This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He was frightened at the ..... of the dog. A) Cite. B) Site. C) Sight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sight. 2. Select the correct form to complete the sentence: "The family was ..... for the holiday." A) Already. B) All ready. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All ready. 3. Dan Gilbert, ..... owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, joked about the sudden turn of fortunes for the Ohio city's sports franchises.-Reuters (Oct 29, 2016) A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 4. " ..... so annoying!" is what I am constantly telling Mr. Keim. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 5. Are those your/you're keys? A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 6. I'm always going to play soccer, ..... it's raining or not. A) Waiter. B) Whether. C) Weather. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 7. What is the correct usage in the following sentence? "I see her at the gym ..... day." A) Every day. B) Everyday. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Every day. 8. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I have ..... apples in my bag. A) To. B) Two. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 9. Words that Act as Multiple Parts of Speech:Principal The word principal can be an adjective or a noun, depending on how you use it in a sentence. Examine the sentence. Use context clues to figure out principal's part of speech:The project's principal goal is to enhance community engagement. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 10. I talked ..... my brother yesterday. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 11. Choose the correct word ..... raining outside! A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 12. We all left the room ..... Tom. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 13. His ferret is bigger ..... my dog! A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 14. The cat is sleeping over ..... in the cozy basket. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 15. The employees are always sneaking French fries into (their, they're, there) mouths. A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 16. My 1st period boys often require me to have ..... of ..... ; however, I still love them. A) Alot; patience. B) A lot; patience. C) Alot; patients. D) A lot; patients. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lot; patience. 17. Going to the Mozard Conference will be a great ..... to learn more about ..... music. A) Way | vintage. B) Time | classy. C) Day | challenging. D) Opportunity | classical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opportunity | classical. 18. When I ..... my bike, I fell and skinned my knee on the ..... A) Rode, road. B) Road, rode. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rode, road. 19. The price of oil continues to ..... A) Raise. B) Rise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rise. 20. Advise (verb) A) To give counsel or suggestions to someone. B) To ignore someone's advice. C) To provide financial support to someone. D) To criticize someone's decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give counsel or suggestions to someone. 21. I got to sit in the front seat because I am older (a) my sister. A) A. than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. than. 22. Select the correct word.We found the lost lunchbox (beside/besides) the dugouts. A) Beside. B) Besides. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 23. The ..... of the starfish's failure to swim far is unknown. A) Because. B) Whole. C) Who's. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause. 24. When you go to a job interview, try to be prepared and to dress ..... A) Respectively. B) Respective. C) Respectably. D) Respecting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respectably. 25. My pants are too A) LOSE. B) LOOSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LOOSE. 26. What's wrong with this sentence:Meet me hear after school. A) "Hear" should be "here". B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Hear" should be "here". 27. I think ..... in trouble. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 28. My friends want me to run for class president, but I do not know (weather / whether) or not to (accept / except) the nomination. A) Whether / accept. B) Weather / except. C) Weather / accept. D) Whether / except. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whether / accept. 29. ..... more important to study ..... it is to party. It's/Its, than/then A) It's/than. B) It's/then. C) Its/than. D) Its/then. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's/than. 30. He took 10% ..... the price. A) Off. B) Of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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