This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 69 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word best fits the sentence: ..... smart and funny. A) You're. B) Your. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You're. 2. We bowed ..... to the queen. A) Formaly. B) Fromally. C) Formally. D) Formaaly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formally. 3. John, Tom, and Michael, ..... , will present their reports to the committee. A) Respectably. B) Respectable. C) Respectively. D) Respectivly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respectively. 4. Warm air from the Gulf of Mexico ..... Europe to have a warm climate. A) Because. B) Causes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Causes. 5. Think of the huge ..... of pollution coming from these cars! A) Amount. B) Number. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amount. 6. "I'm not ..... outside after dark, " she whispered ..... A) Aloud, aloud. B) Allowed, allowed. C) Allowed, aloud. D) Aloud, allowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowed, aloud. 7. Would people live better lives if there were no ..... ? A) Posessions. B) Possesions. C) Possessions. D) Positions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possessions. 8. What is the meaning of 'weather'? A) 'Weather' refers to the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. B) 'Weather' is the long-term average of atmospheric conditions. C) 'Weather' describes the seasonal changes in climate. D) 'Weather' is a term used for the study of meteorology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Weather' refers to the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. 9. ..... are many reasons why I love summer. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 10. The students sit in ..... classroom working on ..... lesson with ..... teacher.(Hint:all of these blanks use the same word.) A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 11. The puppy was unsure if shredding a roll of toilet paper was worthy of praise or a squirt from the water bottle, so it wagged (a) tail with hesitation. A) A. its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. its. 12. The neighbor's dog, Sparky, was ..... in the neighborhood. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loose. 13. Which sentence uses "anyone" correctly to refer to an unspecified person? A) If anyone has questions, please raise your hand. B) If any one has questions, please raise your hand. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If anyone has questions, please raise your hand. 14. ..... not about that, and you know it! A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 15. Identify the correct usage:'I could care less/I couldn't care less about that.' A) I could care less about it. B) I couldn't care more about that. C) I could care less about that. D) I couldn't care less about that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I couldn't care less about that. 16. Specifically, it seems to me that ..... attitudes toward strangers do not typically extend as far as our attitudes toward more intimate loved ones. A) Beneficial. B) Beneficent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneficent. 17. Anthony and Alex showed the new lacrosse players how to properly ..... and catch the ball. A) Threw. B) Throw. C) Through. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Throw. 18. Some teachers will not ..... late homework. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accept. 19. True or False:Principle is an abstract noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which word refers to a place or direction? A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 21. Whose A) Possessive. B) Who is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possessive. 22. You should walk your dog before dinner. (Than / Then) he'll be (to / two / too) tired to beg at the dinner table! A) Than / to. B) Then / too. C) Then / two. D) Than / too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Then / too. 23. It's time to go and ..... still not ready. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 24. Some 68, 000 ..... people were unemployed than in the previous month, with a total of 2.54 million people out of work.-Seattle Times (Nov 1, 2016) A) Fewer. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer. 25. The premium, he said, reflects the average cost of care for an ..... population.-New York Times (Oct 29, 2016) A) Insured. B) Ensured. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insured. ← 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