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COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS EXERCISE 1

Below you'll find pairs of words that are commonly confused in writing. Choose the correct response to complete each of the sentences.

1. He is going to ____________ his wallet.
  loose
  lose

2. Peter likes to wear ____________ clothing.
  loose
  lose

3. He started to see the ____________ of his work.
  affects
  effects

4. This tea might ____________ your mood.
  effect
  affect

5. Sam took care of ____________ dogs.
  their
  there

6. He put his clothes ____________.
  their
  there

7. The performance was ____________!
  exciting
  exiting

8. We will be ____________ the tunnel in 30 seconds.
  exiting
  exciting

9. Brandon's brother is better at sports ____________ Brandon.
  then
  than

10. We didn't know each other ____________.
  than
  then

11. ____________ happy with the result.
  They're
  Their

12. Do you want to go shopping with my sister and ____________?
  I
  me

13. That's not my book, it's ____________.
  hers
  her's

14. Michael is looking after their dog, not ____________.
  our's
  ours

15. I ____________ told him right away.
  should've
  should of

16. She wanted to ____________ him on a fantastic performance.
  complement
  compliment

17. That headband really ____________ the color of your eyes.
  compliments
  complements

18. The speech was a ____________ ( = important) one.
  historical
  historic

19. He wrote a ____________ novel about the Civil War.
  historical
  historic

20. ____________ the one person I can trust.
  Your
  You're

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