Commonly Confused Words Set 3

Commonly Confused Words Set 3

By Josie Guin

Adverb

• Josh can play the piano well.​

​Well

Adjective

• ​You did a good job.

• ​I play sports, but I am not very good.

​Good

Good vs. Well

​Good modifies a person, place or thing. Well modifies an action.

Multiple Select

Which of these are correct?

• I think you did a good job on your paper last week.

• I hope your day is going good.

• She jogged well for her age.

• With a fever, it is unlikely he will feel good enough to play basketball tomorrow.

inner sense of what is right or wrong.

My conscience told me not to tell my parents a lie.​

Conscience

Awake or aware

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They were not conscious of any problem at the time. ​

​Conscious

​Conscious vs. Conscience

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Multiple Choice

I was not _________ during the car ride to the beach.

• Conscious

• Conscience

Multiple Choice

I wanted to keep the money I found, but my ___________ told me it was wrong.

• conscious

• conscience

More than one adult female.​

​

The women went shopping yesterday. ​

Women- plural

One adult female. ​

​

The woman went shopping yesterday. ​

​Woman- singular

Woman vs. Women

Poll

Three _______ went to the beach for vacation.

• Woman

• Women

Poll

There is a ________ that lives down the street from me.

• Woman

• Women

a rule: both end in "le"

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• ​We value the principle of truth in adverising.

Principle

most important; also principal of school.

• The principal concern is safety. ​

Principal

Principal vs. Principle

Multiple Choice

It works on the simple principal that a liquid always finds its own level.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

I think the principle issue should be safety.

• Incorrect

• Correct

Possessive pronoun. Will never need an appostrophe.

• Whose keys are these?

• Whose shoes are on my floor?! ​

​Whose

contraction meaning "who is" or "who has"

• ​Who's responsible for the checks?

• Who's been signing them? ​

Who's

Who's vs Whose

Multiple Choice

Which of these are correct?

• Who's turn is it to take out the trash?

• Who's the one that took my toothbrush?

• Whose been in my room?

• Who's car keys are these?

If you do not mean "to throw" something it is through.

• ​We could see through the curtain.

​Through

The past tense of throw ​

• The pitcher threw the baseball at the batter.

​Threw

Threw vs. Through

Multiple Choice

Which of these is correct?

• Can you through the ball this way?

• Go threw the side door to exit.

• I through away the paper towel after using it.

• I've been through a lot since my birthday.

​pronounced: [pur-suh-nel]

Means people employed in an organization

• I had an appointment in the personnel office. ​

​Personnel

pronounced: [pur-suh-nl] Means private

• She shared a personal view about being a parent​

​Personal

Personal vs. Personnel

Multiple Choice

Which of these are correct?

• The personnel files to this organization are in the cabinet.

• Can you please keep this personnel?

• Personnel information is not to be shared with others.

• I think that the personal office is to the right.

The past tense of the VERB lead (rhymes with bead) is led.

• I led them to a win.

**If you don't mean to use past tense, use lead. **

• I will lead them to a win.​

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​Led

Metal rhymes with "bed"

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• Old paint can contain lead. ​

​Lead

Lead vs. Led

Multiple Choice

She lead me through a room that contained led paint

• Correct

• Incorrect

Opposite of win

​

If we lose the game, our season will end. ​

​Lose

Not tight

​

The screws are loose.

I have a loose tooth.​

​Loose

Loose vs Lose

Multiple Choice

If the screw is too loose in the fame, we could lose the game.

• Incorrect

• Correct

a state of mutual harmony between people or groups.

​

They finally signed a peace treaty. ​

​Peace

part of a whole

​

I lost a piece of the puzzle

Can I have a piece of pie?​

​Piece

Piece vs. Peace

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Multiple Choice

A big peace of the puzzle is to make sure to understand the piece treaty.

• Incorrect

• Correct

to compose sentences, essays, stories, poems

​

I write in my journal every day. ​

​Write

correct or proper -OR-

the opposite of left

If you look in the right place on the right side of the table, the keys are there. ​

​Right

Right vs. Write

Multiple Choice

Please write on the right side of the paper to get the question right.

• Correct

• Incorrect