The English language can be a fickle beast. Some of the words we use are just so darn similar to one another. Take our quiz and find out just how great you are at correcting some of these tricky instances!
Question 1/12
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What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? I'm walking too the store to get bread and some milk.
get
too
some
Question 2/12
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What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? Your not going to like what she has to say to you.
your
has
say
Question 3/12
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What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? She capitalized the capitols of the states on her paper.
capitalized
capitols
states
Question 4/12
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What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? I except your apology, but it is too little, too late.
except
the first "too"
the second "too"
Question 5/12
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What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? They were at the park when they saw they're friends.
they're
they
saw
Question 6/12
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What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? I go through alot of snack foods anytime that they're away from home for too long.
alot
too
they're
Question 7/12
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Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. I _________ the scholarship to Yale University.
excepted
accepted
Question 8/12
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Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. The _________ arrival of his mother-in-law made the man incredibly nervous.
imminent
eminent
immanent
Question 9/12
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Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. She forgot to _____ the proper sources when working on her paper.
site
sight
cite
Question 10/12
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Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. She wrote the notes on some __________ that she bought last week.
stationary
stationery
stationnary
Question 11/12
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Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. He was a man of _________; he never went back on his word.
principal
principle
principel
Question 12/12
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Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. Amy stole the candy from the store, but her __________ got the better of her and she brought it back.
conscious
consciousness
conscience
Well...a lot (not alot) of people don't do too (not to) well with the trickier aspects of the English language. It's one of the strangest and most insane languages on the planet according to a lot of people, so there's no shame in not knowing some of the small differences in words. You should absolutely know the easy ones like the "there/their/they're" difference though!
C+, Stumped by Statements
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Right!
You definitely could have (not could of) done better, but this is nothing to be ashamed of! Some of these were super tricky, and thousands of people make similar mistakes in their writing every single day. You're not alone, and frankly you're well on your way to being in a much higher class.
B+, Victor of Vocabulary
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Right!
Awesome job! A lot (not alot) of these were really tricky, but to you they probably seemed like child's play. You've truly mastered some of the parts of the English language that trip people up the most. You should be proud of yourself (not you'reself) for that!
A+, English Expert
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Right!
1
What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? I'm walking too the store to get bread and some milk.
get
too
some
2
What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? Your not going to like what she has to say to you.
your
has
say
3
What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? She capitalized the capitols of the states on her paper.
capitalized
capitols
states
4
What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? I except your apology, but it is too little, too late.
except
the first "too"
the second "too"
5
What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? They were at the park when they saw they're friends.
they're
they
saw
6
What word needs to be changed in the following sentence? I go through alot of snack foods anytime that they're away from home for too long.
alot
too
they're
7
Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. I _________ the scholarship to Yale University.
excepted
accepted
8
Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. The _________ arrival of his mother-in-law made the man incredibly nervous.
imminent
eminent
immanent
9
Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. She forgot to _____ the proper sources when working on her paper.
site
sight
cite
10
Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. She wrote the notes on some __________ that she bought last week.
stationary
stationery
stationnary
11
Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. He was a man of _________; he never went back on his word.
principal
principle
principel
12
Fill in the blank with the proper version of the word. Amy stole the candy from the store, but her __________ got the better of her and she brought it back.
conscious
consciousness
conscience
