Main Wild Words Homophones 2 Homophones 1 Spelling Contraction, Pronoun or Verb

A1 Back (Its or It’s) raining cats and dogs outside, (especially, expecally) large poodles and Persians. Answer It’s, especially

A2 Back Their, its, and whose are what type of pronouns? Answer Possessive pronouns that show who owns something

A3 Back (We’re, Were) studying for our text on the N.E.W.s (cause, because) we don’t want it to (affect, effect) our grade. Answer We’re, because, affect

A4 Back (Who’s, Whose) binder (rolled, roled) down the (stares, stairs)? Answer Whose, rolled, stairs

A5 Back How do you check to see if the NEW is the right one when it has an apostrophe? Answer Say the whole word, for example “you are.”

B1 Back Scene or Seen Which of the following words is verb? Which of the following words is a noun that means a part of a play or movie. Answer Seen = a verb Scene= part of a play or movie

B2 Back Spell the adverb you use at the end of a letter to show you really mean something. Answer sincerely

B3 Back Which is the correct spelling, “tommorrow” or “tomorrow”? Answer tomorrow

B4 Back I did all of my work (except, accept) studying for the NEW test. Answer except

B5 Back What is the rule for using the vowels “I” and “E” together in words like receive? Answer “I before “E” except after “C” and in words like “neighbor” and weigh.

C1 Back (Witch, Which) (Which, Witch) is your favorite, Samantha or Sabrina? Answer Which, witch

C2 Back How can you tell the difference between “hear” the sense and “here” the place? Answer “Hear” the sense has the body part “ear” in it.

C3 Back (To, Two, Too students said that they want (to, two, too) go (to, two, too.) Answer Two, to, too

C4 Back What are two definitions for “right?” Answer Correct and direction

C5 Back How do you remember the difference between “principle” and “principal” ? Answer The principal is a person and is your “pal.”

D1 Back (Weather, Whether) means rain. Answer Weather Remember there is no “wheat” in whether

D2 Back When is the word “then” used? Answer To show time order or as a transition

D3 Back When is the word “than” used? Answer “Than” is used in comparisons, such as comparing height.

D4 Back How do you tell the difference between “where” and “wear”? Answer “Wear” has the body part “ear” in it; “where” is the place.

D5 Back How do you tell that you use “there” to mean a place? Answer It has the word “here” in it.

E1 Back The dog (when, went) to the vet; unfortunately, she came home. Answer went

E2 Back You (definitely, definitely) need to bring (you’re, your) book to class. Answer Definitely, your

E3 Back How do students use “cause” and “because” wrong? Answer Students say “cause” when they mean “be- cause” because they are being lazy.

E4 Back What is the difference between the words “are” and “our”? Answer “Are” is a verb. “Our” is possessive pronoun.

E5 Back (Weather, Whether) you know it or not, (there, they’re, their) (our, are) (to, two, too) answers (to, too, two) (they’re, there, their) question. Answer Whether, there, are, two, to, their