CONFUSING WORDS

- THEN / THEM / THAN

Which of them means “at that time” or “afterward/after that”?
Which one is a conjunction or preposition used for comparisons?
Which is a pronoun used as the object of a verb or preposition to
refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned?
1) The McGrogans are pretty cool folks. I bump into ________
once in a while.
2) The new printer is much faster _______ our older one.
3) I have a hectic routine as I work all day. _________ I have
household chores to handle.
- THOUGHT / THOUGH / THROUGH / THOROUGH
Which of them is a conjunction meaning “although” or an adverb
used for contrasting ideas?
Which is the past of the verb “to think” or a noun referring to
“an idea or opinion” or the “process of thinking”?
Which is an adjective meaning “complete”?
Which of them is a preposition meaning “moving in one side and
out of the other side of a place” or an adjective related to traffic
passing from one side of a place to another?
1) Officers have made a ___________ examination of the
wreckage.
2) ________ they were speaking in undertones, Phillip could
hear them.
3) Maggie had a sudden __________. She ____________ the
whole family could go away on an overseas trip.
4) I spend a long time driving _________ traffic. / He stepped
boldly _________the door.
- WHICH / WISH / WITCH
Which of the three can be used as a verb meaning “feel or
express a strong desire” or a noun for “desire or hope”?
Which refers to a woman who has magic powers or to a very ugly
woman?
 Which of them is used to ask for specific information or a
pronoun referring to something previously mentioned?
1) _______ are the best varieties of grapes of long keeping?/ I
attended a conference in Vienna, ___________ ended last
Friday.
2) Hermione is a cute bright _________ in the Harry Potter
stories.
3) I threw my coin in the pond and made a __________. / I
______ I didn’t have to commute so much during the week.
- IT’S / ITS
Which is a possessive determiner similar to “your”or “his”?
Which is a contracted form of “it has”or “it is”?
1) _______ difficult to read him.
2) The dog didn’t eat all ______ food.
- LEND / BORROW
Which one means “taking something that belongs to someone
else”?
Which of them means “giving something for someone to use
temporarily”?
1) Stewart asked me to ________ him my car.”
2) Joe, can I ___________ your notes for a second so that I
can copy them?
- BESIDE / BESIDES
Which one is a preposition meaning next to?
Which one means “also” or “as well”?
1) He is responsible for sales. __________, he supervises the
treasury department.
2) I sit ________ John in class.
- CLOTHES / CLOTHS
Which is used for something you wear?
Which is used for pieces of material used for cleaning or other
purposes?
1) Just a moment. Let me change my ________ before we go
out.
 2) There are some ________ in the kitchen. Please grab them
to clean the spilled wine.
- LOSE / LOOSE
Which one means “to misplace”?
Which is an adjective meaning “the opposite of tight”?
1) I need to tighten this screw. It’s ________!
2) Have you ever _________ anything valuable? / I ________
things all the time.
- SOME TIME / SOMETIMES
Which one refers to an indefinite time in the future?
Which is an adverb of frequency meaning occasionally?
1) I _________ enjoy grabbing some Chinese to eat.
2) Let’s meet for coffee ______________.
- SENSIBLE / SENSITIVE
Which is an adjective meaning “having common sense” or “not
stupid”?
Which is an adjective meaning “to feel very deeply” or “to hurt
easily”?
1) I wish you would be more ____________ about things. You
make decisions without mulling over them.
2) You should be more careful about what you say to David.
He is pretty ___________.