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.