This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Less (adjective) A) Used with uncountable quantities. *Example*:Please use less salt in the recipe. B) Used with countable quantities. *Example*:There are less apples in the basket. C) Used to indicate a smaller degree or amount. *Example*:She is less happy today. D) Used to compare two equal quantities. *Example*:He has less money than her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used with uncountable quantities. *Example*:Please use less salt in the recipe. 2. Pick the correct word to complete the sentence below:Mehkinzie's house is ..... the woods, the river, and the village. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 3. The ..... on my bike is broken and I couldn't stop! A) Brake. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brake. 4. Which word means to have a strong dislike for something. A) Adverse. B) Averse. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Averse. 5. Fairies have a reputation for being ..... A) Mischievous. B) Mischievious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mischievous. 6. Some teachers will ..... late assignments. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 7. The TV ..... bleeped out the word. A) Sensor. B) Censor. C) Censer. D) Cencer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Censor. 8. High cholesterol can ..... the heart. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 9. What does 'it's' stand for? A) It is. B) It has. C) It was. D) It does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is. 10. After Rick James left, (they're, there, their) were muddy prints on the white sofa. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 11. Voting can help ..... change. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 12. I'm not sure ..... or not we'll get back in time. A) Whether. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether. 13. We visited the construction ..... to see our home being built. A) Site. B) Cite. C) Sight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Site. 14. The frozen cappuccino sat forgotten on the table. (a) sweating cup formed a ring on the polished wood. A) A. Its. B) Its. C) It's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Its. 15. Do you think Coca-Cola is better ..... Pepsi-Cola? A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 16. I have ..... him to take out the trash at 6 pm. A) To remember. B) Remember. C) To remind. D) Remind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To remind. 17. I can ..... success with hard word. A) Insure. B) Ensure. C) Ensuire. D) Insuire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ensure. 18. Mr. Windham is our ..... A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 19. I made cheesecake for ..... A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 20. She sat ..... me during the recital. A) Beside. B) Besides. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 21. Which word isA TRANSITION WORD THAT RELATES TO TIME? A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 22. Please ..... your name in the top ..... corner of the page. A) Write, right. B) Right, write. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write, right. 23. Wow, there is a huge ..... of cars in the drive-thru lane. A) Amount. B) Number. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Number. 24. ..... going to the store after school. A) We're. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We're. 25. She went ..... someone's house to watch "Empire." A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 26. "We are eating on Plymouth Rock.""Well thanks for inviting us to join; ..... kind." A) Your two. B) Your too. C) You're to. D) You're too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You're too. 27. She ..... me the salt. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 28. The ..... said we cannot go to school. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) Princeple. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 29. There seem to be ..... tourists around this year. A) Less. B) Fewer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fewer. 30. This secret should strictly remain ..... two of us. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. ← 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