CommonlyConfusedWordsWorksheet1

Identifythenumberofthesentenceandthecorrectedversionofthecommonlyconfusedword(writedownthe
numberofasentencetwiceifitcontainstwocommonlyconfusedwords):

Mistakesineachpassage:10

PassageA

1DidyouknowthatuntilMay5ofeveryyear,yournotreallyworkingforyourself?2Agroupin

Washington,D.C.,haslearnedthatittakesworkersanaverageoffourmonthsandfourdaystoearnenoughtopay

theretaxes.3Thegroupfoundinitsstudythattaxeseatup34percentofalltheincomeintheUnitedStates.4So,if

workersusedtheyreentireincomefortaxes,theywouldnotbethrewpayingthemuntilMay.5BeingthatMay5is

thefirstdaypeoplereallyworkforthemselves,thestudygrouphassomeadvise.6Itwouldlikeabillpastnaming

May5TaxFreedomDay.7Onthatday,youwouldgiveyourselfabrake,irregardlessofhowhardyouworked.

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For,fromMay5on,youwouldfinallybeyoureownboss.

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5._______6._______7._______8._______

PassageB
1Didyoueverdaydreamaboutwritingyourelifestory?2Doyouthinkthatyourlifeistoodull,oryoucant

right?3Anyoneslifestoryisfilledwithfascinatingevents,andwritingthemdowninthebestwayyounocangive

youasenseofaccomplishmentand,perhaps,leaveavaluableinheritancetoyourfamily.4Thefirstthingtodoisto

buyaloseleafnotebook.5Eachpageofthebookshouldbetitledwithasignificantmilestoneinyourlifefrom

yourfirstdogtoyourproudestmoment.6Youshouldthanjotdownafewkeywordsinthebookwhenevera

memorycomesbacktoyou.7TheideaisnottobeginwithIwasborn...andtrytowriteachronologicalhistory

ofyourholelife.8Justdelveintoyourpassedatrandom;onememorywilltriggeranother.9Itwillbecomequiet

easyafterawhile.10Itsalsoimportanttowriteinyourownlanguage.11Plane,honestwritingisthegoal.

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6._______7._______8._______9._______10._______11._______