Commonly Confused Words Week #7 Anderson & Bult

I vs. me  I= Subject of a sentence or phrase. The subject is the 'giver' of the action.  Me = Object of a sentence or phrase. The object is the 'receiver' of the action.  A good guide in cases like these is to see whether the sentence sounds right with only the pronoun (I or me). If 'Me had a dog' is wrong, then so is 'Annie and me had a dog'; if you wouldn't say 'Watch I do it first', you shouldn't say 'Watch Helen and I do it first'.  Sharon and _____ will go to the store.  Bob gave the envelope to Sharon and _____.  The book is for Stephanie and _____.  According to the schedule, Shane and _____ are next.  Listen to Lisa and _____ sing the chorus first. I I me I I

Sight/Site/Cite  Sight = the gift of seeing; one of the five senses  Site = a place; physical or on the internet  Cite = to quote or to refer to someone else's words  One must wear a hardhat at a construction _______.  You must _______ correctly in order to avoid plagiarism.  The company’s new Web _______ attracted many visitors.  It’s hard to be a pilot with very poor eye_______.  How do I _______ an interview?  His _______ was impaired after suffering a head injury. site cite site sight cite sight

Its vs. It’s  Its = possessive form of ‘it’  Just list ‘hers’, ‘yours’ and ‘theirs’ also don’t have apostrophes  It’s = contraction for IT IS  ______ value cannot be measured.  ______ worth ______ weight in gold.  When ______ ready we’ll eat it.  I don’t believe ______ possible.  The cat licked ______ paws clean. Its It’s its it’s its

Breath vs. Breathe  Breath = noun: air inhaled or exhaled  Breathe = verb: to inhale and exhale  It was so cold I could see my ________.  The shock was so great he forgot to ________.  Take a deep ________ and exhale slowly.  ________ in all that fresh mountain air!  She was out of ________ after running the race.  I choked on the chicken and couldn’t ________. breath breathe breath Breathe breath breathe

Accept vs. Except  Accept = to receive  Except = to take out or leave out  I’m sorry, but I do not ________ those terms.  The professor will not ________ any late work.  ________ for one person, you all passed.  Read all chapters ________ the last one.  She will not ________ anything less than perfect. accept Except except accept