This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Even though it was small, the sailor's ..... was comfortable. A) Berth. B) Birth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Berth. 2. Jesse's dad parked the car over ..... behind the trees. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 3. The class asked for a 15 minute ..... after the long test. A) Brake. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 4. Desert (noun/verb) A) A dry, sandy region. B) A type of animal. C) A tropical rainforest. D) To abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dry, sandy region. 5. He wished he could ..... his fate gracefully. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 6. We love our school's ..... A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 7. (Who, Whom) should I say is calling? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 8. I was so excited for the trip that I quickly through/threw a bunch of clothes in my suitcase. A) Through. B) Threw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threw. 9. He's standing right ..... next to the guy with buckles on his shoes. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 10. What is the purpose of using 'their'? A) 'Their' indicates that something belongs to them. B) 'Their' is used to refer to a single person. C) 'Their' is a synonym for 'his' or 'her'. D) 'Their' is used to indicate a location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Their' indicates that something belongs to them. 11. " (a) been quite a challenge, " Eric admitted as he shook hands with Dr. O'Sullivan on the last day of class. A) A. It's. B) It's. C) Its. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. It's. 12. The landscape looks bleak and ..... in the middle of January. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare. 13. Choose the correct word.I'm so pleased that ..... doing well in school! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 14. Appraise A) To examine someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs. B) To criticize someone harshly. C) To ignore someone's efforts. D) To celebrate someone's achievements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To examine someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs. 15. What does the prefix 'un-' mean in 'unhappy'? A) Happy. B) Not or opposite of. C) Content. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not or opposite of. 16. What changes should be made to the following sentence:Their house is the plain yellow won that has flowers growing by the mailbox. A) Change their to there. B) Change plain to plane. C) Change won to one. D) Change flowers to flours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change won to one. 17. Joan's not studying ..... , but there's a ..... that she'll do a PhD next year. A) Correctly | test. B) Now | rumor. C) With us | way. D) At the moment | possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the moment | possibility. 18. Carl appears to be smarter (then, than) his brother. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 19. This is not a ..... to be told when children are here. A) Taile. B) Tael. C) Tail. D) Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tale. 20. The train was ..... for 90 minutes. A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stationary. 21. The books are ..... for you to read. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 22. The two sides have resumed talks to avoid ..... disruptions.-Wall Street Journal (Nov 1, 2016) A) Further. B) Farther. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Further. 23. The boy caught a firefly with his ..... hands. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare. 24. I want to know ..... or not you can make it to the play tomorrow. A) Whether. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether. 25. The million dollar donation from the company did not ..... my vote for the Clear Air Act. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 26. The man next to me was carrying ..... bags of groceries ..... A) To, two. B) Two, too. C) To, too. D) Two, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two, too. 27. I don't think he will ..... the invitation. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 28. ..... is afraid of Friday 13th? A) Who. B) Whose. C) Who's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 29. ..... did you ..... that cool hoodie? A) Were; by. B) Wear; bye. C) Where; buy. D) Where; by. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where; buy. 30. I know the baseball landed somewhere between here and ..... A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. 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