Grade 4 English Language Arts — Words that are easy to confuse

Choose correctly between words that sound alike or look alike — accept and except, affect and effect, advice and advise, its and it's, lose and loose.

Name: ________________________

1.Write "its" or "it's": "The dog wagged ____ tail."
2.Which sentence is correct?
- a) Do not loose your ticket.
- b) The screw is lose.
- c) I always loose my pen.
- d) Do not lose your ticket.
3.Sort each sentence by the word that belongs in its gap.
Groups: there · their · they're
- ____ waiting outside the gate.
- The children left ____ bags on the bus.
- ____ going to be late again.
- Put the box over ____ by the door.
- I cannot find ____ address anywhere.
- Is ____ any milk left?
4.Sort each word by whether it names a thing or does an action.
Groups: A noun — a thing · A verb — an action
- advice
- belief
- advise
- effect
- affect
- believe
5.Everyone in the class came ____ Ravi, who was ill at home.
- a) expect
- b) exept
- c) accept
- d) except
6.Which sentence is correct?
- a) Its been raining since morning.
- b) The cat licked it's paw.
- c) Its' paw was hurt.
- d) It's been raining since morning.
7.Write "than" or "then": "First we ate, and ____ we walked home."
8.Write "weather" or "whether": "I do not know ____ the train will be on time."

Answer key — Grade 4 English Language Arts — Words that are easy to confuse

1. its
2. d) Do not lose your ticket.
3. The children left ____ bags on the bus. → their; Put the box over ____ by the door. → there; ____ waiting outside the gate. → they're; I cannot find ____ address anywhere. → their; Is ____ any milk left? → there; ____ going to be late again. → they're
4. effect → A noun — a thing; affect → A verb — an action; advice → A noun — a thing; advise → A verb — an action; belief → A noun — a thing; believe → A verb — an action
5. d) except
6. d) It's been raining since morning.
7. then
8. whether