Commonly Confused Words

Many cars ___ the accident on the freeway.

• past

• passed

If you ___ a tooth, put it under your pillow.

• lose

• loose

The ___ of our school went along on our field trip.

• principle

• principal

Camels travel well in the ___.

• desert

• dessert

Did your soda lose ___ fizz?

• its

• it's

I ordered ___ with my name on it.

• stationary

• stationery

That was ___ an exciting tennis match!

• quiet

• quite

I want to know ___ or not you can make it to the play tomorrow.

• whether

• weather

Do you think Coca-Cola is better ___ Pepsi-Cola?

• than

• then

To ___ did you give the package?

• who

• whom