This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Everyone ..... Marcia is going to the dance. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 2. ..... going to be late! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 3. Nothing I say will ..... my mother's decision. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 4. Growing up on a ranch, my dad ..... me the value of hard work. A) Teached. B) Taught. C) Tought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taught. 5. I like chocolate cake more ..... ice cream. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 6. I want to eat my rice, (then, than) my beans. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 7. Now you can find pencils without ..... A) Lead. B) Led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lead. 8. What is wrong with this sentence:Hurricane Harvey affected Houston. A) Nothing. B) "Affected" should be "effected". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing. 9. When do we use 'then'? A) 'Then' is used to indicate time or sequence. B) 'Then' is used to indicate a place or location. C) 'Then' is used to express a condition or hypothesis. D) 'Then' is used to show contrast or comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Then' is used to indicate time or sequence. 10. New surgeries for blind people can restore their (cite / sight / site). A) Cite. B) Sight. C) Site. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 11. I told my school principle/principal that I was going to be absent on Friday. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 12. What is wrong with this sentence:I love to swim in the Specific Ocean. A) "Specific" should be "Pacific". B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Specific" should be "Pacific". 13. The twenty-five computers hum in the lab as if (a) a church choir warming up to sing. A) A. they're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. they're. 14. Canvas A) A type of fabric used for making tents. B) A piece of this cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself. C) A type of paper used for sketching. D) A tool used for mixing paints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A piece of this cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself. 15. (Who's, Whose) pig jumped off the roof? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 16. What does it's mean? A) Shows ownership. B) It is. C) I'm not sure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is. 17. When we got to the hospital, my uncle led/lead us to the nursery to see Freddy. A) Led. B) Lead. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Led. 18. Messi ..... the ball to Ronaldo across the field. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 19. Luke could ..... made the touchdown, but he fumbled the ball. A) Of. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 20. Which of the following sentences uses the commonly confused words "hear/here" correctly? A) I'm stopping right here to tie my shoe. B) Hear is the spot where I pooped my pants. C) I plugged my ears so I can no longer here you. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm stopping right here to tie my shoe. 21. Which word meansTO AGREE OR TO RECEIVE SOMETHING? A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 22. The shoppers bought all of my cars accept / except the most expensive one. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 23. The ..... of the two men in a dark alley scared him. A) Cite. B) Sight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 24. The money was divided ..... John and Tebogo. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 25. In which sentence is "every day" used correctly to indicate a habitual action? A) She wears her favorite dress every day to impress her colleagues. B) She wears her favorite dress everyday to impress her colleagues. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wears her favorite dress every day to impress her colleagues. 26. Which of the following sentences uses the commonly confused words "whose/who's" correctly? A) Do you know who's coming to the party?. B) Who's house are we going to tomorrow night?. C) Whose the best teacher in the land?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do you know who's coming to the party?. 27. The dogs over ..... have been known to dig many holes. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 28. Winnie the Pooh is an ..... character. A) Imaginative. B) Imaginary. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imaginary. 29. I don't think that's actually Miles Standish. I think ..... part of a group of living historians or something. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 30. The man was not ..... after the crash. A) Concsious. B) Conscious. C) Conscoius. D) Conscooise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conscious. ← 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