This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are red roses scattered ..... the carnations. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Among. 2. They (where, we're, were) excited to go to the party. A) Where. B) We're. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 3. A:Knock, knock.B: ..... there? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 4. The milk snake's color and pattern ..... it to be mistaken for the venomous coral snake. A) Because. B) Cause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause. 5. Mitchell's class walked through the foyer of the ..... on their field trip. A) Capital. B) Capitol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitol. 6. There was a fight ..... the two friends. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 7. How does "Whom" function in a sentence? A) As the subject. B) As the direct object. C) As an adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As the direct object. 8. Pirate Bill is ..... going to teach Jumbo Joe how to tie a ..... A) Not/knot. B) You're/your. C) Knot/not. D) Whether/weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not/knot. 9. He passed all the ..... and got a homerun. A) Basis. B) Bases. C) Basic. D) Base. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bases. 10. ..... working on a lesson about commonly confused words because ..... responsible for using words correctly. (Hint:both of these blanks use the same word.) A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 11. Washington's picture hangs in the ..... hallway. A) Districts. B) Affect. C) Panem. D) Capitol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capitol. 12. John had ..... travel time because he lives closer to the airport. A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 13. The elephant raised (its, it's) trunk, startling the hunters. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 14. We would be grateful if you could ..... us in setting up the class's 20th anniversary ..... A) Assist | reunion. B) Help | coup. C) Attempt | zoom meeting. D) Injury | revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assist | reunion. 15. The new restaurant is just ..... the park. A) Past. B) Passed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 16. ( Their / There / They're) going to join us for dinner tonight. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 17. I tend to have that (affect / effect) on people. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 18. A rainbow is an optical ..... A) Affect. B) Illusion. C) Distortion. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusion. 19. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: "I will ..... your invitation to the dance." A) Except. B) Accept. C) Axcept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accept. 20. ..... for her sister, everyone attended the reunion. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 21. Please pick up ..... homework before you leave. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your. 22. People generally tend to comply with expectations and follow rules; therefore, the authors of this studY. hypothesized tli.at most grocery shoppers would change their shopping patterns if they had partitioned shopping carts. A) Evidence. B) Reason /logic. C) Stylistic. D) Evidence and stylistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reason /logic. 23. I plan to ..... in the sun every Saturday morning. A) Lie. B) Lay. C) Laid. D) Lain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lie. 24. This lemonade is so much better ..... water. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 25. When doing a report, don't forget to ..... your sources. A) Sight. B) Cite. C) Site. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cite. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCommonly 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 9Commonly Confused Words Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books