This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 47 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What should you first when tackling the essay question A) Organize ideas. B) Write a thesis. C) Outline introduction. D) Just start writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write a thesis. 2. I refused to ..... the performance evaluation because there was false information in it. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 3. Select the correct word.As a school (principal/principle) you should set clear expectations for the students. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 4. Bill, don't ..... your keys and phone! A) Loose. B) Lose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lose. 5. I always ..... Lee was smart, but now that I've heard him share insight in class discussions I see that he's brilliant. A) Through. B) Thought. C) Though. D) Taught. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought. 6. An owl's skull only has a small amount of space for a brain ..... its eyes take up so much space. A) Because. B) Cause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because. 7. They left ..... backpacks on the bus. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 8. I have ..... eaten. So I am not hungry now. A) Already. B) All ready. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Already. 9. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "He will ..... the award on behalf of his team." A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 10. Role (noun) A) A part played by someone; a function. B) A type of music genre. C) A physical object used in theater. D) A character in a video game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A part played by someone; a function. 11. Identify the correct word:The weather forecast said it would be ..... today, so I brought an umbrella. A) Rainy. B) Rany. C) Rein. D) Reign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rainy. 12. Select the correct word.My ears have been ringing (sense/since) the concert. A) Sense. B) Since. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 13. Do not tear ..... the puzzle. A) Apart. B) A part. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apart. 14. Offerings left in ancient graves tell us what the community valued and what people believed was worth having. A) No change. B) The community valued. C) People considered. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People considered. 15. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The teacher asked the students to ..... their essays before submission. A) Review. B) Revue. C) Reveal. D) Revel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Review. 16. Diffuse A) To (cause something to) spread in many directions. B) To concentrate in one area. C) To disappear completely. D) To create a barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To (cause something to) spread in many directions. 17. Anyone ..... familiar with echidnas knows there are ..... divergent kinds:short-beaked and long-beaked. A) Who's, two. B) Whose, two. C) Who's, too. D) Whose, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's, two. 18. Those two colors are very (a) . A) A. complementary. B) Complimentary. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. complementary. 19. I (can/may) watch a movie tonight if I get home in time. A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 20. Do you actually think stealing from the library is good ..... ? I would ..... you against it. A) Advice, advise. B) Advise, advise. C) Advice, advice. D) Advise, advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice, advise. 21. The students left ..... books in the classroom because ..... planning to study ..... after lunch. A) There-their-they're. B) They're-their-there. C) Their-they're-there. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their-they're-there. 22. He ..... the price of all his products to gain more profit. A) Rose. B) Raised. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raised. 23. I don't know if you've noticed, but ..... is something strange going on with Shemar today. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 24. What change should be made to the following sentence:It makes sense to change clothes if your going to be playing in the woods. A) Change sense to cents. B) Change clothes to close. C) Change your to you're. D) Change be to bee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change your to you're. 25. Which word means the number 2? A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 26. An illusion is A) A misleading appearance. B) An indirect reference. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A misleading appearance. 27. Raising Cane's? ..... let's go. A) Alright. B) All right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All right. 28. Altogether refers to a group as a whole. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. We ..... a caravan of bikers on the way to school this morning. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 30. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The ..... of the meeting was to discuss the upcoming project. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) Principel. D) Princepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. ← 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