10th Commonly Confused Words

Fill in the blank with the correct word:

It is so frustrating when I _________ my phone.

• lose

• loose

Where ________ Bryan keep his notebook?

• does

• dose

How I sleep really _________ how well I do on quizzes.

• effects

• affects

Mr. Smith is the ___________ at my daughter's school.

• principle

• principal

If you don't study, ______ you probably won't pass the exam.

• then

• than

I liked all of the flavors _________ banana.

• accept

• except

The pain is almost more than I can _______.

• bear

• bare

I had to take a ______ of the awful tasting medicine.

• does

• dose

So many years have ________ since I saw Rachel.

• passed

• past

Luke could ______ made the touchdown, but he fumbled the ball.

• of

• have