Common Misspelled Words accept: to receive - “a gift” except: to exclude - leave out - exchange w/ but

advice: (Noun) a recommendation - you get advise: (Verb) a recommendation - you give (advizzze)

already: previously done - (ask when?) . all ready: all= group / prepared -completely

affect: (Verb) middle of sent. = act of change effect: (Noun) result-consequence- answer

all right: alright - allright = WRONG two words = 2 L ’s --- means “Okay”

altar: table/stand in a religious place (a =amen) alter: to change-

altogether: exchange w/ ‘entirely’ It was (altogether) too hot for a picnic. (entirely) all together: (group) in the same place/at same time

brake: a device to stop - car/bike break: to shatter / to rest

capital: letters/ city / location of gov’t. capitol: building of gov’t. - DOME

choose: to select /pick - (ooze/shoes) chose: past tense of choose - (rose)

cloths: rags/ towels (clean a car) clothes: attire - your clothing

coarse: rough material or surface ( sandpaper/salt) course: path - trail - golf - of study - ‘of course’

complement: complete - final touch compliment: say nice things - opposite of ‘insult’

council: committee - group finishing a job - ‘student council’ counsel: advice/advise - therapist/priest councilor: member of the committee counselor: student counselor/Mrs. Hopper - ‘camp counselor’

desert: (RTS) = a dry, barren land – Sahara desert: (RTS) to abandon -to leave - (troops) dessert: a sweet treat/after a meal -double scoop -

formally: a fancy, upscale, strict, classy formerly: previously, prior, earlier date

loose: not tight - (moose) ex: belt lose: to suffer a loss -- “o” -- won

led: (verb) past tense of ‘to lead’ lead: (verb) to go first- be a leader-long “e” sound led: (verb) past tense of ‘to lead’ lead: (N) a heavy metal -graphite/pencil/pipe

peace: quiet/secure/still/no noise piece: (pie) part of something

past: (Noun)= time that has gone by (present/future/past) passed: (verb) went by go by toss something past: (Noun)= time that has gone by (present/future/past) (Adj.)= ended

its: belongs to - shows possession it’s: it is / it has

here: in this place (ask? = where?) replace w/ ‘there’ hear: to receive sound here: in this place (ask? = where?) replace w/ ‘there’

plain: simple /common - flat area of LAND plane: a flat surface (think math) a carpenter’s tool – an airplane

principal: head of a school - he is your ‘pal’- **chief/main=Will Smith principle: a rule of conduct - a truth

quiet: still and peaceful - without noise quite: exchange w/ ‘too’ - great extent/degree

shone: past tense of ‘to shine’ –glowed shown: revealed/demonstrate

stationary: not moving-standing still (bike) stationery: a letter /paper -Hallmark

than: comparison -My car is better than yours. then: at that time - think - when?

their: belonging to ‘them’ – pronoun there: at a ‘place’ - think (where?) they’re: they are - (contraction)

threw: to toss (past tense) through: go inside and out the opposite (tunnel)

to: in the direction of : toward two: one + one = 2 too: exchange with “ also” - “more than enough”

waist: the midsection of the body - (belt) waste: to use foolishly (time - $) – trash weak: not strong – feeble week: 7 days in a week - time frame

weather: condition of the atmosphere whether: exchange w/ “if”

who’s: contraction = who is whose: pronoun = belonging to whom

your: pronoun = belonging to you you’re: pronoun/contraction = you are