stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Commonly Misused Words Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Commonly Misused Words
Commonly Misused Words
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
10,575 plays
A 20 question quiz over tricky words people often misuse in the English language.
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
The apples at Kroger were riper ____ the ones at Walmart.
thin
than
thun
then
2
_______ should I talk to about my missing sandwich.
Why
Who
Whom
To who
3
______ of the phone wasn't working so we took it in to be taken ______.
a part, apart
a part, a part
apart, apart
apart, a part
4
I got ________ to all the colleges I applied to _________ Sinclair.
accept,except
accept, accept
except,accept
except,except
5
The mother ____ her baby in his crib after she finally gets him to fall asleep.
lain
lays
laid
lies
6
He _______ to study for the test at midnight.
begin
was beginning
begun
began
7
______ so young! I can't believe that ______ a doctor!
Your, your
You're, you're
You're, your
Your, you're
8
During summer vacation, my family traveled first to Seattle and _____ to Portland.
thy
than
thus
then
9
France is famous for ______ poodles and baguettes.
it is
it's
their
its
10
________ Mike OR Lisa will be there.
Either
Neither
No
Not
11
The wrapping paper was torn ________.
a part
apart
apppart
appart
12
I will _____ all the donations _____ his.
accept, except
except, except
except, accept
accept, accept
13
At the end of the day, when I am tired, I ____ down.
lay
laid
lain
lie
14
The amount of snow ____ whether or not we have school. The ____ of a lot of snow is a snow day.
effects, effect
affects, affect
affects, effect
effects, affect
15
I _____ an invitation for Thanksgiving dinner, where I tried all the food _____ sweet potatoes.
accepted, except
excepted, except
excepted, accept
accepted, accept
16
"I don't speak French" "______________"
Me neither
Me either
Retweet
Me too
17
Wow! _______ been a long time since I heard a student say, "Hooray! ______ time for grammar!"
its, its
its, it's
It's, it's
it's, its
18
_____ being here is causing problems because ______ causing a ruckus.
You're, your
You're, you're
Your, your
Your, you're
19
_______ ate my sandwich?
She
Whom
Did he
Who
20
By morning, he had __________ to forget everything he'd studied that night.
beginning
had begun
begun
began
