Commonly Confused Words Worksheet 1

Identify the number of the sentence and the corrected version of the commonly confused word (write down the number of a sentence twice if it contains two commonly confused words) :

 Mistakes in each passage: 10

Passage A
              ¹Did you know that until May 5 of every year, your not really working for yourself?  ²A group in Washington, D.C., has learned that it takes workers an average of four months and four days to earn enough to pay there taxes.  ³The group found in it’s study that taxes eat up 34 percent of all the income in the United States.  ⁴So, if workers used they’re entire income for taxes, they would not be threw paying them until May. ⁵Being that May 5 is the first day people really work for themselves, the study group has some advise.  ⁶It would like a bill past naming May 5 “Tax Freedom Day.”  ⁷On that day, you would give yourself a brake, irregardless of how hard you worked.  ⁸For, from May 5 on, you would finally be you’re own boss.

1. _______    2. _______    3. _______    4. _______    

5. _______    6. _______    7. _______    8. _______   

 Passage B 
            ¹Did you ever daydream about writing you’re life story?  ²Do you think that your life is too dull, or you can’t right?  ³Anyone’s life story is filled with fascinating events, and writing them down in the best way you no can give you a sense of accomplishment and, perhaps, leave a valuable inheritance to your family.  ⁴The first thing to do is to buy a lose-leaf notebook.  ⁵Each page of the book should be titled with a significant milestone in your life—from your first dog to your proudest moment.  ⁶You should than jot down a few key words in the book whenever a memory comes back to you.  ⁷The idea is not to begin with “I was born . . .” and try to write a chronological history of your hole life.  ⁸Just delve into your passed at random; one memory will trigger another.  ⁹It will become quiet easy after a while.  ¹⁰Its also important to write in your own language.  ¹¹Plane, honest writing is the goal.

1. _______    2. _______    3. _______    4. _______    5. _______    

6. _______    7. _______    8. _______    9. _______    10. _______    11. _______

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