Commonly Confused I
The front wheel on your bike is (loose, lose).
What is loose?
Pencils used to be made with... (led, lead)
Lead
Are we (all ready, already) to leave for our trip?
What is all ready?
When I was little I ____________ only eat cereal for breakfast.
Used to
_____________ did you leave the car keys? (were, wear, where, we're)
Where
The (principle, principal) will address the entire student body.
What is principal?
The trees will (loose, lose) their leaves soon.
What is lose?
This hike to the waterfall is _________ than I thought. (further, farther)
He should have gotten his homework done (already, all ready).
What is already?
We ___________ ready to go on time. (where, wear, were, we're)
Were
The ___________ today is cloudy and rainy.
Weather
The (effect, affect) of the mysterious plague seems to be zombie-like symptoms.
What is effect?
I got a lot of _______________ on my new hair cut. (compliments, compelements)
Compliments
The (principle, principal) reason that he quit the team is because of his injury.
What is principle?
Clothes with a (lose, loose) fit are stylish now.
What is loose?
Sometimes, the truth is too difficult to (except, accept).
What is accept?
I'm going to ___________ the baby down on the bed. (lay, lie)
Lay
I like this idea but we need to discuss it _____________. (further, farther)
Further
I'm so tired. I just need to ________ down for a minute.
Lie
I'll let you know _____________ or not we can come to the party.
Whether
They shared one large pizza __________ the 4 of them.
Among
The construction __________ was full of machinery. (cite, site, sight)
Site
There were ___________ people at the concert than I thought would be there. (less, fewer)
I can work all week (accept, except) for Tuesday.
What is except?
An _________________ idea could be to go to lunch first, then to the movies. (alternate, alternative)
Alternative