Words Commonly Confused Worksheet
For each of the following sentences, circle the word or words
that best complete the sentence correctly.
1 I couldn’t decide (
which witch ) color shoes I wanted.
2 Your
paper is ( do due
) next week.
3 I do not ( no know )
the answer to this problem.
4 I got into a fight with my sister because
she always thinks she’s ( right write ).
5 The ( cite
site sight ) of the new shopping mall is over (their
there they’re ).
6 I’m not sure ( weather
whether ) it will rain this weekend or not.
7 I will have to (
accept except ) the fact that I will never be a great
basketball
player.
8 My new job had a bad (
affect effect ) on my grades.
9 Make sure you do (
your you’re ) homework right after school.
10
I ( hear here ) that you’ve won a trip to
Europe.
11
What should I ( wear where
were ) to the dance?
12
My friends have seen me ( threw through ) some
difficult times.
13
I talked ( to too two ) my
brother yesterday.
14
He bought ( to too two )
speakers ( to too two ) complete his stereo
system.
15
I saw ( their there they’re
) mom sitting ( their there they’re).
16
I think ( their there
they’re ) in trouble!
17
You can use those ( clothes cloths ) to wash
the car.
18
My mom took me shopping for new school (
clothes cloths ).
19
New surgeries for blind people can restore (
their there they’re ) (cite
sight site).
20
We are ( already all ready ) for summer
vacation.
21
Doctors need to monitor how the new drug ( affects
effects ) patients.
22
I ( would of would’ve ) called, but my phone’s
battery died.
23
The quarterback was sacked so hard, he was not (
conscience conscious ) when they carried him off the field.
24
She was ( quiet quite ) surprised by her
birthday present.
25
I would love to go shopping, ( accept except )
that I have a big project
(
do due ) tomorrow.
26
The dog chewed on ( its it’s ) squeaky toy.
27
My neighbor dressed as a ( which witch ) for
Halloween.
28
My ( conscience conscious ) told me that
stealing was wrong.
29
I came in ( forth fourth ) place in the track
meet.
30
When we ( passed past ) the creepy house, I
could ( have of ) sworn I saw a ghost in the window.
31
Mr. Mackin is the ( principal principle ) of
our school.
32
He wasn’t feeling well, so he went to the nurse’s to (
lay lie ) down.
33
If the ( weather whether ) is bad, we will
have to cancel our camping trip.
34
( Who’s Whose ) backpack is this?
35
In study hall, all students must be ( quiet
quite ).
36
The Golden Rule is a ( principal principle )
we should all live by.
37
( Wear Were Where ) you
scared during the movie at all?
38
Please ( lay lie ) your tests in the basket
when you are done with them.
39
I don’t know ( who’s whose ) going on the
field trip.
40
She couldn’t remember ( wear
were where ) she had put her purse.
41
Try not to ( lose loose ) this ticket.
You can’t win the prize without it.
42
I have seen ( a lot alot
allot ) of horror movies.
43
I would rather be poor and happy ( than then )
rich and sad.
44
You look sick. Do you feel ( alright all
right )?
45
I have ( already all ready ) seen that movie;
let’s see something else.
46
Clean your room, and ( than then ) you may
watch TV.
47
Once we have collected the money, we will ( a
lot alot allot ) it to several charities.
48
The saddle was ( to too two
) ( loose lose ) and he was thrown from the horse.
49
Do you think ( its it’s ) going to rain?
50
I should ( have of ) taken my dad’s (
advice advise ).
51
If you want to ( do due ) well on a test, (
your you’re ) going to have to study.
52
For the assignment, the teacher asked us to (
right write ) 500 words.
53
In a paper, you must always ( cite
sight site ) where your facts came from.
54
He ( threw through ) the ball right (
hear here ) and broke a car window.
55
To get the baby to stop crying, I rocked it back and (
forth fourth ).
56
He lives ( passed past ) that bridge in the
red house.
57
I would ( advice advise ) you to go into your
basement if the tornado siren goes ( of off ).
58 ( Know No ), you may not
go to that concert unless ( your you’re ) 18
