commonly confused words Flashcards
accept (I accept the invite.)
to recieve
except (everybody is invited to the party except sally.)
with the exclusion of
affect (The bactiria affected the water.)
to influence or change
effect (the effect of the bactiria in my water was me being
sick.)
result (NOUN)
beside (I sit beside Jacob.)
next to
besides (Besides playing baseball, I also play basketball
except for or addition to
capital (Albany, New York
major city
capitol ( capitol building of indianapolis.)
a government building
its ( The dog chases its tails)
possesive form of it
it’s (It’s been raining outside.)
contraction for it is or it has
principal (Soon Mrs. Linkle will be our principal)
administrators of a school
principle (It’s the principle of the matter.)
moral conviction and basic truths
sense (The boy ,yet smart, seemed to have no sense in his head.)
how well you understand something
since (I have not seen you since high-school
past time, because
then (After waiting he then shopped.)
used as a transition in writing, indicating what comes next
