WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED – MCQ

Reading Time: 3 minutes

1. The dog wagged ___ tail.
A. it’s
B. its
C. his
D. her

2. She is smarter ___ her cousin.
A. then
B. there
C. than
D. their

3. Please ___ the source in your assignment.
A. sight
B. site
C. cite
D. quote

4. The bus remained ___ near the signal.
A. stationery
B. moving
C. stationary
D. steady

5. Finish your homework, ___ you may play.
A. than
B. there
C. their
D. then

6. He hurt his ___.
A. heal
B. heel
C. foot
D. leg

7. I don’t know ___ she will attend the meeting.
A. weather
B. climate
C. whether
D. season

8. Teaching needs great ___.
A. calm
B. care
C. patients
D. patience

9. She gave me useful ___.
A. advise
B. advice
C. affect
D. effect

10. Please ___ my request.
A. except
B. affect
C. accept
D. effect

11. Apply the ___ slowly.
A. break
B. brake
C. stop
D. halt

12. This colour ___ your dress.
A. compliments
B. praises
C. completes
D. complements

13. The teacher is very ___.
A. fare
B. fair
C. equal
D. just

14. Everyone attended the meeting ___ Riya.
A. accept
B. affect
C. effect
D. except

15. The story has a clear ___.
A. morale
B. moral
C. value
D. rule

16. I can ___ the music clearly.
A. here
B. hear
C. listen
D. sound

17. He ___ the examination.
A. past
B. pass
C. passed
D. passing

18. The bus ___ is very low.
A. ticket
B. fair
C. cost
D. fare

19. I want to ___ a new pen.
A. by
B. buy
C. bye
D. bought

20. She sat ___ the door quietly.
A. buy
B. bye
C. by
D. near

21. Delhi is the ___ of India.
A. capitol
B. principal
C. principle
D. capital

22. He is the ___ winner of the contest.
A. soul
B. sole
C. only
D. one

23. The ___ today is very humid.
A. whether
B. climate
C. weather
D. season

24. I will stay here ___ Monday.
A. sense
B. since
C. from
D. for

25. Please ___ down for a few minutes.
A. lay
B. lie
C. rest
D. sleep

26. The doctor treated many ___.
A. patience
B. sick
C. patients
D. people

27. We all want world ___.
A. piece
B. peace
C. calm
D. silence

28. This is a construction ___.
A. cite
B. sight
C. site
D. place

29. The judge gave a ___ decision.
A. fare
B. fair
C. honest
D. equal

30. Please ___ your bag here.
A. lie
B. lay
C. keep
D. put

31. Exercise has a good ___ on health.
A. affect
B. effect
C. accept
D. except

32. The students showed high ___.
A. moral
B. morale
C. confidence
D. spirit

33. This shirt is too ___.
A. lose
B. loose
C. loss
D. loosen

34. I have lived here ___ 2019.
A. for
B. sense
C. since
D. from

35. She gave him a lovely ___.
A. complement
B. complete
C. praise
D. compliment

36. The car came to a sudden ___.
A. break
B. brake
C. stop
D. halt

37. The capital building is called the ___.
A. capital
B. council
C. capitol
D. parliament

38. Do not ___ your documents.
A. loss
B. loose
C. lose
D. loosen

39. Keep the files ___ on the shelf.
A. here
B. their
C. there
D. they’re

40. She is absent today; ___ sister is present.
A. there
B. their
C. they’re
D. them

41. Time will ___ the injury.
A. heel
B. care
C. help
D. heal

42. The meeting will ___ after lunch.
A. precede
B. process
C. proceed
D. progress

43. A heading usually ___ the paragraph.
A. proceed
B. follow
C. precede
D. begin

44. This bag is ___ heavy than mine.
A. then
B. there
C. than
D. their

45. The book is lying ___ the table.
A. by
B. on
C. in
D. at

46. The teacher spoke to the ___.
A. principle
B. principal
C. head
D. leader

47. The ___ of the numbers is correct.
A. some
B. sum
C. total
D. all

48. I need ___ help with this work.
A. sum
B. many
C. some
D. little

49. The event is now part of the ___.
A. passed
B. passing
C. past
D. pass

50. ___ raining very heavily today.
A. Its
B. It’s
C. It
D. Its’

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Answer Key

1. B
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. D
15. B
16. B
17. C
18. D
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. B
26. C
27. B
28. C
29. B
30. B
31. B
32. B
33. B
34. C
35. D
36. B
37. C
38. C
39. C
40. B
41. D
42. C
43. C
44. C
45. B
46. B
47. B
48. C
49. C
50. B