Commonly Confused Words

Can you tell these commonly confused words apart?

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1. I hope the teacher will ______ my work even though it's already past the deadline.

except ✓

accept ✓

'Accept' means to agree or to receive something offered, while 'except' is to exclude.

2. The typhoon ________ thousands of people living in the city.

affected ✓

effected ✓

'Affect' means to impact or change, while 'effect' means the result of a change.

3. An elk stood ______ the trees.

between ✓

among ✓

'Between' is used to refer to two things which are clearly separated, while 'among' is used when the items are part of a group, or are not specifically named.

4. The cookies you baked were not bad at all. They were _____ salty, though.

quite ✓

quiet ✓

'Quite' is an adverb which usually means a little or a lot, but not completely, while the word 'quiet' means to make very little noise or to have little activity or excitement.

5. The deadline has _____ and yet several students still haven't submitted their projects.

past ✓

passed ✓

'Past' is when you want to express when or where, while 'pass' is used to express the action of passing.

6. Anyone ____ already seen him perform live are very lucky.

whose ✓

who's ✓

'Who's ' is used as a contraction of who and is, while 'whose' is the possessive form of is the possessive form of whowho.

7. The criminal was ______ for his crimes.

hung ✓

hanged ✓

'Hanged' means to put to death by hanging, while 'hung' means to