Usage Errors

Links verified on 10/20/11

1. Affect and Effect - Explanation and five sample questions. Self checking.
2. Can or May - Explanation and five sample questions. Self checking.
3. Commonly Confused Words Quiz - Use the drop down menus to select a word.
4. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie - Read the sentence and then choose the answer. Get your score instantly!
5. Confusing Words I - Instruction followed by a review quiz of ten questions; answers are below the ten questions. [accept/except, ad/add, allowed/aloud, choose/chose]
6. Confusing Words II - Instruction followed by a review quiz of ten questions; answers are below the ten questions. [advise/advice, a lot/allot, beside/besides, quiet/quite, passed/past]
7. Its/It's and There/Their/They're - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
8. Lay or Lie - Explanation and five sample questions. Self checking.
9. Leave and Let - Explanation and five sample questions. Self checking.
10. Sit or Set Quiz - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
11. Sit/Set/Lie/Lay/Rise/Raise - Practice with these games to get a clear meaning of each of these troublesome verbs.
12. There there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer
13. They're/Their/There - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer.
14. To Lie/To Lay and To Sit /To Set - Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.
15. To, Too and Two - Type the correct words to complete the sentences. Separate the words with a comma.
16. To/Two/Too - (1) Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too using this Quia quiz [5 questions per page]
17. To/Two/Too - (2) Quia quiz; choose the correct homonym
18. To/Two/Too - (3) Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. [1 question per page]
19. Troublesome Words - 14 interactive exercises on Word Choice.
20. Words Commonly Confused - A variety of links for activities on commonly confused words.