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Grade 12 Commonly Confused Words Worksheet with Answers

Grade 12 (US) · Year 13 (UK) · Class 12 (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 12 · 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: 'She is taller ____ me.'

Answer: than

RememberCommonly confused words

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

    'We ate, and we left.'

    Choose: Then · Than

  2. 2

    Choose who or that (formal usage): 'She is the student won.'

  3. 3

    'Don't your keys.'

    Choose: Lose · Loose

  4. 4

    'Please my apology.'

    Choose: Accept · Except

  5. 5

    'The magician created an .'

    Choose: Allusion · Illusion

  6. 6

    ' people came this year.'

    Choose: Fewer · Less

  7. 7

    'Everyone came Tom.'

    Choose: Accept · Except

  8. 8

    'The medicine had a good .'

    Choose: Affect · Effect

  9. 9

    'The store is than the park.' (physical distance)

    Choose: Further · Farther

  10. 10

    'I need to down.'

    Choose: Lay · Lie

  11. 11

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

    Choose: Disinterested · Uninterested

  12. 12

    'I drink water than you.'

    Choose: Fewer · Less

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: CKEA (clue: a birthday treat)

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

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