Commonly Confused Words
Across
- 1. Just (between/among)you and me, I think Will is cute.
- 3. (Whose/Who's)making all that noise outside?
- 4. We are going to play golf, (than/then)we are going to the movie.
- 7. There were too (much/many) people, so we couldn't fit in the car.
- 8. There are (fewer/less)dogs than there are dogs outside.
- 11. It was (they're/their/there) cat they we had found.
- 12. There was not (many/much)time left to finish the test.
- 13. The rain storm (effected/affected) the TV's reception.
- 15. I told my mom she shoud (lay/lie)down.
- 17. Just (lie/lay)the blanket on the bed.
- 20. We had (fewer/less)time to play than we thought.
- 22. The teacher (hanged/hung) the students' work on the wall.
- 23. When a magician saws a woman in half, it's just an (allusion/illusion).
- 24. It was (to/too) wet to play golf.
- 25. In the old west, criminals were (hung/hanged)for their crimes sometimes.
Down
- 2. We didn't know (who's/whose) cat it was.
- 4. (They're/Their/There)not sure who the cat belongs to.
- 5. Some people like candy more (than/then)chocolate.
- 6. The sun will always (raise/rise) in the east.
- 9. Every morning someone goes out to (rise/raise) the flag.
- 10. I did not mean to (infer/imply) that you are fat.
- 11. (They're/Their/There)will be a bad storm tonight.
- 13. The comment he made was an (illusion/alluion) to the Harry Potter books.
- 14. We are going (to/too) the store first.
- 16. The fallen fence was an (effect/affect) of the strom.
- 18. She scattered the seeds (between/among)the flowers that were already there.
- 19. To (whom/who) do you think you're talking to?
- 21. By the look on your face, I can (infer/imply)that you're mad.