Commonly Confused Words
Which form of the word is correct?
The baby bird fell out of its/it's nest.
its
it's with an apostrophe means it is
Is the following sentence active or passive?
The topic will be brought up in the meeting.
passive
The word, turquoise, is what part of speech?
adjective or adverb
adjective
Choose the correct present tense verb.
The whole squad cheer/cheers/cheered for the team.
cheers
Is this sentence punctuated properly? Yes or no?
The principal announced over the loudspeaker, Anyone is JROTC, report to the office.
no--it doesn't have quotation marks around what was said
Which form of the word is correct?
Our teacher gave us to/too/two much work over the weekend.
too
too means an excessive amount or also
Is the following sentence active or passive?
I never back down from a challenge.
active
Which word in the sentence is an adjective.
The scrawny kitten meowed hungrily.
scrawny
Choose the correct past tense verb.
Yesterday, they see/saw/seen that new scary movie in the theater.
saw
Is this sentence punctuated properly? Yes or no?
My best friend wrote "I love you" in the Valentine card.
no--the quoted part should be separated by commasMy best friend wrote, "I love you," in the Valentine card.
Which form of the word is correct?
Are you going to there/they're/their party for New Year's?
their
they're means they are
there is a location
their shows ownership
Is the following sentence active or passive?
Her hair whipped about her face as the wind blew.
active
Which word in the sentence is an adverb?
I will find my car keys somewhere.
somewhere
Change the present tense verb to the past tense.
The quartet sings the anthem beautifully.
The quartet sang the anthem beautifully.
Is this sentence capitalized properly? yes or no?
The actor exclaimed, "What's in a name?"
yes
Which form of the word is a noun?
cause/because
cause
because is a subordinating conjunction
cause is a thing like in cause and effect
Try putting an article in front of the word to test it.
Turn the passive sentence active.
The bells will be rung by the children.
The children will ring the bells.
Identify all adjectives in this sentence.
Nineteen enthusiastic kids squealed with delight.
nineteen and enthusiastic
Fix the tense inconsistency in this sentence.
When I went to the dentist, she says I had a cavity.
When I went to the dentist, she said I had a cavity.
Correct this sentence?
"Are you getting ready for work, asked my husband?"
"Are you getting readymfor work?" asked my husband.
The following word would most likely be used as an adverb.
quiet/quite
quite
Her gown was quite lovely. Quite describes the adjective, lovely.
Turn the active sentence passive.
My client does not own the vehicle.
The vehicle is not owned by my client.
Identify all of the adverbs in this sentence.
She easily named the fifty states on the test yesterday.
easily and yesterday
Fix the verb tense inconsistency in this sentence.
Every time you bake cookies, you should have washed your hands.
Every time you bake cookies, you should wash your hands.
Correct this sentence.
Annabelle like to sings "if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands" in the bathtub.
Annabelle likes to sing, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands," in the bathtub.