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English 99/101/201

Form B

WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED QUIZ

Directions: Please circle or underline the correct answer. There are forty choices.

1. It is (a, an) honor to be here to (accept, except) this award.

2. Your decision may have a terrible (effect, affect) on the rest of us. Why don't you listen to our (advice, advise)?

3. All of us were (affected, effected) by the magic spell (accept, except) Karen who was (a, an) hour late.

4. I was (all ready, already) asleep when you came in, but you made (to, too, two) much noise.

5. I took a (course, coarse) in English, and I (passed, past) it. Then I was at (peace, piece).

6. I could not (hear, here) the speaker because those (woman, women) talked the whole time.

7. Estelle had a clear (conscious, conscience) when she (threw, through) the volleyball to the (principal, principle) of the school.

8. (They're, Their, There) were (too, to, two) many complaints about the (weather, whether).

9. (You’re, Your) the person (who’s, whose) duck destroyed my dress. Now I don’t (know, no) what to (wear, where, were).

10. (Its, It's) (to, two, too) bad you didn't (accept, except) the award.

11. I like to have (desert, dessert) after dinner rather (than, then) after lunch.

12. I (though, thought) I would (lose, loose) my mind when I took (principals, principles) of economics.

13. They (led, lead) me to believe that yesterday, but now I think (they're, their, there) wrong.

14. If (they're, their, there) friends give them good (advice, advise), they will (feel, fill) much better.

15. This course has had (quite, quiet) an (affect, effect) on me. I need a (break, brake)!