Commonly Confused Words Lesson

_______ are easy tricks for remembering which words to use. If you forget the tricks, they can be found right ________ in the words themselves. (Hint: both of these blanks use the same word.)

• They're

• There

• Their

Select the correct word.
As a school (principal/principle) you should set clear expectations for the students.

• principal

• principle

I refused to _____________ the performance evaluation because there was false information in it.

• accept

• except

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

It is easy to give ______________, but not so easy to take it.

• advice

• advise

Match the following commonly confused words.

• Indicate location or be used as an expletive.

• THEY’RE

• Possessive pronoun that means belonging to them

• THERE

• If you cannot use they are in the sentence and have it make sense, you are using the wrong word.

• THEIR

 "​ (a)   been quite a challenge," Eric admitted as he shook hands with Dr. O'Sullivan on the last day of class.

• It's

• it's

• its

I wish I had seen the show last night. I heard it was _____________ a performance.

• quiet

• quite

The teacher _____________ the pupils for a job well done.

• complemented

• complimented

(Weather / whether) the (weather / whether) is good or bad, we play tomorrow afternoon.

• Whether / weather

• Whether / whether

• Weather / Whether

• Weather / Whether

One of the buttons on my favorite jacket is (loose / lose), and I’m worried that if it falls off I’ll (loose / lose) it.

• lose / lose

• loose / lose

• loose / loose

• lose / loose