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Commonly Confused Words. Homonyms and Commonly Misspelled Words. List # 1. accept/except affect/effect cite /site /sight everyday/every day its/it’s lose/loose “Um, I’m confused.”. Commonly Confused Words. Here are some words whose meanings are commonly confused: accept/except
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Commonly Confused Words Homonyms and Commonly Misspelled Words
List # 1 • accept/except • affect/effect • cite /site /sight • everyday/every day • its/it’s • lose/loose • “Um, I’m confused.”
Commonly Confused Words Here are some words whose meanings are commonly confused: accept/except accept means to take or agree. She accepted the gift. except means something different. Everyoneexcept John went to the party.
Commonly Confused Words affect/effect affect means to change something. Theweather affects her sinuses. effect means the result. Theeffect of the weather is sinus congestion. The word affect is a verb. It is used only to show action on something. The word effect is primarily used as a noun (person, place, thing).
Commonly Confused Words cite/site/sight cite means to refer to or name someone or something. Shecited the rule for commas. site is a noun meaning place or location. The construction site was fenced off. sight refers to what is seen. The accident was a terrible sight.
Commonly Confused Words everyday/every day everyday is an adjective. She wore hereveryday shoes to the dance. every day is a combination of an adjective and a noun used when you mean each and every day. I go to school every day. (I go to school each day.)
Commonly Confused Words its/it’s its shows possession (his, hers, yours, ours, theirs, its). The cat lickedits paw. it’s is a contraction (it is = it’s; it has = it’s). It’s a good day. It’s been a good day.
Commonly Confused Words lose/loose Lose is a verb meaning misplace. I alwayslose my keys. loose is an adjective. The belt was loose. (Think of moose.)
List # 2 principle/principal soul/sole stationary/stationery then/ than they’re/ their/ there to/too
Commonly Confused Words principle/principal principleis a noun or an adjective meaning central idea. Theprinciple idea was to cut costs. principal is a noun meaning head of a school. Theprincipal had a meeting with the teachers.
Commonly Confused Words soul/sole soul is a noun meaning spirit. Many believe that the humansoul is immortal. soleis an adjective meaning the only one. She was thesole beneficiary under the will.
Commonly Confused Words stationary/stationery stationeryis writing paper. He wrote on a note on his personalstationery. stationarymeans stable and unmoving. She attached the bookshelf to the wall in order to make the bookshelfstationary.
Commonly Confused Words then/than thenrefers to a sequence in time. He went to the storethen to the gym. thanis used for comparison. He would rather go to the storethan to the gym.
Commonly Confused Words they’re/there/their they’reis the contraction for they are. They’re going to the store. (They are going to the store.) thererefers to a place. Put it overthere. theiris a possessive pronoun. They forgottheir coats.
Commonly Confused Words to/too tois apreposition denoting towardssomething. She wentto the store. toois an word meaning in addition to or also. He went to the storetoo.
List # 3 until/ till weather/ whether where/ were whose/who’s May/can
Commonly Confused Words until/till until– a word referring to a time. She waiteduntil he came home. till– a noun meaning money box or a verbreferring to getting the soil ready for planting. The farmerstill the soil. Note: The proper abbreviation for until is ’til. See how an apostrophe replaces the omitted letters un.
Commonly Confused Words weather/whether weatherrefers to the climate outside. Theweather was cold and rainy. whetheris a word showing an alternative. She will runwhether or not it is raining.
Commonly Confused Words where/were wheremeans in what place. The chairs arewhere the table is. wereis the past plural form of the verb to be. Theywere in the corner.
Commonly Confused Words whose/who’s whoseis a relative pronoun referring to a person or thing. The fatherwhose daughter was suspended went to school to see the principal. who’sis the contraction for who is. Who’s the owner of this bike?
Commonly Confused Words • May/Can • Candenotes physical or mental ability. • I can pass my CCW quiz! • Maydenotes permission or authorization. • MayI, please, go to the restroom?!
List # 4 • Lie/Lay • Breath/Breathe • Conscious/Conscience • Capital/Capitol • Desert/dessert
Commonly Confused Words • LIE/ LAY • LIE-to lie down (a person or animal. hint: people can tell lies)ex: I have a headache, so I'm going to lie down for a while.(also lying, lay, has/have lain--The dog has lain in the shade all day; yesterday, the dog lay there for twelve hours).LAY-to lay an object down.ex: "Lay down that peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Pappy!" The sheriff demanded of the crazed grandfather. (also laying, laid, has/have laid--At that point, Pappy laid the shotgun on the ground).
Commonly Confused Words • BREATH-noun, air inhaled or exhaledex: You could see his breath in the cold air. • BREATHE-verb, to inhale or exhaleex: If you don't breathe, then you are dead.
Commonly Confused Words • CONSCIENCE- sense of right and wrongex: The student'sconsciencekept him from cheating on the exam. • CONSCIOUS- awakeex: I wasconsciouswhen the burglar enteredthe house.
Commonly Confused Words • CAPITAL-seat of government. Also financial resources.ex: Thecapitalof Virginia is Richmond.ex: The firm had enough capital to build the new plant.CAPITOL- the actual building in which the legislative body meetsex: The governor announced his resignation ina speech given at thecapitoltoday.
Commonly Confused Words • Desert-a waterless, empty area; to abandon someone. The man wandered around thedesert without much to drink. • Dessert-the sweet course of a meal. Chocolate cake is his favoritedessert.