This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Although we play a tough opponent Friday night, I believe ..... going to win the game. A) Were. B) We're. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We're. 2. ..... a shame that we are not in school today. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 3. The Smiths keep their / there / they're lawn cut shorter than we do. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:I can't believe you ate the whole (desert/dessert) by yourself! A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) Deseart. D) Desart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 5. Select the correct word.It is over (there/they're/their). A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 6. The magician practiced an ..... with a rabbit and a hat. A) Effect. B) Illusion. C) Distortion. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusion. 7. Anyone ..... late must go to the principal's office. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 8. My friends have seen me ..... some difficult times. A) Threw. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 9. Teenagers think ..... always right, and they whine until they get ..... way. A) Their, they're. B) Their, there. C) They're, their. D) Their, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're, their. 10. We are going ..... the park after lunch. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 11. Everyone ..... Marcia is going to the dance. A) Except. B) Accept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 12. ..... going to be late! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 13. Nothing I say will ..... my mother's decision. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 14. Growing up on a ranch, my dad ..... me the value of hard work. A) Teached. B) Taught. C) Tought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taught. 15. I like chocolate cake more ..... ice cream. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 16. I want to eat my rice, (then, than) my beans. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. 17. Now you can find pencils without ..... A) Lead. B) Led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lead. 18. What is wrong with this sentence:Hurricane Harvey affected Houston. A) Nothing. B) "Affected" should be "effected". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nothing. 19. When do we use 'then'? A) 'Then' is used to indicate time or sequence. B) 'Then' is used to indicate a place or location. C) 'Then' is used to express a condition or hypothesis. D) 'Then' is used to show contrast or comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Then' is used to indicate time or sequence. 20. New surgeries for blind people can restore their (cite / sight / site). A) Cite. B) Sight. C) Site. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 21. I told my school principle/principal that I was going to be absent on Friday. A) Principle. B) Principal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principal. 22. What is wrong with this sentence:I love to swim in the Specific Ocean. A) "Specific" should be "Pacific". B) Nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Specific" should be "Pacific". 23. The twenty-five computers hum in the lab as if (a) a church choir warming up to sing. A) A. they're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. they're. 24. Canvas A) A type of fabric used for making tents. B) A piece of this cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself. C) A type of paper used for sketching. D) A tool used for mixing paints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A piece of this cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself. 25. (Who's, Whose) pig jumped off the roof? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. ← 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