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Grade 11 Commonly Confused Words Worksheet with Answers

Grade 11 (US) · Year 12 (UK) · Class 11 (India) · English

Unit 1: Grammar & UsageContested UsageCCSS L.11-12.1b

Word pairs that trip up writers, such as affect/effect, fewer/less and lay/lie. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Commonly Confused Words

Grade 11 · English

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Learning goal: Contested Usage · CCSS L.11-12.1b

Directions: Read each question and circle the best answer.

Example

Choose then or than: 'We ate, and ____ we left.'

Answer: then

RememberCommonly confused words

affect / effectverb / noun (usually)then / thantime / comparingaccept / exceptreceive / leave outwho / whomhe → who, him → whomfewer / lesscount / amountlie / layrecline / put something
  1. 1

    'Everyone came Tom.'

    Choose: Accept · Except

  2. 2

    'She is taller me.'

    Choose: Then · Than

  3. 3

    'Don't your keys.'

    Choose: Lose · Loose

  4. 4

    'I need to down.'

    Choose: Lay · Lie

  5. 5

    'Please my apology.'

    Choose: Accept · Except

  6. 6

    'Please the book on the table.'

    Choose: Lay · Lie

  7. 7

    'I drink water than you.'

    Choose: Fewer · Less

  8. 8

    'The rain will the game.'

    Choose: Affect · Effect

  9. 9

    'A judge should be .' (fair, unbiased)

    Choose: Disinterested · Uninterested

  10. 10

    ' people came this year.'

    Choose: Fewer · Less

  11. 11

    'The medicine had a good .'

    Choose: Affect · Effect

  12. 12

    'The magician created an .'

    Choose: Allusion · Illusion

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: AHT (clue: you wear it on your head)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.except
  2. 2.than
  3. 3.lose
  4. 4.lie
  5. 5.accept
  6. 6.lay
  7. 7.less
  8. 8.affect
  9. 9.disinterested
  10. 10.Fewer
  11. 11.effect
  12. 12.illusion
  13. ★hat (challenge corner)

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