1. Words Commonly Confused S1
“Learning is what you didn’t know, you didn’t know.” - Unknown

2. WCC S1: Week #1

3. Ware vs. Wear vs. Where Ware Noun A product that is sold Wear Verb
To have on or carry on one’s body
Where
Adverb
In what place?
Example Sentence: The merchant asked, “Where can anybody wear my fine wares?”

4. Patience vs. Patients Patience Adjective & Noun
Having forbearance; bearing trials calmly
Patients
Noun
Plural form of patient, a person receiving medical care
Example Sentence: My patience was running thin because my patients were being so impatient.

5. WCC S1: Week #2

6. College vs. Collage College Noun An institution of higher learning
A work of art created by gluing different materials on a single surface
Example Sentence: My sister created a collage of pictures about her experiences in college.

7. Complement vs. Compliment
Noun
Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection
Compliment
Noun
An expression of praise, admiration, or congraution; a formal act of courtesy or respect
Example Sentence:
I plan to compliment her on the arrangement of roses, which really complement the table setting.

8. Example Sentence: We were already all ready to go.
Already vs. All Ready
All Ready
Adjective (Adj)
All: the entire or total number
Ready: prepared or available
Already
Noun
By this or a specific time; so soon
Example Sentence: We were already all ready to go.

9. WCC S1: Week #3

10. Counsel vs. Council Council Noun
A group of people called together for consultation or discussion; a body of people elected/appointed to serve as administrators or advisors.
Counsel
Noun
Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person.
Example Sentence: The Student Council gave good counsel when they told us to wait and see if they could solve the problem first.

11. Desert vs. Dessert Dessert Desert Noun Noun & Verb
A food served at the end of a meal.
Desert
Noun & Verb
(n) a barren wilderness, usually hot in temperature.
(v) to abandon
Example Sentence: The thief's friends deserted him; robbing the Dairy Queen for dessert in the desert was not a smart idea.

12. WCC S1: Week #4

13. Fewer vs. Less less fewer adjective Adjective
Not as great in amount or quantity.
fewer
Adjective
Amounting to or consisting of a small number
Example Sentence: She was expecting 12 people, but fewer came: good thing she had bought less food than she had originally planned to bring.

14. Immigrate vs. Emigrate emigrate immigrate Verb Verb
To go out of one country to live in another.
immigrate
Verb
To come into a new country
Example Sentence: My grandfather immigrated to this country in He was only 3 years old when he emigrated from Luxembourg.

15. WCC S1: Week #5

16. There vs. They’re vs. Their
Adverb
At or in that place; in that matter
They’re
Contraction
A combination of they and are
Their
Adverb
The possessive form of they
Example Sentence: As I bump into the kids over there, I look at their outfits and decide that they’re going to the dance.

17. Than vs. Then
Then
Adverb
Next in time; at that time.
Than
Conjunction
Used to introduce or compare a second element.
Example Sentence: It was then I realized I was smarter than she.

18. WCC S1: Week #6

19. Lie vs. Lay vs. Lye Example Sentence:
Verb: to recline or to rest
Lying: present participle
Lay: past tense
Lain: past participle
Lay
Verb: to put or to place
Laying: Present Participle
Laid: Past Participle
Lye
Noun
Strong material used to clean things
Example Sentence:
Lay your books down on that table where you friend laid his package.
Children must lie down to take a real nap; yesterday they lay down without complaint, but the room really smelled like lye.

20. It’s vs. Its Its It’s Adjective Contraction The possessive form of it
A combination of it and is
Example Sentence: The orange tasted great because of its sweet flavor; it’s a brand of orange I would buy again.