Spelling, Vocabulary, and Confusing Words

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Spelling, Vocabulary, and Confusing Words By Kara Haslam and Jeannine Beattie

A vs. AN A: Rule. Use a when the first letter of the word following has the sound of a consonant. Keep in mind that some vowels sound like consonants when they’re sounded out as individual letters. Examples: a finger a hotel a U-turn (pronounced You-turn) a HUD program a NASA study

Continued... An: Rule. Use an when the first letter of the word following has the sound of a vowel. Remember that some consonants sound like vowels when they’re spoken as individual letters. Examples: an FBI case (F is pronounced ef here) an honor (H is silent here) an unusual idea an HMO plan (H is pronounced aitch here) an NAACP convention (N is pronounced en here)

affect vs. effect Effect: Rule 1. Use effect when you mean bring about or brought about, cause or caused. Example: He effected a commotion in the crowd. Meaning: He caused a commotion in the crowd. Rule 2. Use effect when you mean result. Example: What effect did that speech have? Rule 3. Also use effect whenever any of these words precede it: a, an, any, the, take, into, no. These words may be separated from effect by an adjective. Examples: That book had a long-lasting effect on my thinking. Has the medicine produced any noticeable effects?

Continued... Affect: Rule 4. Use the verb affect when you mean to influence rather than to cause. Example: How do the budget cuts affect your staffing? Rule 5. Affect is used as a noun to mean emotional expression. Example: She showed little affect when told she had won the lottery.

It’s vs. Its it's: contraction for it is or it has Example: It’s for a good cause. Its: possessive pronoun Example: The cat hurt its paw.

More examples... One: single unit Won: past tense of win Pair: two of something Pare: to remove or peel Pear: type of fruit Loose: opposite of tight Lose: opposite of win; misplace Knows: understands Nose: part of the body one smells with Sea: a body of salt water See: to view with eyes Shear: to cut Sheer: transparent

Spelling Bee - Rules of the game Step 1: Team one: pick your first contestant! Team two: also pick your first contestant! Step 2: Team one: prepare a word that you will ask Team two’s contestant to spell. Use the word in a sentence. Step 3: Alternate. Each word is worth one point, bonus words are worth 3 points!!!

References http://www.grammarbook.com/homonyms/c onfusing-words-2.asp