Curated OER
Confused and Misused Words and Phases
This grammar lesson will definitely help your students ace the next skills evaluation. Provided are several examples of words that are commonly misused, confused, or misspelled. Five different strategies are given to help students avoid...
Curated OER
Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 2
In this confused words instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 13
In this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 25
In this confused words instructional activity, learners fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 1
For this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 19 sentences.
Curated OER
Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 7
In this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 8
In this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 15
In this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Commonly Confused Words - Quiz 18
In this confused words worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences by choosing the correct confusing word. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Don't Forget to Say Thanks
Students practice descriptive writing in a thank-you note format. In this descriptive writing lesson, students read the example letter and analyze the corrections in the letter. Students read the example thank you notes and focus on the...
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Contents
An online guide to grammar and issues related to common misunderstandings.
University of California
Can the English Language Survive?
Due to the "reliance on electronic media, rampant proliferation of homophonous misuses of the English language" has taken place. Test your knowledge on this quiz of homophones.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Confused and Misused Words and Phrases Power Point
A PowerPoint slide reviewing the proper usage of commonly confused and misused words. Questions that may be found on standardized tests are included.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commonly Misused Words: How Their Effects Affect You
An informative, multimedia lesson on words that are easily confused in the English language. View a video [1:11], a poster, a slide show, and a handout to learn the correct meanings of several commonly misused words.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Homonyms
Read about homonyms, and then click through slides explaining the meanings of 14 homonyms and commonly misused words. Find more examples in a homonym video [1:20] and a triple homonym song video. [2:08] Finally, read spelling tips for...
Grammar Tips
Learn the Difference Between "Imply" and "Infer"
This article explains the difference between these commonly confused words.
Grammar Tips
Grammar Tips: Problematic Word Pairs: Part I
Certain word pairs present problems for many speakers and writers such as amount versus number, continuous versus continually, and so on. This three-part article identifies problematic word pairs and clarifies their proper use.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Confusing Words Quiz: Accept/except, Affect/effect
This 12 question quiz asks students to select the correct words to fit in sentences. Java is required.
University of Michigan
Personal Site: Antagonyms
This personal site is a good resource page for teachers who are teaching about word meanings, slang, synonyms, antonyms and word contradictions.