SAT Commonly Confused Words

Choose the correct form of the word in parentheses.
The cat slowly drank (its, it's) milk from the porcelain bowl. 

• its 

• it's

His bad attitude will not .......... my decision to run for class.

• effect

• affect

I am going to ____ down.

• lie

• lay

Where are Mark and Sally?
______ over there.

• They're

• There

• Their

I don't think ______ coming.

• They're

• There

• Their

Construction has a bad __________________ on traffic. 

• Affect

• Effect

How is "whom" used in a sentence?

• As a subject

• As an adverb

• As an adjective

• As an object

I don't know to (who, whom) I should give my extra ticket.

• who

• whom

With glue and paste, Asher molded his hair into the shape of a parrot.  This ______________________ his head because birds tend to nest there frequently.

• effected

• affected

Select the correct word.
As a school (principal/principle) you should set clear expectations for the students.

• principal

• principle