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Commonly Confused Words

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A word used to express a choice between two things

a)

Weather

b)

Whether

2.

a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or will happen

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

3.

To mention something as proof of a certain point

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

4.

In a defiant manner

a)

Defiantly

b)

Definitely

5.

publicly praise someone in the armed forces

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

6.

A website on the internet

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

7.

place of interest, especially to visitors -- particularly beautiful places such as natural views

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

8.

To explicitly show where you got a source so you can avoid plagiarism

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

9.

Without a doubt

a)

Defiantly

b)

Definitely

10.

A meteorological event--rain, snow, temperature, etc

a)

Weather

b)

Whether

11.

the ability to see

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

12.

to have less of something than you had before

a)

Lose

b)

Loose

13.

something that is in someone's view

a)

Site

b)

Cite

c)

Sight

14.

Used to indicate or ask about the location of someone or something

a)

Where

b)

We're

c)

Were

15.

A word used to indicate time/causation

a)

Than

b)

Then

16.

The contraction form of "we are"

a)

Where

b)

We're

c)

Were

17.

Shows possession

a)

Your

b)

You're

18.

Plural form of “was”; past tense of "be"

a)

Where

b)

We're

c)

Were

19.

the result of a particular influence – NOUN

a)

Affect

b)

Effect

20.

Shows possession--basically the plural form of “your”

a)

Their

b)

They're

c)

There

21.

To no longer have something because you do not know where it is

a)

Lose

b)

Loose

22.

Shows location

a)

Their

b)

They're

c)

There

23.

To suffer a loss of someone or something

a)

Lose

b)

Loose

24.

Contraction of “they are”

a)

Their

b)

They're

c)

There

25.

Can replace "at the time"

a)

Than

b)

Then

26.

Head of a school; can also be an adjective meaning “first” or “most important”

a)

Principle

b)

Principal

27.

NOUN basically meaning a “fundamental truth”/foundation

a)

Principle

b)

Principal

28.

Contraction of "you are"

a)

Your

b)

You're

29.

A word used to compare things

a)

Than

b)

Then

30.

to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something – VERB

(also the word you can use -ing or -ed after)

a)

Affect

b)

Effect

31.

The opposite of tight

a)

Lose

b)

Loose

32.

Contraction of "it is"

a)

It's

b)

Its

33.

To change over a period of time because of the effects of sun, wind, etc

a)

Weather

b)

Whether

34.

Possessive form of "it"

a)

It's

b)

Its