Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Notorious Confusables
Great site! Offers student tons of confusables! Also offers quizzes and a pull-down menu for one "confusable" at a time. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2, L.11-12.2b Spelling, L.11-12.4 Word Meanings
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Notorious Confusables
This quiz asks students to read a sentence and type the correct word, from the pair given, into the box and click "answer' to see if they are correct. Links are provided to a tutorial, a list of quizzes, and "Guide to Grammar and Writing."
University of Richmond
University of Richmond Writing Center: Commonly Confused Words
A comparison of commonly misused words in the English Language. Words are paired next to one another with their definitions as well as examples of each.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Common Errors in English
Providing a list of common errors in English, this site contains many confused and misused. One can look under first letter of your word in question.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commonly Misused Words
This tutorial focuses on commonly misused words; it offers a slide show with lists of misused words and their meanings, as well as, common mistakes and how to avoid them. It also offers a video with similar information, but with an audio...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commonly Misused Words: How Their Effects Affect You
This tutorial focuses on commonly misused words with a variety of media. It offers a YouTube video, "Using the Correct Words;" an infographic which lists 8 commonly misused word sets in comic format; a slide show with tips for the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commonly Misused Words: How Their Effects Affect You
This tutorial focuses on often misused words using a multimedia approach. It begins with a short YouTube video discussing effect/affect; then provides an infographic which shows 8 commonly misused word sets in a comic format. It also...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commonly Misused Words
This tutorial focuses on commonly misused words such as homophones and homonyms; it provides a video and two slideshows. The YouTube video shows humorous misrepresentatations of words. The first of the two slideshows defines terms and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Ten Commonly Misused Words
This tutorial focuses on commonly misused words, their meanings and hints to remember the correct usage.
Other
Santa Monica College: Words Commonly Confused
This site contains a list of commonly confused words with practice activities to help in learning how to use them correctly.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Plague Words and Phrases
"Avoid problems created by these words or phrases." Examples: And also, As to Whether, and lots more.
Quia
Quia: To / Two / Too
In this practice, students read a statement and, using the pop-up menu, select the correct spelling of the word to fit in the statement. Java is required.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Notorious Confusables #3
Students read sentences looking at the two words in all caps, including spelling. They must decide what, if anything, needs to be changed, and select the correct answer. Links are also provided to a tutorial, quizzes, and "Guide to...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Notorious Confusables #2
In this quiz, students read a sentence and type in the correct word choice, from the pair given, into the box provided. Links are provided for a tutorial, a list of quizzes, and "Guide to Grammar and Writing."
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Links to Commonly Confused Words
This entry provides links to an extensive list of commonly confused words, each of which is explained with examples. L.11-12.4 Word Meanings
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Accept / Except
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words accept and except including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Affect / Effect
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words affect and effect including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Aisle / Isle
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words aisle and isle including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Allusion / Illusion / Delusion
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words allusion, illusion, and delusion including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Amount / Number
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words amount and number including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Already / All Ready
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words already and all ready including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Authoritarian / Authoritative
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words authoritarian and authoritative including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Commonly Confused Words: Beside / Besides
This entry focuses on the commonly confused words beside and besides including providing an explanation, examples, and a link to a quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Everyone / Every One Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz for the commonly confused words Everyone and Every one.