This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. That is the the boy ..... father is mayor of the town. A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 2. Climbing the stairs made it hard to breath. A) NO CHANGE. B) Breathing. C) Catch my breathe. D) Breathe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breathe. 3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "Please ..... my apologies for the delay." A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 4. "Did you see ..... new dog? She's adorable!" A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 5. Nobody ..... my best friend knows where I hid the treasure. A) Besides. B) Beside. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Besides. 6. For ..... instructions, you may read the blue booklet. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Further. 7. There was ..... of math homework. A) A lot. B) Alot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lot. 8. You're A) Possessive. B) You are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You are. 9. Select the correct word:The (affect / effect) of the new law was immediate. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 10. Uh oh! I think (their / there / they're) in trouble! A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 11. She had to ..... him through the corn maze because he had ..... her in the wrong direction. A) Led, lead. B) Lead, led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lead, led. 12. September is the ..... month. A) Ninthe. B) Nineth. C) Ninyth. D) Ninth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ninth. 13. I'm so excited that I ..... all my classes this quarter! A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 14. Warm bread (compliments, complements) any meal. A) Compliments. B) Complements. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complements. 15. Camels travel well in the ..... A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 16. I always eat ice cream for ..... A) Dessert. B) Desert. C) Dissert. D) Dezert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dessert. 17. Did he read you're/your poem to the class? A) 1. you're. B) 2. your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. your. 18. What is wrong with this sentence:I want to go to! A) "To" should be "too". B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "To" should be "too". 19. Your bicycle is nice, but I like ..... better. Circle the correct answer. A) Him. B) His. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His. 20. Which word would correctly fill in the blank: "Let's go over ..... and see what they are doing." A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 21. Complete this line:Researchers conclude that ..... very likely that lack of sleep is a significant contributing factor in our rising obesity rates. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 22. Pick the correct word to complete the sentence below:Kevin's mother cannot ..... his picky behavior. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 23. The man ..... car was stolen has bought a new one. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 24. He decided that he should no longer try to ..... his little sister about the struggles of high school, since she wasn't listening to him and would find out soon enough herself. A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advise. 25. What does 'affect' mean? A) To have an influence on something. B) To cause a physical change. C) To express a feeling or emotion. D) To create a strong opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have an influence on something. 26. Can I borrow ..... pencil? Circle the correct answer. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 27. Chennai was ..... known as Madras. A) Formally. B) Formerly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formerly. 28. Don't put ..... sugar. A) Much. B) Many. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Much. 29. I drank less water because I did fewer push-ups. A) NO CHANGE. B) Fewer water because I did less push-ups. C) Less water because I did less push-ups. D) Fewer water because I did fewer push-ups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 30. Select the appropriate word to complete the sentence:She is going to the store ..... buy some groceries. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar 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 8Commonly Confused Words Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books