Commonly Confused Words Week #6 Anderson & Bult

Your vs. You’re  Your = Possessive form of YOU  You’re = Contraction for YOU ARE  The book is in ______ locker.  _______ getting on my nerves.  I told ______ coach ______ failing this class.  Let’s celebrate ______ birthday.  _______ not getting away that easily. your You’re your you’re your You’re

Write/Right/Rite/Wright  Write = To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen.  Right =  Adjective = in accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct; direction  Noun = a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral  Adverb = straight, directly, completely, immediately, exactly, precisely  Verb = to put in, restore or resume an upright position  Rite = a ceremony, a ritualistic practice  Wright = a worker, especially an artisan who makes things such as wheels or ships  Typically used as a compound word: wheelwright

Write/Right/Rite/Wright  She has a ________ to hear the charges.  He broke his arm and is unable to ________.  You received an ‘A’ because you got all questions ________.  Most fraternities will observe a ________ of passage.  William Shakespeare is a family play_______.  After the storm, I had to _______ all the flags that had fallen. right write right rite wright right

Were/Where/Wear/We’re  Were = past tense of “to be”  Where = a place or situation  Wear = to carry or have on as covering, adornment, or protection  We’re = contraction of WE ARE  Broadway is _______ you will find all the best plays.  I wish you wouldn’t _______ those jeans.  We _______ best friends in kindergarten.  _______ still best friends today. where wear were We’re

Waste vs. Waist  Waste =  Noun = garbage or refuse  Verb = to fail or neglect to use  Waist = the middle part of a body  Put the belt around your _______.  Don’t _______ your talents by just sitting around.  Throw your tissue in the _______ basket.  Bend at the _______ and touch your toes. waist waste waist