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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We are having fresh fruit for ..... A) Dessert. B) Dessurt. C) Dessurect. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dessert. 2. Select the sentence that uses "whose" correctly. A) Whose backpack is this?. B) Who's going to the store?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose backpack is this?. 3. If the ..... is bad, we will have to cancel our camping trip. A) Weather. B) Whether. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 4. Several men were questioned by police yesterday about the ..... A) Burglar. B) Burglary. C) Bungalow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burglary. 5. It was ..... much to hope for a snow day. A) To. B) Too. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 6. He wasn't enjoying the occasion so he thought he'd spoil it for everyone else-it was very ..... of him. A) Childish. B) Childless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Childish. 7. Unless salaries are improved, more and more good staff will leave the ..... professions. A) Caring. B) Careful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caring. 8. We had eaten ..... A) All ready. B) Already. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Already. 9. The dog wagged ..... tail merrily. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 10. Daze (noun/verb) A) A method of meditation. B) A type of dance move. C) A state of confusion; to stun or bewilder. D) A feeling of extreme happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A state of confusion; to stun or bewilder. 11. What is the past tense of 'lead'? A) Leading. B) Leaded. C) Led. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Led. 12. A device to stop a machine A) Brake. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brake. 13. With the exclusion of, but A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 14. I need to ..... down and rest for a while. A) Lay. B) Raise. C) Rise. D) Lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lie. 15. Even though she hated him, she was civil to him ..... A) Anyway. B) Anyways. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anyway. 16. ..... for his turn was tiring; he went out for a walk. A) Waiting. B) Awaiting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting. 17. Elijah and Katharine ..... quite a bit of world history. A) No. B) Know. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Know. 18. Have you ever been ..... a basketball game? A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) Tue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 19. Please ..... the vase on the shelf. A) Lay. B) Set. C) Lie. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Set. 20. ..... the most improved in the class? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 21. I'm getting (to, too, two) much sleep right now. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 22. Devon worked hard, saved up money, and ..... himself a bass boat. A) Brought. B) Bought. C) Boght. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 23. (Their, They're, There) is not much we can do about the problem until it stops raining. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 24. Select the correct word to complete the sentence:The ..... of the book was very engaging. A) Foreward. B) Forward. C) Forword. D) Foreword. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreword. 25. Alternative (noun/adjective) A) A type of fuel derived from natural resources. B) Another option or choice. *Example*:Solar energy provides an alternative to fossil fuels. C) A synonym for the word 'main'. D) A method of transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Another option or choice. *Example*:Solar energy provides an alternative to fossil fuels. 26. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "The sandpaper was too ..... for the delicate wood." A) Coarse. B) Course. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coarse. 27. Writing paper, especially with matching envelopes A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationery. 28. Select the correct word.(Who's/Whose) going to the school for the dance? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 29. There is something ..... the seats in the car. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 30. Mrs. Belli needed one more ..... picture for the yearbook. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. ← 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books