This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Correct Usage – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Correct Usage Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is undesirable to prove your ..... by making other people feel less ..... than you. A) Worthiness-worth. B) Worth-worthy. C) Worth-worthiness. D) Worthy-worthless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worth-worthy. 2. When is apostrophes used? (Hard) A) Before the "s" (the owner of something). B) Before the "s" in a city name always. C) Before the "s" in a name of a person ending in s. D) Before the "s" of a company name (even if it doesn't have one). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the "s" (the owner of something). 3. Please carefully read the following instructions before you begin and be guided ..... the rubric given. A) By. B) With. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 4. I saw your message ..... the chat and will respond shortly. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 5. Facebook Messenger is one A communications tools made to Bpeople who demand moreCflexible communications servicesD A) D. B) B. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 6. We want ..... see the movie the day it opens. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 7. Tina sat ..... her mother at the theater. A) Besides. B) Along. C) Deside. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deside. 8. She felt ..... after the party. A) Exhilirated. B) Exhilarated. C) Exhillarated. D) Exhilerated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exhilarated. 9. I really don't 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. 10. A lot of people ..... to the Ninoy Aquino Park every Sunday. A) Come. B) Comes. C) Are coming. D) Will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Come. 11. ..... lads were at the cinema at the same time as ..... A) Us, them. B) We, they. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We, they. 12. The new restaurant in town ..... great reviews. A) Received. B) Has received. C) Will receive. D) Receives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has received. 13. The school bus arrives ..... lunchtime. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 14. The guards were ..... at their posts. A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) Stationarry. D) Stationnery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stationary. 15. Chloe would rather live alone on a desert island than be a head chef on this old and rusty ship. A) Chloe would rather. B) Live alone on a desert island. C) Than be a head chef. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No error. 16. I love ..... to classical movies. A) Watch to. B) Watching to. C) To watching to. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching to. 17. We have ..... money in our account now than we have ever had before. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) Few. D) A little. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 18. When do you use Periods? A) End of sentence. B) End of website link. C) End of last name. D) End of name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End of sentence. 19. She ..... her coffee with sugar and cream earlier. A) Is drinking. B) Has drunk. C) Drinks. D) Drank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drank. 20. Choose the correct use of the word "expert." A) "The expert chef cooked a delicious meal.". B) "My friend is an expert at watching TV.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The expert chef cooked a delicious meal.". 21. What type of evidence is this?According to the survey, only 43% of elementary school children like to spend time reading. A) Eyewitness. B) Research. C) Statistics. D) Quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistics. 22. The ball rested ..... the wall. A) Beyonce. B) Beside. C) Besides. D) Beyond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside. 23. It must be at least a year since ..... A) You are here. B) You had been here. C) You will be here. D) You were here. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You were here. 24. Mary Joy ..... a cake for her friend's birthday party. A) Fried. B) Boiled. C) Cooked. D) Baked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baked. 25. THE UNITED KINGDOM A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 26. I want a TV that will work ..... A) Well. B) A lot. C) Good. D) More. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 27. The teacher agreed to ..... the student's late work A) Accept. B) Except. C) Occept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 28. My grandmother's house needs ..... A) Maintanace. B) Maintenance. C) Maintainance. D) Maintinance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintenance. 29. Kate, please ..... here, I want to talk to you about your behavior in my class. A) Go. B) Come. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Come. 30. The teacher asked the students to gather ..... the bus for their science museum visit. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 31. To pay legally, the housemaid is considered an employee and will need to disburse social security and income taxes. The synonym of the word DISBURSE is: A) Hoard. B) Collect. C) Payout. D) Discard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Payout. 32. I submitted my assignment ..... Schoology. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 33. Even though Karen has an average-paying job, she's living like a maggot in bacon. LIVING LIKE A MAGGOT means: A) Being thrifty. B) A vegetarian. C) Always eating meat. D) Living luxuriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Living luxuriously. 34. I ..... a new mobile phone yesterday. A) Did bought. B) Bought. C) Buyed. D) Had bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 35. Her cousin is younger than ..... or ..... A) Her, me. B) She, I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She, I. 36. I had seen a perfect ..... for my project. A) Sihgt. B) Cite. C) Site. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Site. 37. A fictitious or false name taken by a writer is called ..... A) Pseudonym. B) Psuedonym. C) Suedoname. D) Shuedoname. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pseudonym. 38. Cedric said he manhandled all three thieves out of the store but Remy thinks he's just inflating the cow. INFLATING THE COW means: A) Boasting. B) No telling the truth. C) Exaggerating. D) Telling a different story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggerating. 39. In first-world countries, a traditional bourgeois family consists of two parents, two children, and a family pet. BOURGEOIS mean: A) Rich. B) Poor. C) Big. D) Middle-class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle-class. 40. Her sisters are smaller than ..... but she is taller than ..... A) We, I. B) Us, me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We, I. 41. We ..... see Peter last night. A) Did not. B) Is not. C) Dont. D) Does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not. 42. With little patience, we will be able to get through these trying and challenging times. No error A) With little patience. B) We will be able to. C) Trying and challenging times. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With little patience. 43. Eight dollars ..... the price of a movie these days. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 44. The teacher instructed the students to ride ..... a taxi cab for their transportation home. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 45. All the necessary ..... were delivered this morning. A) Equippments. B) Equipments. C) Equipment. D) Eqiupment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equipment. 46. Opinion:The driving age for a car should be raised from 16 to 18.Which evidence supports this opinion? A) Many 16 year olds need to drive their brothers/sisters around. B) 16 year olds need cars to get to work. C) 18 year olds are more mature and ready to drive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18 year olds are more mature and ready to drive. 47. He went too Pineapple Fest. Which word is used incorrectly? A) Too. B) Fest. C) Went. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 48. What type of evidence is this?From 2000-2014, the percentage of public schools reporting that they required students to wear uniforms increased from 12 to 20 percent. A) Research. B) Statistics. C) Definition. D) Quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistics. 49. ..... I drink water? A) May. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 50. He effects her mood whenever he sneaks into the Riddletons' Annual Christmas party. Which word is used incorrectly? A) Effects. B) Sneaks. C) Annual. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effects. 51. I like those shoes because ..... very comfortable. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 52. The flopping fish fell of the edge of the Boston Whaler 180 Dauntless. Which word is used incorrectly? A) Flopping. B) Of. C) Whaler. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 53. Did you ..... about the race next week? A) Here. B) Hear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 54. The graduation ceremony will take place ..... May 30. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 55. Which word is used in regards to three or more people? A) Beyond. B) Between. C) Among. D) Goofball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Among. 56. Their ..... regarding my performance were inspiring. A) Complements. B) Compliment. C) Compliments. D) Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compliments. 57. This book was written by an author ..... characters are based on real persons. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) What. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 58. ..... not allowed to visit the patient in ICU. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) There are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 59. ..... are ..... ? A) Who, they. B) Whom, them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who, they. 60. I ..... write a story. A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCorrect Usage Quiz 1Correct Usage Quiz 3Correct Usage Quiz 4Accept Vs. 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