Grade 6 ELA Practice Test: Commonly Confused Words and Spelling
- Commonly Confused Words and Spelling
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
These 10 questions practice word pairs that sound alike but mean different things. Tip: if you can replace the word with "it is" or "they are," you need the apostrophe form.
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Question 1
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The dog wagged ____ tail when we came home.
Correct answer: A
Its without an apostrophe shows possession, like his or her. It's means "it is," which makes no sense here.
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Question 2
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
____ going to the library after school, so wait for them by the door.
Correct answer: D
The sentence needs "they are going," and they're is the contraction of "they are." Their shows ownership and there refers to a place.
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Question 3
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The cold weather did not ____ the outcome of the race.
Correct answer: B
Here the word is a verb meaning "to influence," which is affect. Effect is usually a noun meaning "a result."
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Question 4
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
My little brother is taller ____ I was at his age.
Correct answer: C
Than is used for comparisons. Then is about time, as in "first this, then that."
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Question 5
Which sentence is spelled correctly?
Correct answer: A
The correct spelling is definitely; it contains the word finite. "Definately" is one of the most common misspellings in English.
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Question 6
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Be careful not to ____ your new earbuds on the bus.
Correct answer: B
Lose means "to misplace." Loose means "not tight," and loss is a noun, so neither fits after "not to."
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Question 7
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The counselor gave us good ____ about choosing our classes.
Correct answer: D
After "good," the sentence needs a noun, and the noun is advice. Advise is the verb, as in "She will advise us."
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Question 8
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
We walked ____ the park on our way home.
Correct answer: C
Through means "from one side to the other." Threw is the past tense of throw, and thorough means "complete and careful."
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Question 9
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
____ backpack is this on the bench?
Correct answer: A
Whose asks about ownership. Who's means "who is," and "Who is backpack is this" does not make sense.
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Question 10
Which sentence uses principle or principal correctly?
Correct answer: B
A principle is a rule or belief, like honesty. The head of a school is the principal, so the sentences about the snow day and Ms. Ortiz use the wrong word.
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