This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses the correct form of the word? A) The principle of the school is very strict. B) The principal of the school is very strict. C) The principle of the school is very strict. D) The principal of the school is very strict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The principal of the school is very strict. 2. I love to ..... my sunglasses at the beach! A) Where. B) We're. C) Were. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear. 3. All the motions were passed ..... HB267. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 4. Kelly said, "I'm ..... now!" A) Alright. B) All right. C) Right. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All right. 5. Please be ..... or I will be ..... annoyed. A) Quiet, quite. B) Quite, quite. C) Quiet, quiet. D) Quite, quiet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quiet, quite. 6. Complete this line:I have to work every day this week ..... Tuesday. A) Accept. B) Except. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Except. 7. Which word is possessive? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 8. Where ..... Bryan keep his notebook? A) Does. B) Dose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 9. Which sentence uses the word 'complement' correctly? A) The new curtains complement the room's decor. B) The new curtains compliment the room's decor. C) The new curtains are a complement to the room's decor. D) The new curtains are a compliment to the room's decor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The new curtains complement the room's decor. 10. I (can/may) write a story. A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 11. I talked (to / too / two) my brother yesterday about his vacation plans. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 12. What is the meaning of 'advice' vs 'advise'? A) 'Advice' is a verb meaning to give guidance, while 'advise' is a noun meaning guidance. B) 'Advice' is a noun meaning guidance, while 'advise' is a verb meaning to give guidance. C) Both 'advice' and 'advise' are nouns meaning guidance. D) 'Advice' and 'advise' are interchangeable terms with the same meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Advice' is a noun meaning guidance, while 'advise' is a verb meaning to give guidance. 13. I saw ..... baby nephew at church last night. He is so cute! A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 14. He knew what he was saying and he cited/ sited/ sighted his source. A) Cited. B) Sited. C) Sighted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cited. 15. (It's, Its) been three days since I have heard from Joe. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 16. I'm not sure ..... turn it is to do dishes tonight-hopefully not mine! A) Whose. B) Who'se. C) Who's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 17. Lisa has (a, an) orange backpack in her locker. A) A. B) An. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An. 18. The hurricane in Florida caused us to ..... our spring break plans and go to California instead. A) Alter. B) Altar. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alter. 19. Do not ..... the teacher when she is working. A) Aproche. B) Approach. C) Approche. D) Aproch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Approach. 20. ..... finished their homework early, so they went out to play. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 21. "Hakuna Matata" means no worries, because, as Timon says, "You gotta put your ..... behind you." A) Passed. B) Past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 22. You can find everything at the ..... A) Bazzaar. B) Bazaar. C) Bazaer. D) Bazeer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bazaar. 23. My two dogs (we're / were / where / wear) so happy to see me when I came home from vacation! A) We're. B) Were. C) Where. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 24. Sandra like all types of fish ..... tuna. A) Except. B) Accept. C) Raise. D) Rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 25. The correct definition for effect is the result of the change. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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