STAAR Prep: Commonly Confused Words

After their long run in the hot sun, the dogs are in the kitchen where ​ (a)   stretched out on the cool tiles.

My neighbors are always complaining about the Heinmillers because ​ (a)   weedy lawn and barking dogs ruin the beauty and peace of the street.

​ (a)   sits Grandpa, dozing in front of a baseball game.

The twenty-five computers hum in the lab as if ​ (a)   a church choir warming up to sing.

Gilda and Shaunda spent all evening memorizing the names of human bones, so they feel ready to take they’ re anatomy and physiology quiz.

Match the following commonly confused words.

Because Kyle had eaten ​ (a)   pizzas for lunch, he was ​ (b)   full at practice ​ (c)   impress Coach Hayden, who was making football cuts that afternoon.

Christopher managed to soak his sister Julie with ​ (a)   water balloons because the lazy sitter was ​ (b)   involved in her afternoon soap operas ​ (c)   notice their aggressive play.

At night, the ​ (a)   hamsters made ​ (b)   much noise running on their squeaky exercise wheel. Sam plans to return them ​ (c)   the pet store and fill the aquarium with goldfish instead.

Tells an action or destination = ​ (a)   ; says plenty or also = ​ (b)   ; a quantity = ​ (c)   .