Easily Confused Words

Find the sentence that uses "their, they're, or there" INCORRECTLY

• Students must take out their books before class.

• They're responsible for doing this.

• They're books should always be with them.

• I last saw my computer over there.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Find the sentence that uses "to, two, or too" INCORRECTLY

• The cat was too frightened to come down from the tree.

• Two squirrels live together in the hole in the tree.

• I am to excited about this movie to wait.

• The family went to the movies together on Friday

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Find the sentence that uses "accept or except" INCORRECTLY

• It is not fair for a politician to except gifts from lobbyists.

• It is easy to accept successes, but harder to accept failure.

• Everyone except for Jimmy is going on the trip.

• Most businesses accept credit cards as payment.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Find the sentence that uses "all ready" or "already" INCORRECTLY.

• I am all ready for the trip- I've packed up.

• I've all ready been to Norway, but I'm excited to go back!

• I'll already be awake when you leave in the morning.

• Are you all ready for cooking dinner?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which sentence uses "amount" or "number" INCORRECTLY?

• The amount of people at the rally was impressive to say the least!

• The number of players on the team was considerable.

• The amount of pay the star athlete received was a record.

• The amount of water in the bottle is dwindling.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which sentence uses "between" or "among" INCORRECTLY?

• Between Bill and Jerry, Jerry is clearly the more gifted musician.

• The orange slices were shared among the many players on the soccer team.

• Among Fred and Shelly, she is clearly more comfortable with public speaking.

• Between pizza and burgers I would choose pizza.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Find the sentence that uses "choose" or "chose" incorrectly.

• Yesterday, I chose peppermint ice cream.

• I usually choose rocky road above all others.

• We choose to adopt Sally from the pound, but it feels like she choose us.

• Sarah can never choose between her blue or red dress.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Find the sentence that uses "in" or "into" INCORRECTLY.

• From out into the cold, it felt great to walk in the warm store.

• There are three full bathrooms in this house.

• We entered into the stadium from the parking lot as a group.

• It is nice to be in a cozy room when it is snowing outside.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Find the sentence that uses "It's" or "Its" INCORRECTLY.

• It's never a good idea to stay up all night to study for a test.

• The turtle was flipped over on it's shell and could not flip back over.

• The cat licked its paws obsessively whenever it could.

• I can see why it's necessary to read the book before I see the movie version.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Find the sentence that uses "Loose" or "Lose" INCORRECTLY.

• I don't lose my temper very often any more.

• I always need a belt these days because my pants would be too loose.

• i hate to loose at chess, but it is a learning experience.

• Whenever you take a risk, there is always something you could lose.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A