ANNOYING RULES Homophones homonyms homographs prepositions and comparatives

ANNOYING RULES Homophones, homonyms, homographs, prepositions, and comparatives & superlatives INGL 3202– Fall 2010 Nataly Rodriguez

Commonly Confused Words �When we confuse words, it is usually because they are homonyms, homophones, or homographs, which is a fancy way to say they look alike, sound alike, or both. Example: To Too Two To learn these rules you just need to practice. Don’t tell me you are confused with these rules too! You should have learned these rules when you were two.

Commonly Confused Words �Check out a few more examples A An And A witch gave Snow White… an apple… And when she bit it, she fainted. Quiet Quite My co-workers were never quiet, so I quit my job. My boss was quite mad. There They’re Their There are 28 students in the classroom. They’re all very tired. Their eyes are closing!

Commonly Confused Words �Now you try it! Then & Than ü These rules are harder ______ I expected. I understood the first example, _______ got stuck on the rest. ü I gave you $20 _____, and $10 now. I think that is more _____ enough to buy a hat!

Prepositions �In �On �At �Above �Below �Under �Over �In front of �Behind �Inside �Outside �Around �Through �Before �After �To from �About �By �Next to �Near �On top of �Underneath �There are over 100 prepositions

Comparative & Superlative �Comparative- when we compare TWO things. Add more OR –er ▪ The book is more interesting than the movie. ▪ You are smarter than me. �Superlative- when we compare more than two things. Add most OR –est ▪ This is the most entertaining class I’ve ever taken! ▪ In this classroom, I am the funniest.

Comparative & Superlatives �Pretty �Awesome �Good �Bad �Intelligent �Admirable �Cute �Ugly �Strange