Commonly misused words

The student refused to ________ anything less than full points on their quiz.

• Accept

• Except

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The director of the sci-fi movie hoped to positively ________ the audience's enjoyment by adding special effects.

• Effect

• Affect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Reading your writing _________ helps you to understand that what you've written might be nonsensical to others.

• Allowed

• Aloud

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

As learners, we must realize that we are ultimately responsible for ______ own outcomes.

• Our

• Are

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Students who succeed always do more than the ________ minimum.

• Bear

• Bare

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When parking on a hill, drivers should turn their front tires so that the car would roll toward the curb, then apply their parking _________ .

• Brake

• Break

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

By skipping fast food, energy drinks and overpriced coffee, he was able to ________ a used car with the money he saved.

• Bye

• Buy

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.4

Washington, District of Columbia is our nation's __________

• Capitol

• Capital

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Green Bay Packers fans find it hard to ____________ defeat.

• Except

• Accept

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

From Green Bay, it is ____________ to drive to Chicago than Milwaukee.

• Further

• Farther

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.4