Confusable Commonly Confused Words MCQs 2026

Choose the correct word: "The camel crossed the ___."

1. A dessert ✓
2. B desert' ✓
3. C desert ✓
4. D dissert ✓

Choose the correct word: "The medicine had a strong ___."

1. A effect ✓
2. B affect ✓
3. C efect ✓
4. D affekt ✓

Choose the correct word: "How does the news ___ you?"

1. A effect ✓
2. B affect ✓
3. C efect ✓
4. D affekt ✓

Choose the correct word: "This is ___ difficult for me."

1. A to ✓
2. B too ✓
3. C two ✓
4. D tou ✓

Choose the correct word: "We had ice cream for ___."

1. A desert ✓
2. B desert' ✓
3. C dissert ✓
4. D dessert ✓

Choose the correct word: "Go and ___ down on the bed."

1. A lay ✓
2. B lie ✓
3. C lied ✓
4. D lain ✓

Choose the correct word: "Is this ___ pen?"

1. A you're ✓
2. B youre ✓
3. C your ✓
4. D yours' ✓

Choose the correct word: "I have ___ apples."

1. A to ✓
2. B tow ✓
3. C too ✓
4. D two ✓

Choose the correct word: "My teacher gave me good ___."

1. A advise ✓
2. B advize ✓
3. C advice ✓
4. D adwise ✓

Choose the correct word: "The screw is ___."

1. A loose ✓
2. B lose ✓
3. C loos ✓
4. D louse ✓

Choose the correct word: "Please don't ___ your keys."

1. A loose ✓
2. B lose ✓
3. C looze ✓
4. D loze ✓

Choose the correct word: "Please ___ the book on the table."

1. A lay ✓
2. B lie ✓
3. C lied ✓
4. D lain ✓

Choose the correct word: "I ___ your invitation."

1. A except ✓
2. B exept ✓
3. C accept ✓
4. D acept ✓

Choose the correct word: "Honesty is a good ___."

1. A principle ✓
2. B principal ✓
3. C principel ✓
4. D princple ✓

Choose the correct word: "The school ___ addressed the students."

1. A principle ✓
2. B principal ✓
3. C principel ✓
4. D princle ✓

Choose the correct word: "They left ___ books at home."

1. A there ✓
2. B their ✓
3. C they're ✓
4. D thier ✓

Choose the correct word: "___ going to win the match."

1. A Their ✓
2. B There ✓
3. C Theyre ✓
4. D They're ✓

Choose the correct word: "He paid her a nice ___ on her dress."

1. A complement ✓
2. B compliment ✓
3. C compliement ✓
4. D complment ✓

Choose the correct word: "The ___ is very hot today."

1. A whether ✓
2. B wether ✓
3. C weather ✓
4. D whather ✓

Choose the correct word: "The cat licked ___ paw."

1. A its ✓
2. B it's ✓
3. C its' ✓
4. D it is ✓

Choose the correct word: "She bought pens and other ___."

1. A stationary ✓
2. B stationairy ✓
3. C stationnery ✓
4. D stationery ✓

Choose the correct word: "___ a beautiful day today."

1. A Its ✓
2. B Its' ✓
3. C It's ✓
4. D Itis ✓

Choose the correct word: "___ very kind to help."

1. A You're ✓
2. B Your ✓
3. C Youre ✓
4. D Yours ✓

Choose the correct word: "There are ___ students than last year."

1. A fewer ✓
2. B less ✓
3. C fewar ✓
4. D lesser ✓

Choose the correct word: "Everyone came ___ Ali."

1. A accept ✓
2. B acept ✓
3. C exept ✓
4. D except ✓

Choose the correct word: "___ at the door?"

1. A Whose ✓
2. B Whos ✓
3. C Who's ✓
4. D Whoos ✓

Choose the correct word: "Share the sweets ___ the two of you."

1. A among ✓
2. B amoung ✓
3. C betwen ✓
4. D between ✓

Choose the correct word: "___ book is this?"

1. A Who's ✓
2. B Whose' ✓
3. C Whos ✓
4. D Whose ✓

Choose the correct word: "We ate dinner and ___ watched a film."

1. A then ✓
2. B than ✓
3. C thn ✓
4. D thane ✓

Choose the correct word: "I have ___ water than you."

1. A fewer ✓
2. B less ✓
3. C fewar ✓
4. D lesser ✓

Choose the correct word: "We will go ___ it rains or not."

1. A weather ✓
2. B wether ✓
3. C whither ✓
4. D whether ✓

Choose the correct word: "The scarf is a perfect ___ to the outfit."

1. A complement ✓
2. B compliment ✓
3. C complment ✓
4. D compliement ✓

Choose the correct word: "The prize was divided ___ the five members."

1. A between ✓
2. B betwen ✓
3. C among ✓
4. D amoung ✓

Choose the correct word: "Talking is not ___ during the exam."

1. A allowed ✓
2. B aloud ✓
3. C alowed ✓
4. D alloud ✓

Choose the correct word: "She is taller ___ her brother."

1. A then ✓
2. B than ✓
3. C thn ✓
4. D tham ✓

Choose the correct word: "The test was ___ easy."

1. A quiet ✓
2. B qwite ✓
3. C quiett ✓
4. D quite ✓

Choose the correct word: "The car remained ___ at the signal."

1. A stationery ✓
2. B stationnary ✓
3. C stationary ✓
4. D stationarry ✓

Choose the correct word: "She read the poem ___."

1. A allowed ✓
2. B aloud ✓
3. C alowd ✓
4. D alloud ✓

Choose the correct word: "Please be ___ in the library."

1. A quite ✓
2. B quiet' ✓
3. C quiet ✓
4. D qwiet ✓

Choose the correct word: "It is hard to ___ in thin air."

1. A breath ✓
2. B breathe ✓
3. C breth ✓
4. D breathm ✓

Choose the correct word: "___ are many people outside."

1. A Their ✓
2. B There ✓
3. C They're ✓
4. D Thier ✓

Choose the correct word: "I need ___ information before deciding."

1. A farther ✓
2. B farer ✓
3. C farrer ✓
4. D further ✓

Choose the correct word: "The city is ___ away than the town."

1. A further ✓
2. B farer ✓
3. C farther ✓
4. D farrer ✓

Choose the correct word: "Take a deep ___."

1. A breath ✓
2. B breathe ✓
3. C breth ✓
4. D breathm ✓

Choose the correct word: "I ___ you to study hard."

1. A advice ✓
2. B advace ✓
3. C advize ✓
4. D advise ✓