Misused Words

Commonly Misused Words 3

By Jolene Zavala

Multiple Choice

__________ backpack was left in the classroom?

• Who

• Whom

• Who's

• Whose

Multiple Choice

__________ responsible for this?!

• Who

• Whom

• Who's

• Whose

Multiple Choice

_______ bikes are these?

They're my neighbors' bikes.

• Who's

• Who are

• Whose

Multiple Choice

Velma might __________ her tennis match.

• lose

• loose

Multiple Choice

The neighbor's dog, Sparky, was ______ in the neighborhood.

• lose

• loose

Multiple Choice

The speaker will ______ everyone's attention if he keeps talking about this boring topic.

• loose

• lose

Multiple Choice

"____ popsicle flavor would you like?" Mom asked.

• Witch

• Which

Multiple Choice

Do you know ____________ one of us is going to dress up as a _____________ for Halloween this year?

• witch, witch
• which, witch
• witch, which
• which, which

Multiple Choice

The company was able to _____ the financial storm.

• whether

• weather

Multiple Choice

What's the ___________supposed to be like on the weekend?

• whether

• weather

Multiple Choice

We're going to the library, _________ you like it or not.

• whether

• weather