Confused Pairs Accept or Except Accept to take

Confused Pairs

Accept or Except? Accept: to take Accept the baton! Except: to exclude All these foods are red except for the orange; it is excluded.

Affect or Effect Affect: verb; to change Air affects apples. http: //www. cherylforberg. com/NBC-s-Biggest-Loser-Nutritionist. Blog/Nutrition/You-Are-What-You-Eat Effect: noun; result An excellent effect. Hint: you can replace “effect” with “result” http: //www. designandblog. com/2012/02/photoshop-tutorial-createcolorful-3 d. html

A lot or alot? A lot: many http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/M%26 M's alot: INCORRECT

Capitol or Capital? Capitol: building (dome) Capital: money, city, etc. o http: //www. city-data. com/forum/city-vs-city/445549 -state-has-bestworst-capitol-building-7. html http: //www. picturesof. net/pages/080712 -162398161024. html

Every day or Everyday? Every Day: Each 24 hours Everyday: adjective-ordinary • An everyday shirt. • An ordinary shirt. This shows the weather for every day.

Insure or Ensure Insure: pay money to protect • It’s important to insure expensive things like your car or house. • You pay insurance. Ensure: make sure • “e is free” • Can you ensure that you get a good grade on this test? • Please ensure that your seatbelt is on. – Please make sure that your seatbelt is on. http: //www. amfam. com/default. asp

Contractions: Possessives • It’s = it is • You’re = you are • Who’s = who is • It’s (it is) raining outside. • You’re (you are) on time for class! • Who’s (who is) going on the field trip? • Whose – The dog loves its new collar. • Yours/Your – Is this book yours? – Is this your book? – Whose desk is this? • His – The book is his. • Hers – The desk is hers.

Passed or Past: noun/preposition/adjective Passed: verb Donkey Kong passed them in Mario Kart. http: //superphillipcentral. blogspot. com/2010/05/re-mario-kart-wiiwii. html This picture is from the past. http: //icanhascheezburger. com/2008/12/01/funny-pictures-oldestever-lolcat-found/

Principle or Principal? Principle: fundamental truth, rule or belief Principal: head of a school; Relating to money or first in importance • Principles are like rules to live by. • This country was founded on the principles of freedom and democracy. • The Principal of the school is your pal. •

Then or Than? Then: time word Than: comparison • After I go to the beach, then I will study for English. • Then—has an “e”—talks about a sequence of “e”vents • I like studying for English more than I like going to the beach.

Their or There or They’re? Their: possessive • “Their” has “heir” in it: an heir inherits things, so they possess things. • Their possessive • It is their house, their book, their wagon. There: place • “There” has “here” in it: she is neither here nor there • I’ve looked here and there and everywhere. • There shows a place They’re: contraction of they are • “They’re” = contraction of “they are” • They’re going to the beach tomorrow. • They are going to the beach tomorrow.

To or Two or Too? To: preposition/infinitive We go to the beach to go surfing. Two: number There are two beakers. Too: synonym for also; shows how much Time goes by too fast; I have things to do, too.

Weather or Whether? Weather: storms, climate Whether: sets up a choice • Whether you like it or not, it is going to snow in the winter. You Like It You don’t like it Whether