Commonly Confused Words – Lesson 1, Day 1
Matching – Match the word on the left with its definition on the right. You will use each letter once.
1. _____ accept A. pro. Used to indicate possession in second person
2. _____ except B. adv. At that time
3. _____ than C. v. To receive willingly; to admit or approve
4. _____ then D. prep. Leaving out
conj. Unless, only
v. To leave out or take out
5. _____ their E. prep To indicate direction ; toward
6. _____ there F. adj. A number indicating a pair or couple
7. _____ they’re G. cont. A contraction for they are
8. _____ to H. adv. To an excessive degree
9. _____ too I. adv. In or at that place
10. _____ two J. adv. Used to indicate a comparison
Fill-in-the-blank – Choose from the list of commonly confused words to complete the sentences correctly. Some words may be used more than one time.
accept / than / their / they're / tooexcept / then / there / to / two
§ There is (11) ______much (12) ______do for just the (13) ______of you. You will never finish it all.
§ I want to (14) ______the invitation to the party. Everyone (15) ______Jason will be (16) ______.
§ (17) ______not allowed to go in (18) ______without (19) ______books and pens.
§ Back (20) ______, (21) ______were more laborers (22) ______managers.
§ I love (23) ______go fishing with my grandpa.
§ We usually go to Braum’s after going to the movies, (24) ______when my husband makes homemade ice cream. When we go to Braum’s, my favorite flavor is (25) ______chocolate toffee ice cream, but they do not always have it in stock. I like (26) ______chocolate toffee even better (27) ______Blue Bell’s homemade vanilla. I have just had to (28) ______the fact that Braum’s chocolate toffee is not available all year long. If they have it in the freezer case, (29) ______I will buy it. I may even buy (30) ______half gallons. On the Braum’s website, I just discovered that (31) ______is a system (32) ______check (33) ______flavor rotation.
Bjornson 2009