This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 58 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The puppy was unsure if shredding a roll of toilet paper was worthy of praise or a squirt from the water bottle, so it wagged (a) tail with hesitation. A) A. its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. its. 2. The neighbor's dog, Sparky, was ..... in the neighborhood. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 3. Which sentence uses "anyone" correctly to refer to an unspecified person? A) If anyone has questions, please raise your hand. B) If any one has questions, please raise your hand. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If anyone has questions, please raise your hand. 4. ..... not about that, and you know it! A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 5. Identify the correct usage:'I could care less/I couldn't care less about that.' A) I could care less about it. B) I couldn't care more about that. C) I could care less about that. D) I couldn't care less about that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I couldn't care less about that. 6. Specifically, it seems to me that ..... attitudes toward strangers do not typically extend as far as our attitudes toward more intimate loved ones. A) Beneficial. B) Beneficent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneficent. 7. Anthony and Alex showed the new lacrosse players how to properly ..... and catch the ball. A) Threw. B) Throw. C) Through. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Throw. 8. Some teachers will not ..... late homework. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 9. True or False:Principle is an abstract noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which word refers to a place or direction? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 11. Whose A) Possessive. B) Who is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possessive. 12. You should walk your dog before dinner. (Than / Then) he'll be (to / two / too) tired to beg at the dinner table! A) Than / to. B) Then / too. C) Then / two. D) Than / too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Then / too. 13. It's time to go and ..... still not ready. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 14. Some 68, 000 ..... people were unemployed than in the previous month, with a total of 2.54 million people out of work.-Seattle Times (Nov 1, 2016) A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 15. The premium, he said, reflects the average cost of care for an ..... population.-New York Times (Oct 29, 2016) A) Insured. B) Ensured. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insured. 16. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "The movie had a big ..... on me." A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 17. . She was happy to (accept, except) her award. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 18. There was a large ..... of students absent from school. A) Number. B) Amount. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number. 19. ..... acting so crazy, aren't they? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 20. The soldiers are not sure where ..... going. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 21. Choose the correct word: "The ..... of the medicine was immediate." A) Effect. B) Affect. C) Effects. D) Affecting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 22. Christ the King has often shown that the Grad at Grads are among ..... core values. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 23. Janelle was not home to ..... her package from the postman. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 24. What is the difference between 'who's' and 'whose'? A) 'Who's' is a possessive pronoun, while 'whose' is a contraction for 'who is' or 'who has'. B) 'Who's' is a contraction for 'who is' or 'who has', while 'whose' is a possessive pronoun. C) Both 'who's' and 'whose' are interchangeable and mean the same thing. D) 'Who's' is used for plural subjects, while 'whose' is used for singular subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Who's' is a contraction for 'who is' or 'who has', while 'whose' is a possessive pronoun. 25. I asked Jeff to move the plant over ..... A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 26. It's better to ..... your family history. A) No. B) Know. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Know. 27. ..... only the second week of school, and I already have ..... of homework. A) Its, alot. B) It's, alot. C) Its, a lot. D) It's, a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's, a lot. 28. Hold the art project carefully so it doesn't ..... A) Break. B) Brake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Break. 29. That is made of (lead, led). A) Lead. B) Led. C) Leads. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lead. 30. Everyone was at the party ..... John-he was not feeling well. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. ← 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