This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "The sandpaper was too ..... for the delicate wood." A) Coarse. B) Course. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coarse. 2. Writing paper, especially with matching envelopes A) Stationary. B) Stationery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationery. 3. Select the correct word.(Who's/Whose) going to the school for the dance? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 4. There is something ..... the seats in the car. A) Among. B) Between. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 5. Mrs. Belli needed one more ..... picture for the yearbook. A) Good. B) Well. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 6. I want to show (your / you're) art piece at the exhibit. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 7. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 18 and 19? A) Be sure to watch the next X Games; you'll be amazed by the skaters' abilities. B) Be sure to watch the next X Games, amazing you by the skaters' abilities. C) Be sure to watch the next X Games, you'll be amazed by the skaters' abilities. D) Be sure to watch the next X Games you'll be amazed by the skaters' abilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be sure to watch the next X Games; you'll be amazed by the skaters' abilities. 8. Select the correct word:The teacher asked us to (cite/site/sight) our sources in the research paper. A) Cite. B) Site. C) Sight. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cite. 9. Identify the correct word: " ..... going to the park later." A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 10. The rabbit looked very cute cleaning ..... paw. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 11. I got some sound ..... from my parents. A) Advice. B) Advise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advice. 12. This is a (stationary, stationery) bike. A) STATIONARY. B) STATIONERY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) STATIONARY. 13. Let's go play on the swings over ..... A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 14. Commonly Confused Words Lesson A) Affect. B) Effect. C) Afflict. D) Inflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 15. Which of the following are phrasal verbs? A) Focus on. B) Point out. C) Get by. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. Everyone (except, accept) Timothy, were allowed to go to the gym. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 17. The lions at the zoo ..... sleeping in the sun. A) Were. B) We're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 18. Ms. English read ..... to the class, sharing The Giver, one of her favorite books, with her students. A) Aloud. B) Allowed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloud. 19. Principle (noun) A) A fundamental rule or belief. B) A type of physical law. C) A method of scientific inquiry. D) A financial investment strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fundamental rule or belief. 20. This seems like ..... important piece of evidence. A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An. 21. If you find them, tell them (there, they're, their) late. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 22. Expeditious A) Quick (and efficient). B) Slow and deliberate. C) Unorganized and hasty. D) Careful and methodical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quick (and efficient). 23. The weather greatly ..... the outcome of the race. A) Effected. B) Affected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affected. 24. ..... Pepper has a band A) Sergent. B) Sergeant. C) Sargeant. D) Sergant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sergeant. 25. You wouldn't believe how many times I have had to tell my boys, "Go play with ..... toys and leave me alone!" A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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