This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 51 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Eleanor ..... the pizza down on the counter a few minutes ago, so it should be cool enough to cut now. A) Laid. B) Lie. C) Lay. D) Lain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laid. 2. I wonder if students realize how hard this is on ..... teachers. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 3. ..... going to be hard to pass math this year. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 4. Where do you have ..... picnic set up? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 5. ..... shoes are those sitting on the ground in the living room? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 6. Aquaman can ..... underwater A) Breath. B) Breathe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breathe. 7. Please don't forget to bring ..... library book to class. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 8. Select the correct word.(Who's/Whose) going to the school? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 9. (Where / Wear/ Were/ We're) you aware that your test was today, or not? A) Where. B) Wear. C) Were. D) We're. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 10. Identify the sentence with the correct use of 'affect' or 'effect'. A) The new law will effect many people. B) The weather can affect your mood. C) The affect of the movie was profound. D) She wanted to effect a change in her routine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather can affect your mood. 11. If you sit down here ..... me, I'll tell you a big secret. A) Beside. B) Besides. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 12. Identify the correct usage: "The project is ..... finished." A) Altogether. B) All together. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altogether. 13. Would you rather have ..... or French toast for breakfast? A) Cereal. B) Serial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cereal. 14. The concert starts at 8:00 PM, and we need to be ..... by 7:30 PM. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 15. You shouldn't use bright colors ..... it's hard to see. A) Cause. B) Because. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 16. The price of gasoline ..... the economy A) Affects. B) Effects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affects. 17. The term ..... very quickly. A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 18. I ..... the check for $ 1, 000 to help the animal shelter. A) Accepted. B) Excepted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accepted. 19. The best ..... I have ever received is to be kind. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice. 20. The class went on a school trip to see the U.S ..... and learn about congressional procedures. A) Capital. B) Captiol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captiol. 21. Try the new chocolate ..... after dinner. A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 22. In the parade, the band will ..... the floats. A) Precede. B) Proceed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precede. 23. Our ..... concern is our work productivity. A) Principle. B) Principol. C) Principel. D) Principal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Principal. 24. Which word meansA HAIRY, SCARY MAMMAL? A) Bear. B) Bare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 25. Come over here/hear, so I can take a picture of you. A) Here. B) Hear. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here. 26. UAB Hospital, where the injured were treated, declined to release information on them, ..... requests by their families for privacy.-Washington Times (Nov 1, 2016) A) Citing. B) Siting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citing. 27. ..... me and you, I think Kallie won the contest. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 28. Many elderly people will be affected by the library ..... A) Closenesses. B) Closesures. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closesures. 29. The volleyball team cannot ..... this year. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 30. Luke's dog wagged ..... tail. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. ← 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