1.             accept:                    verb meaning to take.  (Will you accept this gift?)

                except:                    preposition meaning same as but.  (All of us except Joe voted for Mac.)

2.             affect:                     verb meaning to bring about a change.   (The weather will affect our plans.)

                effect:                     noun meaning result.  (What effect will the F have?)

3.             all right:                (do not spell alright)

4.             already:                 adverb meaning by this time.  (I’ve already had some dessert.)

                all ready:                adjective meaning fully prepared. (I’m all ready for some ice cream.)

5.             a lot:                       (do not combine into alot)

6.             an:                           article used before nouns beginning with vowel sound. (an apple)

7.             anyway:                  do not add an s to anyway. (I was planning to go to the game anyway.)

8.             are:                         plural form of to be verb.  (We are leaving now.)

                hour:                      noun denoting time.  (The hour for decision is near.)

                our:                         possessive pronoun.  (Our school is growing.)

9.             belief:                     noun.  (It is our belief.)

                believe:                   verb.  (Do you believe that story?)

10.           board:                     a piece of wood or an administrative group. (The school board purchased new boards for the

senior benches.)

                bored:                     past tense of “bore,” which may mean “to make a hole by drilling” or “to become weary out of

                                                dullness.” (Joe was bored so he used his drill to  bore a hole in the wall to hang a picture.)

11.           break:                    to separate or destroy. (Don’t break the shelf.)

                brake:                    a device used to stop a vehicle.  (The brakes on my car need to be fixed.

12            coming:                  drop the e of come and add -ing.

13.           die:                          to stop living. (My fish died yesterday.)

                dye:                         to change the color of something. (Did you really dye your hair purple?)

14.           hear:                       verb. (Listen closely, and you will hear the announcements.)

                here:                       adverb.  (Put your books here.)

15.           heal:                       to mend or restore to health. (Achilles had a wound that would not heal.)

                heel:                       the back part of a foot. (It hurts my heels to wear these shoes.)

16.           its:                          possessive pronoun.  (A cat often licks its paws.)

                it’s:                         contraction for it is.  (It’s a shame that we lost our game.)

17.           knew:                     verb, past tense of know.  (I knew that he would succeed.)

                new:                        adjective describing the age of an item.  (The material is new.)

18.           loose:                      adjective.  (My belt is so loose I am afraid I will lose it.)

lose:                        verb.                      

19.           no one:                   no person – two words.  (No one is going to the concert.)

none:                      not any such thing or person.  (None of the girls are going to the concert.)

20.           know:                     verb.  (I know how to paint posters.)

                no:                           negative reply.  (No, he is not home.  We have no candy left.)

                now:                        adverb meaning at the present time.  (I want to leave now.)

  21.           pedal:                     A foot lever, or to ride a bike. (You can pedal faster by pushing the pedals harder.)

                peddle:                    to go from place to place selling something. (She makes a living by peddling her crafts.)

                petal:                      a part of a flower. (The petals of that flower are quite beautiful.)

  22.           quiet:                     noun and verb.  ( Be quiet.)

                quite:                      adverb.  (He is quite a good student.)

  23.          receive:                 e before i

  24.          right:                      noun (Turn to the right.)

                                                verb  (How can we right these wrongs.)

                                                adjective  (Your answer is right.)

                                                adverb  (Turn right.)

  write:                    verb (You must write your paper neatly.)

  25.           separate:               a is second vowel [Make sure you see a rat is separate.]

  26.           than:                      subordinate conjunction showing comparison. (He ate more than I did.)

                then :                     conjunctive adverb or adverb interrupter showing time relationship (He took a plane to Dallas;                                                 then, he  rented a car.)  (He took a plane to Dallas, where he then rented a car.)

  27.           their:                     possessive pronoun.  (Their home is in Dayton.)

                there:                      expletive – common introductory word for sentences – adverb denoting place.  (There is my aunt.)  (He                                          dropped his hat there.)

                they’re:                  contraction of they are.  (They’re staying home.)

  28.           threw:                    verb, past tense of throw.  (He threw the rock.)

                through:                 preposition.  (He threw the rock through the window.)

                thru:                        shortened, informal of through.  This form is not appropriate in formal writing.

                thorough:                adverb meaning complete.  (His search was very thorough.)

  29.           to:                            infinitive or preposition.  (He wanted to go to the party.)

too:                            adverb. (intensive adverb and adverb indicating also).  (He was too busy to see me.  He left his          coat and his hat too.) 

                two:                            indicating the number 2.  (He ate two apples.)

  30.           wait:                        To stay somewhere expecting something. (Please wait by the table.)

                weight:                     refers to a unit or degree of heaviness. (The baby needs to put on some more weight.)

  31.           weather:                  noun.  (The weather should be pleasant today.)

                whether:                   subordinate conjunction.  (I do not know whether he is invited or not.)

  32.           were:                        plural form of to be verb.  ( We were in a fight Saturday.)

                we’re:                        contraction for we are.  (We’re leaving now.)

                where:                       subordinate conjunction.  (We wish we knew where we were going.)

                wear:                         verb denoting manner of dress or durability.

  (Whatever I wear to the dance will be inappropriate.  Will the parts wear out before the

  project is completed.)

  33.           who’s:                     contraction of who is.  (Who’s taking this course?)

                whose:                      relative pronoun.  (We don’t know whose paper this is.)

  34.           writing, written, writer:  note t’s

  35.           until and till:  note l’s

  36.           your:                       possessive pronoun.  (Your hat is in the closet.)

                you’re:                     contraction for you are.  (Smile!  You’re on candid camera!)

37.           should have, would have   NOT should of, would of,

                could have:              could of