart. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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