Usage Errors

Links verified on 10/31/11

1. Affect and Effect - Write in the correct form of the word in parentheses. Then click "submit" to check your answers.
2. Can or May - Read each of the sentences below carefully and choose the correct word. Answer the questions below and then click "submit" to check your answers.
3. Commonly Confused Words Quiz - Use the drop down menus to select the correct word for each question and then submit your answers to see if yuo got them correct.
4. Confusing Verbs - Lay / Lie - Read the sentence, choose the answer, and get your score instantly!
5. Confusing Words I - Lesson 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 - Lesson 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. Write in your answers below and then click "submit" to check your answers.
9. Leave and Let - Explanation and five sample questions. Write in your answers below and then click "submit" to check your answers.
10. Problem Verbs: Sit/Set/Lie/Lay/Rise/Raise - Practice with these Quia games to get a clear meaning of each of these troublesome verbs.
11. Sit or Set - Complete the sentences using the proper form of "sit" or "set."
12. There there - Click on the buttons to select the correct answer to each question.
13. They're/Their/There - Select the best answer to the questions.
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 - Fill in the blanks below; type your answers using commas to separate answers.
16. To/Two/Too - Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too using this Quia quiz. [5 questions per page]
17. To/Two/Too - Choose the correct homonym in this Quia quiz.
18. To/Two/Too - Another Quia quiz to help learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. [1 question per page]
19. Troublesome Words - 14 interactive exercises for common troublesome words that sound the same.
20. Words Commonly Confused - Links to a vast array of commonly confused words.