Commonly Confused Words
Which word correctly completes the sentence? 70 is greater (than) or (then) 60.
What is "Than"?
"What is the definition of misconstrued?"
What is a dictionary?
When two words are joined to create a new word.
What is a compound word?
She got a badonkadonk.
What is badonkadonk?
The author of the short story "girl".
Who is Jamaica Kincaid?
What is the proper word to correctly complete the sentence? I (new) or (knew) how to get to my on campus classes.
What is "knew"?
Page numbers to specific topics or chapters can be found in this section of most books
What is the table of contents?
Punctuation that is used to give emphasis, present dialogue, introduce list or text, and clarify composition titles.
What is a colon?
This party is too crunk!
What is crunk?
Creator of "Barn Burning".
Who is William Faulkner?
What is the proper word to correctly complete the sentence? Is (their) or (there) any pie left?
What is "there" ?
"What is another word for mad?"
What is a thesaurus?
This is used to separate ideas, dialogue from the speaker, and to separate a city and a state.
What is a comma?
Tell yo homie to holla at me?
What is homie/holla?
This character in Barn Burning warns De Spain about his barn.
Which word correctly completes the sentence? (there) or (they're) are a lot of people at this party.
What is "there"?
This type of reference book can have all information from A-Z.
What is an encyclopedia?
-ly, -tion, est, -ance, and -ing are some examples.
What is a suffix?
My momma told me to stop running my mouth!
What is running my mouth?
In N.K Jemisin's "Red Dirt Witch", where does the story take place?
Where is Pratt City?
Which word correctly completes the sentence? How did your past (effect) or (affect) you?
What is "affect" ?
A resource used in order to learn about different styles of writing. Ex: writing style guide for MLA format
What is Purdue's Owl?
Am, was, were, being, been, and are.
What are forms of "to be" ?
My teacher put me in time out which is why I told the principal I was trippin.
What is trippin?
This character in Willian Faulkner's Barn Burning was accused of burning a barn.
Who is Abner?