Commonly Confused Words and Context Clues Bye By Buy

Commonly Confused Words Bye – (interjection, noun) a shortened form of goodbye Buy – (verb) to gain the possession of By – (preposition) meaning near or next to also within an extended period or time

Directions: Choose the correct word for the following sentences. The children waved (by, buy, bye) as the parade came (by, buy, bye) the corner of Main Street. (By, Buy, Bye) the time I got to the store, the Halloween costume I wanted to (by, buy, bye) was gone. Jack couldn’t get (by, buy, bye) with just a ripped shirt and mask: he needed to (by, buy, bye) fake blood to make it look convincing.

Answer Key Bye, by By, buy

Nadia, walked the street, heard a juskle behind her like foot steps Nadia, walked the street, heard a juskle behind her like foot steps. She prepared to run. However, she was in an unwory part of town. She did recognize a thing and it was dark. She felt hot breath on her leg. Getting into her favorite karate move, she yonked herself to kick. She realized it was just a dog. Had she been afraid of a beagle, or had it been something else? Juskle means – a) walking b) noise c) dog d) explosion Unwory means – a) undeveloped b) unsupervised c) under cover d) unfamiliar Yonked means – a) encouraged b) awakened c) positioned d) twirled