Common Homophones

Choose the correct word: That decision will not (affect, effect) your department.

• affect

• effect

Answer explanation

Affect = verb, ACTION

Effect = noun, END RESULT

Choose the correct word: Our high school is very proud of (its, it's) football team.

• its

• it's

Answer explanation

its = possessive form

it's = it is

Choose the correct word: Everyone (accept, except) Levi turned in a permission slip.

• accept

• except

Answer explanation

accept = to believe in/receive something

except = to exclude, EXCEPTion

Choose the correct word: I will be flying (to, too, two) London at the beginning of the summer.

• to

• too

• two

Answer explanation

to = movement, going somewhere

too = also, extremely

two = number

Choose the correct word: (Whose, Who's) umbrella is this on the ground?

• Whose

• Who's

Answer explanation

who's = who is

whose = possessive form

Choose the correct word: Did you ask Debbie and Oscar if (there, their, they're) coming over?

• there

• their

• they're

Answer explanation

there = place

their = possessive

they're = they are

Choose the correct word: I like my pizza with (a lot, allot, alot) of extra cheese.

• a lot

• allot

• alot

Answer explanation

a lot = quantity

allot = assign a portion

alot = not a word

Choose the correct word: Did you want your coffee to be refilled, (to, too, two)?

• to

• too

• two

Choose the correct word: Does the medication have any lasting side (affects, effects)?

• affects

• effects

Choose the correct word: My keys are over (there, their, they're) on the kitchen counter.

• there

• their

• they're