1. Using the Right Word Notes
Write Source Textbook

2. Right Words
WS Textbook
Copy the following:
Homophones: words that sound that same but have different meanings and spellings.
(Note: some of the following are close homophones, but pronunciations are that not precisely the same)

3. Right Words
WS Textbook
Accept, Except: verb accept (to receive, to believe); preposition except (other than)
Affect, Effect: verb affect (to influence); verb effect (to produce, accomplish, complete) as a noun (result)
Complement, Compliment: complement (completes or fulfills); compliment (expression of admiration or praise)
It’s, Its: It’s (contraction of “it is”); Its (possessive of “it”)
Sight, Cite, Site: Sight (“the act of seeing”); Cite (“to quote”, “to summon”); site (“location”)
Their, There, They’re: Their (possessive personal pronoun); There (adverb to point out location); They’re (contraction for “they are”)
To, Too, Two: To (preposition “in the direction of”, or to form infinitive); Too (“also”, “very”); Two (number)
Your, You’re: Your (possessive pronoun); You’re (contraction for “you are”

4. Right Words
WS Textbook
A lot: (always two words) vague descriptive phrase that should be used sparingly
Good, Well: good (adjective); well (usually an adverb)
Imply, Infer: imply (“to suggest or express indirectly”); infer (“to draw a conclusion from the facts)- Ex. a writer implies, and the reader infers
Lay, Lie: lay (to place, and past tense of lie); lie(“to recline”)
Set, Sit: set (to place); sit (to put the body in a seated position)