Commonly Confused Words
Your or You're?
Clue: ___ going to love this movie!
What is You're?
What is the currency in Scotland?
British Pounds (GBP)
To cancel something — “Let’s ___ the meeting.”
What is call off?
He invented the light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
What has to be broken before you can use it?
What is an egg?
There, Their, or They're?
Clue: ___ house is at the end of the street.
What is Their?
Currency of Japan.
What is the Yen?
To investigate — “The police will ___ the complaint.”
What is look into?
Inventor of the telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
What is an echo?
Then or Than?
She is taller ___ her brother.
What is Than?
Currency of South Korea.
What is the Won?
To tolerate — “I can’t ___ his bad attitude.”
What is put up with?
He invented the phonograph and held over 1,000 patents.
Who is Thomas Edison?
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
What is a stamp?
Affect or Effect?
The weather can greatly ___ your mood.
What is Affect?
Currency of India.
What is the Rupee?
To rely on someone — “You can always ___ me.”
What is count on?
Invented the first successful airplane
Who are The Wright brothers?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
What are footsteps?
Compliment or Complement?
The wine was a perfect ___ to the meal.
What is Complement?
Compliment (noun/verb)
Meaning: A polite expression of praise or admiration.
Verb Example: She complimented him on his cooking.
Noun Example: That was a nice compliment you gave her about her dress.
Think of it as: "Nice words = Compliment"
🧩 Complement (noun/verb)
Meaning: Something that completes or enhances something else.
Verb Example: That red wine complements the steak perfectly.
Noun Example: Her scarf is a perfect complement to her outfit
Currency of Egypt.
What is the Egyptian Pound?
To meet someone unexpectedly — “I ___ her at the store.”
What is ran into?
Who created the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter M?