Commonly Confused Words and Context Clues

1. Commonly Confused Wordsand Context Clues Bye By Buy

2. Commonly Confused Words • Bye – (interjection, noun) a shortened form of goodbye • Buy – (verb) to gain the possession of • By – (preposition) meaning near or next to also within an extended period or time

3. Directions: Choose the correct word for the following sentences. • The children waved (by, buy, bye) as the parade came (by, buy, bye) the corner of Main Street. • (By, Buy, Bye) the time I got to the store, the Halloween costume I wanted to (by, buy, bye) was gone. • Jack couldn’t get (by, buy, bye) with just a ripped shirt and mask: he needed to (by, buy, bye) fake blood to make it look convincing.

4. Answer Key • Bye, by • By, buy • By, buy

5. Nadia, walked the street, heard a juskle behind her like foot steps. She prepared to run. However, she was in an unwory part of town. She did recognize a thing and it was dark. She felt hot breath on her leg. Getting into her favorite karate move, she yonked herself to kick. She realized it was just a dog. Had she been afraid of a beagle, or had it been something else? • Juskle means – a) walking b) noise c) dog d) explosion • Unwory means – a) undeveloped b) unsupervised c) under cover d) unfamiliar • Yonked means – a) encouraged b) awakened c) positioned d) twirled