Choose is or are for each sentence.
Commonly Confused Words Worksheets
Here you'll find worksheet activities that help students sort through the confusing issue of confusing words! Word pairs like accept/except, personal/personnel, to/two/too and others can sometimes be difficult for students to correctly apply in their writing. These worksheets are designed to help reinforce correct word usage. We'll be adding more worksheets here in the future.
Misused Verbs – Will, Would
Choose will or would to complete each sentence.
Misused Verbs – Wishful Was, Were
Complete the sentences below using the wishful form were.
Misused Verbs – Can, May
Choose can, was able to, may or might to complete each sentence.
Misused Verbs – Lie, Lay
Choose lie, lay or laid to complete each sentence.
Misused Verbs – Sit, Sat, Set
Choose sit, sat or set to complete each sentence.
Misused Verbs Raise and Rise
Choose rise, rose, raise or raised to complete each sentence.
The Important Apostrophe-Their, They’re, and There
“They’re,” “their” and “there” are the focus of this worksheet.
The Important Apostrophe: It’s and Its
This worksheet features those commonly misused words, “its” and “it’s.”
The Important Apostrophe: You’re and Your
The apostrophe makes all the difference in this worksheet on “your” and “you’re.”
Are vs. Our – Commonly Confused Words Worksheet
Your student will work on using the words are and our in sentences.
Bear vs. Bare – Commonly Confused Words Worksheet
Here’s a worksheet on the homophones bear and bare.
Breathe vs. Breath – Commonly Confused Words Worksheet
Let’s work on breath and breathe!
Commonly Confused Words Worksheet: A Lot vs. Alot vs. Allot
There’s alot to know when you’re in school and this printable worksheet will help your students allot enough time to figuring it out!
Commonly Confused Words Worksheet: Accept vs. Except
Is it accept or except? Words can be confusing, but this printable worksheet helps make sense of these 2 words.
Commonly Confused Words Worksheet: Affect vs. Effect
Help your students determine whether to use affect or effect. A printable worksheet gives them sentences to complete using the correct word. And it’s free!
Commonly Confused Words Worksheet: Aid vs Aide
Common core standards can be a little simpler when you use this free printable worksheet to learn the difference between aid and aide.
Commonly Confused Words Worksheet: Allowed vs. Aloud
Reading aloud is not allowed in the library! Print out this free worksheet and see if I have used aloud and allowed correctly!
Commonly Confused Words Worksheet: Altar vs Alter
Sometimes you have to alter your thinking and what better way than this free worksheet? Print it out and complete the sentences using the correct form of alter and altar.
Commonly Confused Words Worksheet: Brake vs Break
Sometimes it helps to take a break and look over a free printable worksheet to figure out when to use brake or break.