This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Her ..... told her she was wrong. A) Consceince. B) Conscience. C) Concsience. D) Consience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conscience. 2. Father placed the Bible on the ..... A) Altar. B) Alter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altar. 3. I fell off my bike when I used the ..... too forcefully. A) Break. B) Brake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brake. 4. The meteorologist said the hurricane was worse (then, than) the tornados. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 5. It was time to get up close and (personal / personnel). A) Personal. B) Personnel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal. 6. The building on the corner is ..... bank. A) Are. B) Our. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our. 7. I wish you would turn that television ..... A) Of. B) Off. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off. 8. Baby's name is Fred. I'm going to call him Freddy. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 9. I wanted to see the ..... about Manet in the Prado gallery in Madrid. (exhibition / expedition) A) Exhibition. B) Expedition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exhibition. 10. My favorite team didn't lose the big game. A) NO CHANGE. B) Loose. C) Losing. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 11. The dog chewed on ..... owner's leg. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 12. Which of the following sentences uses "everyone" correctly? A) Everyone of the students passed the exam. B) Everyone is invited to the party. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone is invited to the party. 13. The troops fought in the ..... A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 14. You better tie that ..... or you're going to fall! A) Knot. B) Not. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knot. 15. The ..... of the aircraft was swift. A) Descent. B) Dissent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Descent. 16. I hope we can visit the U.S ..... for our 8th-grade field trip. A) Capital. B) Capitol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitol. 17. What change should be made to the following sentence:I bought to red balloons and four blue ones. A) Change to to two. B) Change red to read. C) Change four to for. D) Change blue to blew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change to to two. 18. I am going to ..... down for an hour. A) Lie. B) Lay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lie. 19. Aleena ..... herself one more chocolate chip cookie as a snack. A) Aloud. B) Allowed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allowed. 20. The twin sisters don't like to be ..... for more than a day. A) A part. B) Apart. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apart. 21. The drive from Chicago ..... Washington D.C. takes a while. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 22. I think that ..... a venomous species. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 23. The town ..... decided to ..... the youth group on the proper way to ask for funds. A) Counsel / council. B) Council/ counsel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Council/ counsel. 24. What does 'accepts' mean? A) To reject or deny something. B) To receive or agree. C) To question or doubt. D) To ignore or overlook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To receive or agree. 25. Critics of mixed-gender schools say that rather than helping students overcome shyness, the schools make students fee1 painfully self-conscious. A) Evidence. B) Reason/logic. C) Stylistic. D) Stylistic/reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stylistic/reason. 26. ..... is the one on the left. Circle the correct answer. A) My. B) Mine. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mine. 27. What is the meaning of 'week' and how is it different from 'weak'? A) 'Week' refers to a period of seven days, while 'weak' means lacking strength. B) 'Week' is a term used for a group of people, while 'weak' refers to a type of food. C) 'Week' means a time of rest, while 'weak' indicates a strong character. D) 'Week' is a synonym for month, while 'weak' means to be feeble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Week' refers to a period of seven days, while 'weak' means lacking strength. 28. ..... going to go to the island ..... we have to ..... shorts. Our friends ..... there last month. A) Where, we're, were, wear. B) Wear, where, we're, were. C) We're, where, wear, were. D) Were, where, wear, we're. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We're, where, wear, were. 29. I always ..... track of time. A) Loss. B) Loose. C) Lose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lose. 30. There are a lot of ..... papers in your binder. A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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