Common Writing Errors for Multiple Meanings

Spring

100

Make a sentence using the word 'to' correctly.

to + verb

to (preposition) going to

200

Identify the spelling.

We had ______ of candy yesterday.

A. alot

b. a lot

c. allot

b. a lot

300

What do the words here, where, there have in common?

They all have 'here' in them and all refer to a place.

400

What does the contraction shouldn't  mean?

a. should of

b. should have

c. should not 

c. Should not

I shouldn't have eaten the whole thing.

500

What word can help you remember when to use affect and effect?

a. RAVEN

b. CROW

c. EAGLE

RAVEN

Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun

Bark

100

Make a  sentence using the word 'could've' correctly.

could + have

200

______ are going to school.

a. Their

b. There

c. They

C. They

300

When do you use the word 'than'?

When comparing things.

I like chocolate better than vanilla.

400

What is the correct spelling?

The teacher ______ 2 pencils to each student.

a. aloted

b. a loted

c. allotted

C. allotted

allot (verb, to give away, assign)

500

What category of word is 'your'

a. noun

b. verb

c. pronoun

c. Pronoun

Ring

100

Make a sentence using the word 'then' correctly

then (time)

200

I want to go _____.

a. to

b. two

c. too

C. too

300

Give a synonym for the word 'threw'?

toss, lob, pitch

400

Use the word 'accept' in a sentence.

accept (verb)

I will accept your apology.

500

Give an example of words that often come before the word 'than'.

more than

less than

better than

rather than

other than

Fly

100

Make a sentence using 'there' correctly

there (preposition)

200

The restaurant improved ____ menu.

a. its

b. it's

a. its

300

What word can help you remember when to use 'your'?

a. Him

b. theirs

c. our

c. our

Your has the word 'our' in it.

That is your pencil

That is our pencil

X That is you're pencil/That is you are pencil.

400

We had to clean ______ classroom before break.

a. our

b. aar

c. are

a. our

500

What word can you substitute for 'their' to see if the sentence makes sense?

Our (pronoun)

It is our house./It is their house.

Bat

100

Make a sentence using 'hear' correctly

hear (verb)

200

______ been a lot day.

a. it

b. it's

b. it's. (it + has)

300

What does the contraction would've mean?

a. would have

b. would of

c. would is

a. would have

I would have gone with you but I fell asleep.

400

_____ raining outside today.

a. its

b. it's

B. it's

it + is

500

What part of speech is effect.

I liked the special effects.

a. noun

b. verb

c. adjective

a. noun