Commonly Confused Words

The above picture is a facepalm. Sometimes we do a facepalm when we

make a mistake. When learning English mistakes are good though! They
are opportunities to learn. Below are some words people often make
mistakes with. Let`s try to learn from them.

your and you`re

 you`re is a contraction of you are: You`re a nice person.
 your is used to show that you have something: your hat

1) I like ___________ car.

2) _____________ the first student today.
3) _____________ late!
4) Where did you buy _________ shirt?
5) _____________ welcome.

than and then

 than is used for comparing: Horses are bigger than cats.
 then is usually used to talk about time or order: I ate dinner, then I came
home.

1) I like coffee more ___________ tea.

2) First he went to the bank, ____________ he went to the gym.
3) I`m better at Science ____________ Math.
4) I have less money _____________ you.
5) First it got cloudy, _____________ it started to rain.
too, to and two
 too usually means also: I like dark chocolate too.
 to is often used for direction: She walked to the store.
 two is a number: I only have two dollars.

1) I ate _____________ cookies after dinner.

2) I was absent last class ______________.
3) Are you going ________________ the supermarket?
4) She is young. She`s smart _____________.
5) I borrowed _______________ books from the library.

effect and affect

 effect (noun) is the result of something: I have more energy as an effect
of exercising.
 affect (verb) means to produce a change or result:

1) The new rule made a positive _____________.

2) The medicine had the side ______________ of making me very sleepy.
3) Cigarette smoke really ________________ me.
4) The storm will __________________ the bus schedule.
5) Social media can have a negative ____________ on people.

lose and loose

 lose has a “z” sound and means misplace or be defeated: I hope we
don`t lose the game.
 loose has an “s” sound and means not tight: These socks are very loose.
1)
2) id you _______________ your keys?
3) This shirt is _____________. Let me try a smaller size.
4) Try not to ______________ your ID card.
5) Your hat is very _________________.
6) I don`t like jeans that are __________________.