Commonly Confused Words. JSYK… 8 days until Mrs. Smith is a college graduate

Commonly Confused

Words

JSYK…

•8 days until Mrs. Smith is a

college graduate

capital • a city that is the seat

of government for the state or country;

• EX. Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah.

capital • extremely serious

• EX. Capital punishment is a controversial issue.

capital • money or value in business

• EX. The company did not have the capital it needed to expand the factory.

capital • uppercase letter of the

alphabet

• EX. You should always begin the first word of a sentence with a capital letter.

capitol • the building where the legislature meets

• EX. The House of Representatives meet at the US Capitol.

cell • the smallest part of

an animal or plant;

• EX. The human body is composed of billions of cells.

cell • a room in prison

• EX. The cell in the prison was small and uncomfortable.

sale • getting a lower price

• EX. The shirt was originally $59.99 but was on sale for $4.99.

sell • trade products for

money

• EX. I decided to sell all my old clothes.

sell • trade products for

money

• EX. I decided to sell all my old clothes.

JSYK…

•7 days until Mrs. Smith is a

college graduate

choose • to select or decide on

• EX. I had to choose between the brown or black boots.

chose • selected in the past

• EX. I chose to go to the movie last night.

emigrate • to exit one area or country in order to settle in

another

• EX. I want to leave the US and emigrate to Australia.

immigrate • to move into another area or country to stay

• EX. Many people immigrate to the US in search of a better life.

JSYK…

•6 days until Mrs. Smith is a

college graduate

farther • distance

• EX. My house it farther away than yours.

further • longer or more

• EX. Do you need further tutoring in Algebra?

knew • something

understood or already familiar

• EX. I knew all of the vocabulary words for my upcoming test.

new • something just

learned, created, or discovered

• EX. Mrs. Smith discovered new information about lizards.

new • unused

• EX. The treadmill have never been ran on, therefore, it was new.

new • opposite of old

• EX. I opened the packaging to my new computer.

JSYK…

•5 days until Mrs. Smith is a

college graduate

loose • not firmly in place

• EX. The screw was loose on the table, so the legs came off.

loose • not under control; out of control

• EX. The pigs ran loose from the pigsty.

lose • misplace

• EX. I always lose my car keys in my messy room.

lose • to be defeated;

opposite of win

• EX. I think we are going to lose the football game by 10 points.

passed • moved through or by;

• EX. We passed the Mall of America on our drive and we had to stop.

passed • given away

• EX. We passed around the gifts in a circle.

passed • met the standard

• EX. Grady passed the end of level test, so he was able to go to 9th grade.

past • the time before the

present

• EX. In the past, I went to Costa Rica on vacation.

JSYK…

•4 days until Mrs. Smith is a

college graduate

quiet • making little or no

noise

• EX. The class was quiet as they took their vocabulary test. There was no noise.

quit • to stop doing

• EX. John quit his job because the company decided not to pay him. s

quite • very or extremely;

exactly

• EX. I am quite upset that none of you followed directions on the worksheet.

their • a possessive –

belongs to them

• EX. Amy and Fred invited me to their house yesterday.

they’re • a contraction of ‘they are’

• EX. They’re going to the store tomorrow.

there • a place

• EX. Please go over there.

JSYK…

•3 days until Mrs. Smith is a

college graduate

weak • not strong

• EX. Mrs. Smith was so weak that she couldn’t even lift a 5lb weight.

week • a period of 7 days

• EX. I am going bowling on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week.

to • direction, preposition

• EX. I need to go to the store to buy food for my husband.

too • also, excessive, very,

adverb

• EX. I have too much homework; it is going to take me all day.

then • next

• EX. I need to go workout then drink a protein shake.

then • following

• EX. The rain stopped and then started again.

then • in that case

• EX. If there are only two people in the car then I will go.

then • telling when

something happened

• EX. My dad asked me to pick him up at 6pm, so I will go to get him then.

then • therefore

• EX. Jane wants to do it so then let her.

than • a conjunction linking

two parts of a sentence being compared to each other

• EX. I am smarter than a 5th grader.