This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We need to ..... our next new car. A) Ensure. B) Insure. C) Insuree. D) Insuire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insure. 2. Which sentence uses "they're" correctly? A) They're going to the library after school. B) Their going to the library after school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're going to the library after school. 3. They will go to the store (then, than) to the mall. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 4. Identify the correct word:The (principal / principle) of the school gave a speech. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 5. My grandmother offered me ..... on how to save money. A) Advise. B) Advice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 6. Complete this line:The ball crashed ..... the window. A) Threw. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 7. Today Peg wanted to drive ..... than yesterday in hopes of arriving to the destination early. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farther. 8. The trip can take anywhere from eleven ..... thirteen hours. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 9. I didn't bring any money ..... paying for me? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 10. Assent A) Official agreement to or approval of an idea, plan, or request. B) A formal disagreement or rejection of a proposal. C) A casual discussion about an idea or plan. D) A temporary pause in decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Official agreement to or approval of an idea, plan, or request. 11. Do you know ..... book it is? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 12. What does 'effect' mean? A) A noun that refers to the result of a change. B) A verb that means to cause something to happen. C) An adjective describing something that is impactful. D) A synonym for the word 'cause'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun that refers to the result of a change. 13. ..... not going to believe what happened! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 14. The captain ..... from the front. A) Led. B) Lead. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Led. 15. The accident did not ..... Sarah's decision to ..... the scholarship. A) Affect/accept. B) Affect/except. C) Effect/accept. D) Effect/except. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect/accept. 16. The duck's bill got caught in the fishing hook. A) Money owed to someone. B) A beak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beak. 17. My dog lost ..... toy somewhere in the backyard yesterday. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 18. What is wrong with this sentence:Let's go eat then. A) Nothing. B) "Then" should be "than". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing. 19. Most drugs have side ..... A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. ..... 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. 23. 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. 24. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I can't believe you ate the whole (desert/dessert) by yourself! A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) Deseart. D) Desart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 25. 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. 26. The magician practiced an ..... with a rabbit and a hat. A) Effect. B) Illusion. C) Distortion. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusion. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. Teenagers think ..... always right, and they whine until they get ..... way. A) Their, they're. B) Their, there. C) They're, their. D) Their, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're, their. 30. We are going ..... the park after lunch. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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