Commonly Confused Words Quiz 29 (25 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Jenny was ..... excited to sleep.
2. The dust mites ..... our breathing.
3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The students forgot ..... books at home.
4. Complete this line:The ..... really affects my mood. It can influence ..... or not I'm motivated or lazy.
5. I can't wait to be ..... of the play this spring!
6. Jio is replacing ..... cables in our neighbourhood.
7. ..... going to cancel the dance class if more students do not sign up.
8. The school ..... came into the classroom.
9. There is a huge pool in between the ..... and the Washington Monument.
10. ..... going to need ..... pencil.
11. It would ..... the outfit by adding these shoes.
12. I have ..... cats and one dog.
13. But, ..... being so mean to me, Ma!
14. Ashoka's ..... was full of peace.
15. The ..... performance of several nations in the European Union has been overestimated.
16. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe worries that the $ 3.8 billion pipeline from North Dakota to Illinois will threaten its drinking water and destroy sacred ..... Seattle Times (Nov 1, 2016)
17. The shirt is quite .....
18. Allen searched ..... all of the books in the library to find his lost cell phone.
19. I saw ( their / there / they're ) mom sitting ( their / there / they're).
20. ..... a serious matter.
21. Bill is ..... tallest friend.
22. I'm not sure ..... or not I enjoy 1st period more ..... 2nd period. They are both great classes!
23. The puppy was all white, (accept, except) for a brown patch around her left eye.
24. Steven ..... out from the immense heat, for the beach had never been this hot in the ..... and he was not prepared.
25. It is possible that high heels were invented for a purely practical reason. Ninth-century pottery images show Persian horseback riders wearing high heels, probably to grip the stirrups and so their feet did not slip.