Some English words are just so darn confusing that it takes a lot of practice before you start getting them right every time. Knowing when to correctly use words like except or accept; lie or lay; and its or it’s can be difficult even for the native speaker. The only way you will improve upon these notorious confusables is to practice using them on a regular basis, so here are several useful quizzes you can take to brush up on these difficult words.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/confusibles.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/notorious_pairs.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/notorious_pairs2.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/its_there_quiz.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/lie_lay_quiz.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/affect_except_options.htm
Filed under: Grammar, Level: Advanced, Level: Intermediate, Quizzes, Spelling
