90. Practice With Confusing Words

Section A. Choose it’s or its for each sentence below.
1. The cat chased ___ tail.
2. I heard ___ going to rain tomorrow.
3. The box was dropped, and ___ falling apart now.
4. The package arrived today, but ___ label is missing.
5. ___ probably a good thing that we stayed home today.

Section B. Choose too, to, or two for each sentence below.
6. We are going ___ the park.
7. Would you like to come along, ___?
8. I want ___ bring the dog along.
9. Do you see those ___ squirrels running up the tree?
10. I think we have been gone ___ long. We should head home.

Section C. Choose threw or through for each sentence below.
11. We are driving ___ a tunnel.
12. That driver ___ something out the window.
13. Bob ___ the ball to his friend.
14. I enjoy hiking ___ the forest.

Section D. Choose though, thorough, tough or trough for each sentence below.
15. Put those food scraps into the ___ for the hogs.
16. This meat is too ____; I can’t chew it.
17. Even ___ it’s hot, I still want to take a walk.
18. Be sure to give the car a ___ cleaning before we leave on the trip.
19. The boys on the football team play rough and ___.
20. The farmer feeds his pigs in a ___.

Answers: 1- its; 2-it’s; 3-it’s; 4-its; 5-It’s; 6-to; 7-too; 8-to; 9-two; 10-too; 11-through; 12-threw; 13-threw; 14-through; 15-trough; 16-tough; 17-though; 18-thorough; 19-tough; 20-trough.