This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Common Usage Errors – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Common Usage Errors Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These words are ..... hard for me ..... read. A) To, too. B) Too, to. C) To, to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too, to. 2. ..... made the decision to complete their homework before the deadline? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 3. If you are talking about a measurable distance, you use ..... A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farther. 4. Reading greatly ..... one's writing in a positive manner. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 5. Which word best fits in the blank?The tension ..... Luisa and Sarah made the trip difficult for the rest of us. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 6. ..... dress is that? That's Cindy's dress. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 7. ..... their teacher? It's Miss Parker. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 8. The ..... of smoking can be extremely damaging. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. 9. Flights are cancelled ..... because of bad weather. A) Every day. B) Everyday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every day. 10. Things measured in bulk A) Amount. B) Number. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amount. 11. If you want to say that you don't care at all, you should say ..... A) Could care less. B) Couldn't care less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't care less. 12. She's much taller ..... her brother. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 13. I love that book, but its cover is torn and smelly. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 14. I ..... done my homework. A) Should of. B) Should have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 15. ..... your friend? It's Rick. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 16. Adverb meaning perhaps A) May be. B) Maybe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maybe. 17. Sometimes people feel sick on airplanes because their ears can't ..... to the higher altitude. A) Adapt. B) Adopt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adapt. 18. If you are referring to things that can't be counted, you use ..... A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 19. I couldn't tell you how ..... I just wanted to be on the ground again. A) Bad. B) Badly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Badly. 20. ..... plan on walking to practice tonight. A) Lets. B) Let's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let's. 21. We ..... bought the dress when we first saw it. A) Should of. B) Should have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 22. My house is just a little ..... down the street. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farther. 23. It (ain't, is not) surprising. A) Ain't. B) Is not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is not. 24. The iPod is over ..... A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 25. We were ..... to board our flight when they delayed it due to weather. A) Already. B) All ready. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All ready. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCommon Usage Errors Quiz 2Common Usage Errors Quiz 3Common Usage Errors Quiz 4Common Usage Errors Quiz 5Accept Vs. 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