Using the Right Word Accept, Except David will _____________ the trophy for the whole team. Everyone in the class will attend the presentation _________ Miranda.

Accept, Except Accept: is a verb and means ‘to receive’ Except: is a preposition and means ‘other than’

Using the Right Word Affect, Effect What is the __________ of the sun on our skin? How does the sun __________ our daily activities?

Affect, Effect Affect: is almost always a verb; it means ‘to influence’ Effect: is most often used as a noun and means “the result”

Using the Right Word Allowed, Aloud Dana was _________ to attend the dance. Mrs. Romano read _________ to the class from the novel Stargirl.

Using the Right Word A lot is always two words!!!

Allowed, Aloud Allowed: is a verb and means ‘permitted” or “let happen” Aloud: is an adverb and means “in a normal voice”

Using the Right Word All right is two words- it is a phrase meaning ‘okay’ or ‘satisfactory’.

Using the Right Word Bare, bear Bare: adjective, means ‘naked’ Bear: noun, large animal Bear: Verb, means ‘to put up with’ or ‘to carry’

Using the Right Word The_______ trees in the forest made the winter scene look harsh and cold. Diane couldn’t _______ another D on her report card.

Using the Right Word brake, break A brake (noun) is a device used to stop a vehicle. Break as a verb: means to destroy, crack, split Break as a noun: interruption or gap

Using the Right Word I needed to fix the ________ on my car. After the test, you may take a _____ and read. I might ______ the vase if move it on the shelf.

Using the Right Word Capital, capitol Capital: as a noun, refers to a city or money : as an adj, means important Capitol- can only mean a building

Using the Right Word The newly painted ________ building looks beautiful in the _________ city of Washington, D.C.

Using the Right Word chose, choose Chose: the past tense of choose, a verb Sam ________ the wrong of red to repair a scratch on his car. Please _______ a song for the wedding.

Using the Right Word coarse, course Coarse, and adjective: means rough or ill- mannered Course, a noun, means a path or a class

Using the Right Word The ________grass was not comfortable to sit on. In our final ______ in history, we will study the fall of the Roman Empire.

Using the Right Word Heard, herd Heard is the past tense of the verb “to hear’ Herd, noun, is a group of animals

Using the Right Word Knew, new Knew is the past tense of the verb ‘to know’ New, adj., means ‘recent or modern’

Using the Right Word Know, no Know, verb, present tense, means ‘to recognize or understand’ No means the opposite of yes

Using the Right Word Lead, led Lead (long e sound) is a present tense verb meaning ‘to guide’ Led (short e sound) is the past tense of the verb to lead Lead (short e sound) is a metal

Using the Right Word Loose, lose, loss Loose can be used as an adj., adv, or verb. Means ‘free, untied’. Lose, a verb, means ‘to misplace or fail to win’. Loss, a noun, means something lost

Using the Right Word The _________ of my grandmother was overwhelming. Did you _______ the game? The helmet felt _________ on his head.