Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Words Commonly Confused

Study these confusing words by playing the activities a few times.

AB
alreadyat an earlier time
all readyall prepared
altartable or stand used for religious ceremonies
alterto change
altogetherentirely
all togethereveryone in the same place
brakea device to stop a machine
breakto fracture; to shatter
capitala citiy, the location of a government
capitolthe building in which a legislative body meets
clothspieces of cloth
clotheswearing apparel
coarserough, crude
coursepath of action series of studies ;also used in the expression "of course"
deserta dry,sandy region, a wilderness
desertto abandon, to leave without permission
dessertthe final course of a meal
hearto receive sound through the ears
herein this place
itsa personal pronoun showing possession
it'scontraction of "it is" or "it has"
lead{present tense} to go first,,to be a leader
led{past tense of "lead"} went first
leada heavy metal
looseto free; to be free; not tight
loseto suffer loss
passedwent by; past tense of pass
pastthat which has gone by; beyond; by
peacea condition of quiet, calm, order; freedom from violence
piecepart of something
plainsimple, uncomplicated; not decorated; a flat area of land
planea tool; an airplane; a flat surface
principalthe head of a school; main or most important
principlea rule of conduct; a general truth or rule
theirpossessive form of they
therea place {also used to begin a sentence}
they'recontraction of "they are"
threwpast tense of "throw"
througha preposition
toa preposition; also sometimes used to introduce a verb
tooalso, more than enough
twoa number
weakfeeble; not strong
weekseven days
who'scontraction of "who is" or "who has"
whosepossessive form of "who"
yourpossessive form of "you"
you'recontraction of "you are"
whichwhat one or ones out of a group such as Which tie should I wear today?
witchNeva
wouldpast tense of will, used as a helping verb such as would like or would be
wooda material with which to build furniture or houses, like pine, ash, or maple
poornot having adequate money or resources
pourto flow or cause to flow in a stream like a liquid out of a pitcher
knowto have the knowledge of
nothe opposite of yes
knewpast tense of know
newrecently made or discovered
allowedpermitted
aloudspoken orally so as to be heard
sellto achieve a sale
cella cubicle or a small room like a prison cell
borednot interested
boarda piece of wood or plank
thanwhen compared to something such as Lance Armstrong has won more Tour de France medals than anyone else
thensoon after
varydiffer
veryan adverb used to make something greater in intensity such as very smart or very strong

This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber.
Learn more about Quia
Create your own activities