Commonly Confused Words Power Point

Commonly Confused Commonly Confused WordsWords

Review for TestReview for Test

Directions:Directions:

You will be assigned a You will be assigned a partnerpartner..

On On oneone sheet of binder paper write both sheet of binder paper write both

of your of your namesnames, , periodperiod, and , and datedate..

Partners will be Partners will be assignedassigned a set of CCW. a set of CCW.

WriteWrite the CCW as your the CCW as your assignmentassignment titletitle..

Writing Sentences:Writing Sentences: Use your CCW notesUse your CCW notes to to review definitionsreview definitions

and and sentence examplessentence examples..

Be Be imaginativeimaginative and and creativecreative. . (your sentence (your sentence should be very different from the example)should be very different from the example)

UnderlineUnderline the the CCWCCW in each sentence. in each sentence.

Presenting Sentences:Presenting Sentences: Be Be preparedprepared before before presentingpresenting. . (decide equally who will (decide equally who will

read each sentence)read each sentence)

Read each sentence & pick a Read each sentence & pick a volunteervolunteer to to answeranswer the the correctcorrect CCW used in the sentence. CCW used in the sentence.

If you have If you have all rightall right, , a lota lot, & , & likelike read the read the definition and your sentence.definition and your sentence.

Helpful Hints for Helpful Hints for Writing & PresentingWriting & Presenting

When presenting, When presenting, say “say “BLANKBLANK”” for the CCW for the CCW in the sentence.in the sentence.

If your CCW is used with an “s”If your CCW is used with an “s”

ending, say “ending, say “BLANKSBLANKS.” (“ed” ending say .” (“ed” ending say ““BLANKEDBLANKED”) ”)

Challenge yourselfChallenge yourself: Use all CCW to write a : Use all CCW to write a “short story” (“short story” (11 paragraph= paragraph=5-65-6 sentences sentences))

accept, exceptaccept, except advice, adviseadvice, advise

affect, effectaffect, effect

all ready, alreadyall ready, alreadyAlright, all rightAlright, all right

bring, takebring, take can, maycan, may

a lot, alota lot, alot borrow, lendborrow, lend

capital, capitol, the Capitolcapital, capitol, the Capitol

desert, dessertdesert, dessert fewer, lessfewer, less

good, wellgood, well its, it’sits, it’s

lay, lielay, lie lead, ledlead, led

learn, teachlearn, teach leave, letleave, let likelike

lose, looselose, loose passed, pastpassed, past

peace, piecepeace, piece principal, principleprincipal, principle

raise, riseraise, rise set, sitset, sit

stationary, stationerystationary, stationery than, thenthan, then

their, there, they’retheir, there, they’re to, too, twoto, too, two

whose, who’swhose, who’s your, you’reyour, you’re