Commonly Confused Words

The accident did not _____________ Sarah’s decision to___________ the scholarship. 

• affect/accept
• affect/except
• effect/accept
• effect/except

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Ever ________ gym class, _________ shoes have been emanating an awful odor! 

• sense/your
• sense/you're
• since/your
• since/you're

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The ___________ asked, “_________ skipping class?” 

• principal/who's
• principal/whose
• principle/who's
• principle/whose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

I put my glasses down ____________ the book and now__________ gone! 

• beside/their
• beside/there
• beside/they're
• besides/they're

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

We toured the legislative offices at the state ___________building. capital/capitol

• capital
• capitol
• capitel
• capotel

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

_______ more important to study ________ it is to party. It’s/Its, than/then

• It's/than
• It's/then
• Its/than
• Its/then

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A