Commonly Confused Words

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.

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.