Commonly Confused Words

I had to choose ___________________ a cat and a dog at the pet store.

• between

• among

We visited the construction _____________ to see our home being built.

• site

• cite

• sight

He was a _________ for sore eyes.

• sight

• site

• cite

Jonathan was ___________ for his volunteer work and charitable donations.

• cited

• sighted

• sited

I plan to ______ in the sun every Saturday morning.

• lie

• lay

• laid

• lain

Yesterday, I ________ in the sun for four hours and got sunburned.

• lied

• laid

• lay

• layed

Jeffrey had __________ in bed for twelve hours, so he was sore when he finally stood up.

• lain

• laid

• lay

• lied

When will the chicken finally ______ an egg for us?

• lay

• lie

• laid

• lain

The neighbor's chickens have not _________ eggs for the past week. Something must be wrong.

• laid

• lain

• layed

• lay

Eleanor _______ the pizza down on the counter a few minutes ago, so it should be cool enough to cut now.

• laid

• lie

• lay

• lain