This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Editing And Proofreading > Usage Errors – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Usage Errors Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... out that wet towel. A) Ring. B) Wring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wring. 2. The (principal, principle) of the high school believes the lunch hour needs to be extended. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 3. Identify the error:The cat licked it's paws. A) The. B) Cat. C) Licked. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's. 4. ..... coming to the mall with me? A) Whose. B) Who's (who is). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's (who is). 5. Aidan always ..... new people sitting at his lunch table. A) Accepts. B) Excepts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accepts. 6. Choose the correct form:The dog wagged ..... tail happily. A) Its. B) It's. C) Its'. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 7. We will go ..... tomorrow. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 8. Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:My favorite colors are red blue and green. A) My favorite colors are red blue, and green. B) My favorite colors are red, blue, and green. C) My favorite colors are red, blue and green. D) My favorite colors are red blue and green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My favorite colors are red, blue, and green. 9. First I will take my notes, and (than, then) I will study from them. A) Than. B) Then. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Then. 10. I want to go, ..... A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 11. ..... did Mom invite to Macy's birthday party? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 12. I will (lay, lie) the baby in her crib after she has her bottle. A) Lay. B) Lie. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay. 13. She plays Monopoly so (well, good) that nobody ever wants to play against her. A) Well. B) Good. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 14. ..... invited Richard to be the representative for the entire class? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 15. The ..... of the preacher's words on the young boy's life was meaningful. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 16. I (could have, could of) taken the usual right turn, but I decided to take a new route. A) Could have. B) Could of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 17. I'm going ..... the mall for dinner! A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 18. There are ..... birds sitting on the wires outside my house. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 19. ..... one of the most responsible people I know. A) Your. B) You're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 20. Select the correct option:The weather affects my mood, but it doesn't ..... my decisions. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) Effects. D) Affects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 21. A truck lost ..... load on the freeway. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 22. Miss Fisher wants to go to Montana. She has wanted to go ..... for a long time. Fill in the blank. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 23. Abby said she needs ..... pieces of paper, one for her and one for Molly. Fill in the blank. A) Too. B) Two. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 24. Despite a brilliant performance from Aaron Rodgers, the Packers will likely (lose, loose) the game. A) Lose. B) Loose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lose. 25. If Mark doesn't want to go, ..... he should stay home. A) Then. B) Than. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Then. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesUsage Errors Quiz 2Usage Errors Quiz 3Usage Errors Quiz 4Usage Errors Quiz 5Accept Vs. 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