This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 58 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... hands get nothing done! A) Idle. B) Idol. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idle. 2. I believe ..... on the coffee table. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 3. What ..... did the plant's closing have on the economy? A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 4. Diane was (too, to, two) short to reach the top shelf. A) Too. B) To. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too. 5. The neighbor's chickens have not ..... eggs for the past week. Something must be wrong. A) Laid. B) Lain. C) Layed. D) Lay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laid. 6. The teacher ..... him on his performance. A) Complimented. B) Complemented. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complimented. 7. I needed (farther, further) instruction in order t understand my work. A) Farther. B) Further. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Further. 8. Choose the correct word.My cat will ..... at me for the longest time. It's so weird the way her eyes seem to burn into me like little lasers. A) Stair. B) Stare. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stare. 9. Hailey ..... the ball over Olivia's head. A) Through. B) Throo. C) Threw. D) Thru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threw. 10. Last year Beckham ..... the soccer league in goals. A) Lead. B) Led. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Led. 11. I'm not sure ..... it will rain this weekend or not. A) Weather. B) Whether. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 12. ..... the winner of the championship game? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's. 13. Tom Cruise is not ..... He's short. (high / tall) A) High. B) Tall. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tall. 14. The television was broken; the CD player was broken to / too / two A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 15. I had to ..... the news to my dad about his driver's-side ..... being rusted out, and he wasn't please. A) Break; break. B) Brake; brake. C) Break; brake. D) Brake; break. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Break; brake. 16. We need to ..... our new car. A) Ensure. B) Insure. C) Insuere. D) Insuir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insure. 17. Is my noise going to ..... your sleep? A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 18. Her argument with the coach was a matter of ..... A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principle. 19. The street was ..... noisy. A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quite. 20. Congratulations! I (hear / here) that you've won a trip to Europe. A) Hear. B) Here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hear. 21. The dog wagged ..... tail with excitement. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 22. If you want to be a champion, you have to ..... everyday. (practice / practise) A) Practice. B) Practise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Practise. 23. Smoking tobacco can adversely ..... your lungs and blood flow. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) Who. D) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 24. Lie A) To recline. B) To put down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To recline. 25. I knew I should of studied more for the test. A) NO CHANGE. B) Could of. C) Should have. D) Would of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. ← 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