This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Commonly Confused Words – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Commonly Confused Words Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Populous (adjective) A) Having few inhabitants; sparsely populated. B) Having many inhabitants; densely populated. C) Having a moderate number of inhabitants; moderately populated. D) Having inhabitants that are mostly transient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having many inhabitants; densely populated. 2. I can't ..... to think of staying locked in my house for weeks. A) Bear. B) Bare. C) Baer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 3. They said they would bring ..... secret recipe stuffing. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 4. Your paper is (do / due) next week, so you should get started! A) Do. B) Due. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Due. 5. ..... raining outside! A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 6. I would like to (precede, proceed) with my story. A) Precede. B) Proceed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proceed. 7. I couldn't decide (which / witch) color shoes I wanted because I loved them all. A) Which. B) Witch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 8. These transitions are used to introduce specifics A) Additionally, furthermore. B) Consequently, hence. C) All the same, even so. D) Specifically, in this case. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Specifically, in this case. 9. It does not matter to me (weather / whether) we win or (lose / loose) the game. A) Weather / lose. B) Whether / lose. C) Weather / loose. D) Whether / loose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether / lose. 10. Due to their awful underarm hygiene, Ms. Dempsy-Brookhart's class ..... the aroma of the entire school! A) Affected. B) Effected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affected. 11. My grandparents live miles ..... from us. A) Apart. B) A part. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apart. 12. The ..... of Illinois is Springfield. A) Capitol. B) Capital. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capital. 13. There was a large ..... of cheese on my pizza. A) Number. B) Amount. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amount. 14. He found ..... shells on the sand. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 15. The practice is illegal, though a law taking ..... on Jan. 1 will change that.-Los Angeles Times (Nov 1, 2016) A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 16. I watch (alot, allot, a lot) of television. A) Alot. B) Allot. C) A lot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lot. 17. Select the correct word to complete the sentence:She couldn't decide ..... to go to the party or stay home. A) Weather. B) Whether. C) Wether. D) Whither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether. 18. It's been (quiet, quite) around here tonight. A) Quiet. B) Quite. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quiet. 19. My ..... of smell has never been the same. A) Scents. B) Sense. C) Since. D) Cents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sense. 20. It was such an ..... when I forgot my former student's name. A) Embarrassment. B) Embarassment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embarrassment. 21. ..... grades are improving. Circle the correct answer. A) Their. B) They're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 22. Choose the correct word.The baseball went ..... the window. CRASH! A) Threw. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 23. Thank you for your kind ..... A) Compliment. B) Compliement. C) Compliament. D) Compliemant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compliment. 24. MISTAKE:Already, All ready A) I've seen that movie already. B) I've seen that movie all ready. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've seen that movie already. 25. The professor asked me to read my answer ..... to the class. A) Aloud. B) Allowed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloud. ← 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 9Commonly Confused Words Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books