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Commonly Misused words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the bees had a huge _________ on the plant growth.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Effect

b)

Affect

2.

Billy and his cousin both ate _________ dinner as fast as humanly possible.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

There

b)

Their

c)

They're

3.

A few days after the accident I started having nightmares and my __________ has continue haunt me ever since.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Passed

b)

Past

c)

Older memories

4.

Everyone in the class ____________ Sean got a 100% on the test.

Which of the following belongs in the blank?

a)

Except

b)

Accept

5.

Everyone in the school had agreed that the ____________ outside had been the best in years.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Weather

b)

Whether

6.

"Everyone do _________ own work on the test otherwise you will receive a zero" explained the teacher, in a very lackluster tone, before we all took the SOL we had been dreading everyday day prior to now.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Your

b)

You're

7.

We all said our prayers on Thanksgiving, and ___________ we all devoured our food.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Then

b)

Than

8.

Sean Smith claims to be better ________ everyone at basketball, yet we all know that is definitely not true.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

then

b)

than

9.

Tom Brady ____________ the touchdown winning pass so perfectly is seemed as if his life depended on that play.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Threw

b)

Through

10.

"_________ you okay?" asked the stranger as Todd had risen to his feet while still not remembering how he had gotten this random scratch on his face.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Are

b)

Our

11.

____________ didn't get the right to vote until the 19th Amendment, which was passed on August 18, 1920.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Woman

b)

Women

12.

"You are getting the ISS for the fight ___________ or not you started it." explained the principal

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Whether

b)

Weather

13.

"Don't sit __________ , that is my seat" blurted out the kid in the middle of class.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

There

b)

Their

c)

They're

14.

Billy and Micheal both explained that _________ are both going to the mall this weekend.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Their

b)

There

c)

They're

15.

I had to run __________ the entire forest to escape the men.

Which of the following words should go in the blank?

a)

Through

b)

Threw

16.

The __________ followed me through the entire mall until I sprinted out the front doors.

a)

Woman

b)

Women

17.

I ran ___________ the kid in the hallway so fast I almost fell.

a)

Passed

b)

Past

18.

Our plan for the school basketball game was in _____________ by the principal after he saw the materials.

Which of the following words should go in the blank? ( use the suffix ED)

a)

Affect

b)

Effect

19.

______ very own brother was the one who told the police on us.

a)

Our

b)

Are

20.

The cashier would not _________ my fifty dollar bills because he said that the store didn't take bills over twenty's

a)

Accept

b)

Except