Frequently Confused Words

Fill in the blank: _____________ really in for it this time since their parents seem annoyed.

• Their

• There

• They're

• Here

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

_________ brother is known for being nosy all the time.

• There

• Their

• They're

• They

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Affect is used to describe a/an ________.

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• action

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Effect is used to describe a/an _________.

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• participle

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

6th graders believe homework has a negative _________ on children.

• effect

• affect

• infect

• defect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

The terrible storm _______________ my brother; his house had a broken window.

• infected

• effected

• affected

• reflected

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Elisa ____________ the invitation to the debate on Friday.

• accepted

• excepted

• exempted

• inspected

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

I enjoy all fruits ________ the dreaded durian fruit because it smells like gym socks.

• suspect

• expect

• accept

• except

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

My cousin lives over _______, next to the lemon-colored house.

• there

• their

• they're

• them

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

_____ truly appreciate video games, you must play them all the time.

• too

• to

• two

• toward

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A