COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

_______ lucky that the police didn’t pull you over - you’ve had too much to drink!

• Your

• You’re

I would have a guilty _______ if I cheated on a test.

• conscience

• conscious

It is important to get your __________ checked yearly by a professional.

• sight

• site

The biggest _________ in Africa is the Sahara.

• desert

• dessert

One of the ________ of deforestation is that animals die.

• affects

• effects

• accepts

• excepts

She can’t remember what happened after the car accident as she wasn’t _______.

• conscience

• conscious

Before they build their new house, they have to find a good _______.

• sight

• site

It’s strange - he likes all fruits _______ bananas! That’s my favourite.

• accept

• except

• affect

• effect

He has the most experience, so he should be the school _________.

• principal

• principle

Whenever I’m stressed, I take really deep _________.

• breaths

• breathes