1. Common Misspelled Words
accept: to receive - “a gift”
except: to exclude - leave out - exchange w/ but

2. advice: (Noun) a recommendation - you get
advise: (Verb) a recommendation - you give
(advizzze)

3. already: previously done - (ask when?)
. all ready: all= group / prepared -completely

4. affect: (Verb) middle of sent. = act of change
effect: (Noun) result-consequence- answer

5. all right: alright - allright = WRONG two words = 2 L ’s --- means “Okay”

6. altar: table/stand in a religious place
(a =amen)
alter: to change-

7. altogether: exchange w/ ‘entirely’
It was (altogether) too hot for a picnic.
(entirely)
all together: (group) in the same place/at same time

8. brake: a device to stop - car/bike
break: to shatter / to rest

9. capital: letters/ city / location of gov’t.
capitol: building of gov’t. - DOME

10. choose: to select /pick - (ooze/shoes)
chose: past tense of choose - (rose)

11. cloths: rags/ towels (clean a car)
clothes: attire - your clothing

12. coarse: rough material or surface ( sandpaper/salt)
course: path - trail - golf - of study - ‘of course’

13. complement: complete - final touch
compliment: say nice things - opposite of ‘insult’

14. council: committee - group finishing a job - ‘student council’
counsel: advice/advise - therapist/priest
councilor: member of the committee
counselor: student counselor/Mrs. Hopper - ‘camp counselor’

15. desert: (RTS) = a dry, barren land – Sahara
desert: (RTS) to abandon -to leave - (troops)
dessert: a sweet treat/after a meal -double scoop -

16. formally: a fancy, upscale, strict, classy
formerly: previously, prior, earlier date

17. loose: not tight - (moose) ex: belt
lose: to suffer a loss -- “o” -- won

18. led: (verb) past tense of ‘to lead’
lead: (verb) to go first- be a leader-long “e” sound
led: (verb) past tense of ‘to lead’
lead: (N) a heavy metal -graphite/pencil/pipe

19. peace: quiet/secure/still/no noise
piece: (pie) part of something

20. past: (Noun)= time that has gone by (present/future/past)
passed: (verb)
went by
go by
toss something
past: (Noun)= time that has gone by (present/future/past)
(Adj.)= ended

21. its: belongs to - shows possession
it’s: it is / it has

23. here: in this place (ask? = where?) replace w/ ‘there’
hear: to receive sound
here: in this place (ask? = where?) replace w/ ‘there’

24. plain: simple /common -
flat area of LAND
plane: a flat surface (think math)
a carpenter’s tool –
an airplane

25. principal: head of a school - he is your ‘pal’-
**chief/main=Will Smith
principle: a rule of conduct - a truth

26. quiet: still and peaceful - without noise
quite: exchange w/ ‘too’ - great extent/degree

27. shone: past tense of ‘to shine’ –glowed
shown: revealed/demonstrate

28. stationary: not moving-standing still (bike)
stationery: a letter /paper -Hallmark

29. than: comparison -My car is better than yours.
then: at that time - think - when?

30. their: belonging to ‘them’ – pronoun
there: at a ‘place’ - think (where?)
they’re: they are - (contraction)

31. threw: to toss (past tense)
through: go inside and out the opposite (tunnel)

32. to: in the direction of : toward
two: one + one = 2
too: exchange with “ also” - “more than enough”

33. waist: the midsection of the body - (belt)
waste: to use foolishly (time - $) – trash
weak: not strong – feeble
week: 7 days in a week - time frame

34. weather: condition of the atmosphere
whether: exchange w/ “if”

35. who’s: contraction = who is
whose: pronoun = belonging to whom

36. your: pronoun = belonging to you
you’re: pronoun/contraction = you are