COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS 8TH

GRADESO YOU DON’T EMBARRASS YOURSELF WHEN YOU

WRITE…

CAPITOL/CAPITAL

CAPITOL

• THE BUILDING IN WHICH THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE LAWS MEET

THE SENATOR WENT TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING TODAY.

CAPITAL

• AN UPPER CASE LETTER

• PUNISHABLE BY DEATH

• MOST SERIOUS OR IMPORTANT

• THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT

• RELATING TO A CORPORATION’S NET WORTH

CELL/SALE/SELL

CELL

• A ROOM IN A PRISON OR JAIL

• ONE OF THE VERY SMALL PARTS THAT TOGETHER FORM A LIVING ORGANISM

PRISONERS, GET IN YOUR CELLS!

SALE

• THE ACT OF SELLING SOMETHING, EXCHANGING MONEY FOR GOODS AND SERVICES

THE CAR IS ON SALE FOR $5000.00.

SELL

• TO MAKE SOMETHING AVAILABLE TO BE BOUGHT

I AM GOING TO SELL MY MOTORCYCLE.

CHOOSE/CHOSE

CHOOSE

• TO DECIDE THAT A PARTICULAR PERSON OR THING IS THE ONE THAT YOU WANT

I CHOOSE YOU TO BE ON MY TEAM.

CHOSE

• THE PAST TENSE OF CHOOSE

I CHOSE YOU TO BE ON MY TEAM BECAUSE YOU ARE THE BEST.

EMIGRATE/IMMIGRATE

EMIGRATE

• TO LEAVE A COUNTRY OR REGION TO LIVE ELSEWHERE

I WANT TO EMIGRATE TO MY OWN PRIVATE ISLAND.

IMMIGRATE

• TO COME TO A COUNTRY TO LIVE THERE.

THEY IMMIGRATED HERE FROM GERMANY.

FARTHER/FURTHER

FARTHER

• TO OR AT OR TO A MORE DISTANT PLACE OR TIME OR A MORE ADVANCED POINT; THINK DISTANCE

I CAN THROW THE BALL FARTHER THAN YOU.

FURTHER

• TO A GREATER DEGREE OR EXTENT; IN ADDITION TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID; THINK CONCEPTUAL

WE WILL TAKE SOLAR PANEL DEVELOPMENT FURTHER THAN EVER BEFORE.

NEW/KNEW

NEW

• NOT OLD; RECENTLY BORN, BUILT OR CREATED

I LOVE THAT NEW-CAR SMELL.

KNEW

• PAST TENSE OF KNOW

I KNEW YOU WHEN YOU WERE A BABY.

LOOSE/LOSE

LOOSE

• NOT TIGHTLY FASTENED, ATTACHED, OR HELD

THE ROPE GOT LOOSE AND THE COW GOT AWAY.

LOSE

• TO FAIL TO WIN A GAME OR TO KEEP HOLD OF SOMETHING

I DON’T WANT TO LOSE THIS GAME!

PASSED/PAST

PASSED

• THE PAST TENSE OF PASS; MEANING TO MOVE OR GO THROUGH A PARTICULAR PLACE

HAVE WE PASSED LAS VEGAS YET?

PAST

• HAVING EXISTED IN A TIME BEFORE THE PRESENT; FROM, DONE, OR USED IN AN EARLIER TIME

THE CAREFREE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH ARE IN THE PAST.

QUIET/QUIT/QUITE

QUIET

• THE QUALITY OF STATE OF BEING SILENT OR CALM

QUIET DOWN SO WE CAN BEGIN THE MOVIE.

QUIT

• TO LEAVE, STOP DOING, STOP WORKING

I WILL NEVER QUIT ON YOU KIDS.

QUITE

• TO A VERY NOTICEABLE DEGREE OR EXTENT, COMPLETELY OR ENTIRELY

I AM QUITE FINISHED LISTENING TO YOUR EXCUSES.

THERE/THEIR/THEY’RE

THERE

• IN THAT PLACE : AT THAT LOCATION THINK: T(HERE)

PUT THE ICE SCULPTURE OVER THERE.

THEIR

• RELATING TO OR BELONGING TO CERTAIN PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR THINGS. THINK: T(HEIR)

THAT IS THEIR CAR.

THEY’RE

• A CONTRACTION OF THE WORDS THEY ARE

THEY’RE COMING WITH US TO THE BEACH.

WEAK/WEEK

WEAK

• HAVING LITTLE PHYSICAL POWER OR ABILITY; NOT STRONG

7TH GRADERS ARE REALLY WEAK.

WEEK

• A PERIOD OF 7 DAYS

FRIDAY IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK.