Svensson: Commonly Confused Words Pt1 (Honors)

________ dog is barking outside?

• Who's

• Whose

He has a __________ to know his grade

• right

• write

She ran faster to try and _________ her opponent

• loose

• lose

What is a homophone?

• Words that sound the same, but have different meanings

• Words that sound the same and mean the same

• Words that have the same meaning

You better tie that __________ or you're going to fall!

• knot

• not

____ the way, I meant to tell you something.

• By

• Bye

• Buy

_______ missing the instructions, so it's going to be nearly impossible.

• Your

• You're

Don't push ________ luck.

• You're

• Your

_________ not about that, and you know it!

• It's

• Its

Have ______ apple for lunch.

• a

• an