This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do you think ( your / you're ) going to order at IHOP? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 2. He (through, threw) the football into the crowd. A) Through. B) Threw. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threw. 3. Peal (noun/verb) A) A loud ringing sound; to ring loudly. B) A soft whispering sound; to speak quietly. C) A sudden silence; to be quiet. D) A gentle breeze; to move air softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A loud ringing sound; to ring loudly. 4. Mom waved ..... as I got onto the school bus. A) By. B) Buy. C) Bye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bye. 5. Select the correct word to complete the sentence:She has ..... many books on the subject. A) Cite. B) Sight. C) Site. D) Cited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cited. 6. "It is ..... early to be awake, " Brynn thought, as she looked at her alarm clock. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 7. What is the meaning of 'they're'? A) A contraction of 'they are'. B) A contraction of 'they were'. C) A contraction of 'they have'. D) A contraction of 'they will'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A contraction of 'they are'. 8. Isn't that ..... video game controller? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 9. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The cat likes to ..... in the sun. A) Lay. B) Lie. C) Laid. D) Lain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lie. 10. I love everything about my coach, (accept / except) sometimes she can be a little harsh when (where / wear/ were/ we're) goofing off at practice. A) Accept / where. B) Except / we're. C) Accept / we're. D) Except / where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except / we're. 11. I was listening to the radio all day and was shocked when the DJs said they were producing ..... shows from home. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 12. It takes a full tank of gas if (were / we're / wear / where) going to take Sam all the way to Pasadena. A) Were. B) We're. C) Wear. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We're. 13. Does soup ..... the main course? A) Procede. B) Precede. C) Preciede. D) Precide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precede. 14. That ..... can detect movement. A) Censore. B) Sensor. C) Senseor. D) Shensor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensor. 15. I walked down the hall and went to ..... classroom. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 16. Are you faster (then / than) the rest of the players? A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than. 17. I'd ..... anyone who hasn't done it to do it as soon as they can. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advise. 18. Loose A) Not tight. B) Misplace. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not tight. 19. My absolute favorite ..... is pumpkin pie. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 20. The new school rule will go into ..... next year. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 21. He is an ..... educationist. A) Imminent. B) Eminent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eminent. 22. Which word meansTO NOT WIN orTO BE MISSING SOMETHING? A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 23. Working ..... 5:00 p.m. every day gets tiresome. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 24. I like skim milk less ..... I like 2% milk. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 25. Have you seen ..... week's AP Football Rankings? A) This. B) These. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This. 26. Complete this line:A lack of sleep ..... your performance. A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 27. My brother Dave always ..... his car keys. A) Loses. B) Looses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loses. 28. Please wait ..... everybody comes back. A) Untile. B) Untel. C) Untill. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until. 29. Sit (verb) A) To be seated; to rest in a chair. B) To stand upright and move around. C) To lie down flat on the ground. D) To jump or leap into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be seated; to rest in a chair. 30. The two soldiers found ..... way back to the battalion just as the sun was beginning to set. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. ← 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