English 99                                             Name:_________________________

J. Roth

Form E

 

COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS QUIZ

 

Directions:  Please circle the correct choices

 

  1. We are (already, all ready) to begin our class.

 

  1. I thought I was in the (right, write) (course, coarse) until the first test.

 

  1. (Here, Hear) are the (pair, pear) of gloves you lost.

 

  1. When (you’re, your) in a (hole, whole), sometimes the best thing to do is to stop digging.

 

  1. My dog wags (it’s, its) tail whenever I return home.

 

  1. I hope I don’t (lose, loose) my mind in this writing course.

 

  1. We drove (passed, past) the theater on our way (to, too) school.

 

  1. I wish world (peace, piece) was a guiding (principal, principle) of everyone.

 

  1. The (principal, principle) reason I took this (course, coarse) was to learn the (principals, principles) of (writing, righting).

 

  1. (Their, There, They’re) the ones who were complaining about the (weather, whether).

 

  1. (Their, There, They’re) were (to, too) many people and (to, too) little food at the event.

 

  1. It is (a, an) honor to offer you such (a, an) unique gift as (a, an) apple.

 

  1. I hope you will (accept, except) my decision to leave.  I have finished all of my work (accept, except) the final chapter.

 

  1. Please (advice, advise) me about next quarter’s classes.  I register in (a, an) hour.

 

  1. Gas prices (affect, effect) the economy in many ways..

 

  1. I find reviewing just before bed to be a very (affective, effective) way to study.

 

  1. One (affect, effect) will be an increase in prices.