Commonly Confused Words #4

Commonly Confused Words #4 Lesson

This lesson will help you with your No Red Ink!

How this lesson works

1. You will be asked to review the rule for each set of commonly confused words. Take notes on each rule.

2. Then, you will be asked 3-4 multiple choice questions about those words.

3. Lastly, you will create your own sentence using each word from that set of commonly confused words. Please use your best grammar and do not use the internet to come up with a sentence. Use your brain!

All together v. Altogether

• "Altogether" means "entirely"

• Ex. There is altogether too much commotion in this room!

• "All together" means "all in a group" or "all at once"

• Ex. All together, Ivan and his friends yelled, "No way!"

Multiple Choice

Cho Chang knows that there are all together too many grammar mistakes in her paper, but at least she's getting the help she needs.

• No change

• altogether

Multiple Choice

Gale Hawthorne felt that the movie was all together too long, though it did have some great fight scenes.

• No change

• altogether

Multiple Choice

Altogether, President Snow's fans screamed and waved, "Over here!"

• No change

• all together

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "all together" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "altogether" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Advice v. Advise

• "Advice" is a noun that means "an opinion"

• Ex. The comedian gave Jack sound advice: avoid using "knock-knock jokes."

• "Advise" is a verb that means "to give advice"

• Ex. When his older sister agreed to advise him on how to dress for the date, Tyler knew he was in good hands.

Multiple Choice

The costume designer always gives Ashley Cooper good advise on what to wear to parties.

• advise

• advice

Multiple Choice

As long as the astronaut agrees to advice him on his science fair project, Lucius Malfoy thinks he has a good chance of winning first prize.

• advice

• advise

Multiple Choice

Oliver Wood volunteered to advise the writers on how many adjectives to use in their essays.

• advice

• advise

Multiple Choice

Unsure of what to do, Vincent Crabbe asked the teenager at the ice cream counter for advise.

• advice

• advise

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "advice" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "advise" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Cite v. Sight v. Site

• "Cite"means to quote, give recognition, or summon

• "Sight" is the act of seeing or something to see

• "Site" refers to a location or position

Cite v. Sight v. Site

• In order to avoid plagiarizing, Pat made sure to cite her evidence.

• When Pat lost his sight, he had to rely on other senses to get around.

• Pat was asked to report to the job site at 5:30AM.

Multiple Choice

Rafiki decided to site sources he didn't actually use to make his paper seem more credible.

• site

• cite

• sight

Multiple Choice

If the library has the book he needs, Lord Voldemort won't have to site any evidence in his research project.

• site

• cite

• sight

Multiple Choice

If Hagrid ever loses his sight, his rich uncle will buy him a guide dog.

• site

• cite

• sight

Multiple Choice

Albus Dumbledore visited the cite of the Washington Memorial because he wanted to take pictures for his report.

• site

• cite

• sight

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "cite" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "sight" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "site" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Scene v. Seen

• "Scene" refers to a setting, location, occurance, or spectacle.

• Ex. I had to nudge Pat when he began snoring during my favorite scene of the movie.

• "Seen" is the past tense form of the verb "to see"

• ex. The detective asked pointed questions, and Pat tried to remember what he'd seen the night before.

Multiple Choice

Neville Longbottom thought he had scene a celebrity at the mall, but it turned out to be a mannequin.

• scene

• seen

Multiple Choice

Hermione Granger's classmates were impressed with her performance from the movie's very first seen.

• scene

• seen

Multiple Choice

Nala made quite a seen when she figured out that her friends had planned a party without her.

• scene

• seen

Multiple Choice

The toddlers started crying because they thought they had scene a monster, but it was just Katniss Everdeen hiding in the closet.

• scene

• seen

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "scene" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "seen" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Farther v. Further

• "Farther" refers to physical distance.

• Ex. The farther Molly walked down the mountain path, the better she felt.

• "Further" referes to figurative distance, like an amount of time, quantity, or degree

• Ex. As Gen pushed further toward her goal of becoming an acrobat, her daydreams about starring in the circus became more vivid.

Multiple Choice

Before deciding whether or not Severus Snape had won the debate, the judges needed to discuss farther.

• farther

• further

Multiple Choice

Pumbaa would like to move a little farther south where the weather is warmer.

• farther

• further

Multiple Choice

The farther north Minerva McGonagall traveled, the more she wished she had packed her warm winter coat.

• farther

• further

Multiple Choice

Gregory Goyle walked further west than he intended, and almost got lost on his way to the party.

• farther

• further

Multiple Choice

Timon decided not to go any farther with his job search when his former boss offered to rehire him.

• farther

• further

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "farther" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "further" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Already v. all ready

• "Already" means "before this time" or "by this time"

• Ex. I'm very impressed that Julia is reading already!

• "All ready" means "fully prepared"

• Ex. They were all ready to go to the beach when the phone rang.

Multiple Choice

Haymitch Abernathy is jealous that his friends are all ready eating ice cream while he's still stuck in traffic.

• all ready

• already

Multiple Choice

Harry Potter was all ready to receive his driver's license after practicing everyday for a year.

• all ready

• already

Multiple Choice

By the time Myrtle was seven years old, she had all ready traveled to several foreign countries.

• all ready

• already

Multiple Choice

The chefs said the dishes were all ready to be served, but Peter Pettigrew wanted to fix the garnish on the steak platter.

• all ready

• already

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "already" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "all ready" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).

Anyway v. anyways

• "Anyways" is informal and incorrect. Use "anyway" instead.

• Ex. Tony wasn't going to eat all those lobsters anyway.

Multiple Choice

Cinna was too old to go trick-or-treating, but he decided to do it this year anyways.

• anyway

• anyways

Multiple Choice

Ron Weasley sometimes gets motion sickness, but he decided to ride the roller coaster five times in a row anyways.

• anyway

• anyways

Multiple Choice

Gilderoy Lockhart thought the new kid was a little odd, but he tried to make friends with her anyway.

• anyway

• anyways

Multiple Choice

Peeta Mellark wasn't sure that the aliens were friendly, but he decided to get in their spaceship anyways.

• anyway

• anyways

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using "anyway" correctly. Be sure to use your best grammar (capitalize and use a period).