Words Commonly Confused Worksheet
Part 1: For each of the following sentences, circle the word or words that best complete
the sentence correctly.
1. I couldn’t decide ( which / witch ) color shoes I wanted.
2. If a cat falls ( of / off ) the counter, it will land on its feet.
3. Make sure you do ( your / you’re ) homework right after school.
4. I talked ( to / too / two ) my brother yesterday.
5. ( Are / Our ) you going to be on ( are / our ) baseball team?
6. He bought ( to / too / two ) speakers ( to / too / two ) complete his stereo system.
7. I saw ( their / there / they’re ) mom sitting ( their / there / they’re).
8. I think ( their / there / they’re ) in trouble!
9. New surgeries for blind people can restore ( their / there / they’re ) sight.
10. The dog chewed on ( its / it’s ) squeaky toy.
11. My neighbor dressed as a ( which / witch ) for Halloween.
12. She couldn’t remember ( were / where ) she had put her purse.
13. I would rather be poor and happy ( than / then ) rich and sad.
14. Do you think ( its / it’s ) going to rain?
15. ( Know No ), you may not go to that concert unless ( your / you’re ) 18.
16. After practice, I walked ( strait / straight ) to my bed, ( to / too ) tired to eat.
17. ( Were / Where ) you scared during the movie at all?
18. Clean your room, and ( than / then ) you may watch TV.
19. The site of the new shopping mall will be over ( their / there / they’re ).
20. ( Which / Witch ) ( of / off ) them do you want?
21. I ( hear here ) that you’ve won a trip to Europe.
22. I do not ( no / know ) the answer to this problem.
23. I’m not sure ( weather / whether ) it will rain this weekend or not.
24. My friends have seen me ( threw / through ) some difficult times.
25. She was ( quiet / quite ) surprised by her birthday present.
26. If the ( weather / whether ) is bad, we will have to cancel our camping trip.
27. In study hall, all students must be ( quiet / quite ).
28. He ( threw / through ) the ball right ( hear / here ) and broke a car window.
Part 2: Circle the misused words in the paragraph below. Above the error, write the
correct word choice.
In Cambodia, around 55 miles north of Phnom Phen, tarantula spiders our commonly
eaten by the locals, but travelers who pass threw often try them, to. (Would you take a bite of
one? I don’t no weather I would or not. I’d have too be starving! Maybe their better then
worms, though.) The practice began in the days of the Khmer Rouge when food was to scarce
and the people where hungry. But apparently the locals developed a taste for the furry eight-
legged arachnids, and now their a major part of the town’s dietary intake. According too the
people who eat spiders, there quiet good! Hundreds of spiders are hunted, cooked, and sold
every day in what must be one of the more unusual 'fast food' arrangements in the world.
(From weird-food.com)
Part 3: On a separate sheet of paper, write one sentence for each set of words, underlining
each commonly confused word. (You may write more than one sentence per set if needed.)
Staple the paper to this sheet.
Example: I’m quite excited that the students are quiet today so we can all write!
1. (were, where, we’re)
2. (its, it’s)
3. (your, you’re)
4. (there, their, they’re)
5. (to, too, two)
6. (then, than)
