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Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

This document contains a worksheet with commonly confused words such as their, there, they're, your, you're, too, to, two, were, we're, where, whose, whose, its, it's. It provides examples for the correct usage of each word and includes sentences with blanks to be filled in with the right word. Students are asked to circle the correct word choice based on the context of each sentence.

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Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

This document contains a worksheet with commonly confused words such as their, there, they're, your, you're, too, to, two, were, we're, where, whose, whose, its, it's. It provides examples for the correct usage of each word and includes sentences with blanks to be filled in with the right word. Students are asked to circle the correct word choice based on the context of each sentence.

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NAME_________________________________________________PERIOD___DATE_______ WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED .

STUDY AND LEARN THE CORRECT USE OF THE WORDS BELOW FOR A QUIZ ON __________ Their: shows possession, meaning belonging to them; EX: Their team There: means in that place; EX: Over there Theyre: the contraction (combination of two words with an apostrophe) of they are; EX: Theyre the best team in the league. Yo r: Shows possession by you (belongs to you); EX: Those are your shoes Yo re: The contraction (combination of two words with an apostrophe) of you are; EX: oure my best !rien" Too: Means also or e#tremely; EX: The shirts are mine$ an" the shoes too. O% There are too many people in the &itchen. lso means more than enough. EX: !' have gaine" too much (eight.! T!o: The n"mber two To: means to(ar" or as !ar as; EX: )e (ent to the store. Where: #n or at what place$ EX: *here is he+ We"r: ha%e on: EX: ,-he (ill (ear her ne( "ress to the "ance., Were: &ontraction (combination of two words with an apostrophe) for (e are; EX: *ere going to eat "inner. Were: 'orm of (to be); EX: *e (ere shopping (hen you calle". Who#e $ possessi%e case of who; ownership: !*hose hat is this$! Who%# $ contraction of (ho has or (ho is: !*ho+s going to the store$! I&#, contraction of it is or it has EX. 'ts time to go home no(. 'ts been raining !or "ays. I&#$shows possession, meaning belonging to it: EX: The cat "ran& its mil&. DIRECTIONS: -ead the following sentences and choose the right word to complete the sentence. CIRCLE YOUR ANSWER' So(e ) e#&io*# h"+e (ore &h"* o*e !or, &o -ir-.e' .. /o yo" ha%e (their, they)re, there) address$ 0. 1enny threw the ball (too, to, two) 2at for the second o"t. 3. (*e)re, where, were, wear) interested in b"ying a ho"se. 4. /o"g said that (yo")re, yo"r) mo%ing to 5ew 6or7. 8. (*e)re, *here, *ere, *ear) did yo" p"t the food$ 9. # p"t the food o%er (their, they)re, there). :. # will ha%e the salmon (too, to, two). ;. (*e)re, *here, *ere) yo" mad at me yesterday$ <. &an yo" please remember to do (yo")re, yo"r) homewor7 ne=t time$ .>. Some people ?o7e when (their, they)re, there) scared.

... (*e)re, where, were, wear) are yo" going to see the mo%ie$ .0. # will ha%e (too, two, to) scoops of ice cream, please. .3. (Their, They)re, There) best friends. .4. ( #ts, #t+s) ne%er too late. .8. (6o"+re, 6o"r) not really going to @raAil, are yo"$! .9. The dog bro7e (its, it+s) leg. .:. (*ere, *ear, *here, *e)re) are yo" planning to %isit$! .;. (*ere, *ear, *here, *e)re) is (yo"+re, yo"r) homewor7$! .<. 6o" can+t (were, we)re, wear, where) that o"tfit to the dance. 0>. (*ho+s, *hose) going to the store for me$ 0.. *hen (its, it)s) hot, the dog sleeps in (its, it)s) hiding place "nder the porch. 00. ltho"gh (its, it+s ) not yet fall, this tree is already losing (its, it+s ) lea%es. Either (its, it)s) dying, or (its, it)s) a sign that cold days are coming soon. 03. (Their, They)re, There) are three 7ids in o"r family. (Their, They)re, There) all girls. 04. (Two, to, too) of them are sitting o%er (their, they)re, there) 08. (Their, They)re, There) sister is at home. 09. Meg was (too, to, two) tired (too, to, two) wal7 home. 0:. # was (too, to, two) tired (too, to, two) so we wal7ed (too, to, two) a phone booth and called a cab. 0;. # ha%e wanted (too, to, two) %isit &alifornia for years, b"t # ha%e always been (too, to, two) b"sy (too, to, two) go. 0<. 5e=t wee7 # am dri%ing (too, to, two) &alifornia, and yo" may come (too, to, two) . 3>. *e (were, we)re, wear, where) lost in the middle of Timb"7t". 5o one 7new (were, we)re, wear, where) we (were, we)re, wear, where). 3.. 5e=t time we tra%el, (were, we)re, wear, where) going to bring along a map and (were, we)re, wear, where) appropriate clothing. 30. (*ho)s, *hose) t"rn is it to dri%e$ (*ho)s, *hose) dri%ing tomorrow$ 33. (6o"+re, 6o"r) responsible for (yo"+re, yo"r) own beha%ior. 34. (6o"+re, 6o"r) car is bloc7ing mine. (#ts, #t)s) impossible to lea%e the dri%eway. (6o"+re, 6o"r) going to ha%e to mo%e yo"r car.

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