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COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS FOR ENGLISH III TENNESSEE FLIP THROUGH AND FILL IN THE BLANKS! Some of the hints might help you if you do not know these. KNOWING THESE IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR WRITING AND THE EOC

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COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDSFOR ENGLISH III

TENNESSEE

FLIP THROUGH AND FILL IN THE BLANKS!

Some of the hints might help you if you do not know these.

KNOWING THESE IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR WRITING AND THE EOC

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TO – TOO – TWO

______ monkeys went ____ far up in the tree ____ be safe.

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THERE – THEY’RE – THEIR

________ dog is over _______, but _________ out of town. He must be out of his pen.

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ITS - IT’S

________ going to be a rough day because my phone dropped _______ battery power to 10% and it is only 10am .

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YOUR – YOU’RE

It’s not that _________ feet smell bad. It’s that _________ not concerned that your feet smell bad.

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WHOSE – WHO’S

Anyone __________ interested in advancing this art form needs to help identify _________ graffiti is on the train car.

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WHICH – THAT – WHO

HCHS is the team _________ won the championship.

She is the player __________ won Most Valuable Player.

The TSSAA, ____________ is the governing body over high school sports, gets a percentage of all ticket sales.

**Rules that work: Can you tell me WHY for each one of these? Stop and think what antecedent the pronoun refers back to. Human? Who. Thing or collective noun? That if it is essential clause. Which if it is non-essential.**

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EXCEPT - ACCEPT

I do not _______________ any part of the new dress code policy ____________ the part about freaky Fridays. I like dressing freaky on Fridays.

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BETWEEN - AMONG

Just ___________________ the two of us, there is some dissidence ____________ the reporters!

*** Rule of thumb, quick and dirty, if the relationship is not clear: IF the situation involves two things or people or proper nouns are involved: BETWEEN. IF the situation involves a group (not a proper noun): AMONG.*** Does not always work, but it will get you through!

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CAPITOL – CAPITAL PRINCIPAL – PRINCIPLE

Our ________________ will take us on a trip to the ____________ to meet the _____________ decision makers on __________________ punishment.

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STATIONARY – STATIONERY

I like to think about my monogrammed ____________ when I ride my __________ bike.

***Quick tip: IF you have trouble with this one – remember standing is stationary and they both have “a” in them. Likewise, stationery and pen both have “e”. I know – that one is not as brilliant as some of my tips, but hey, it works!***

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WHO -WHOM

For _____________ are these roses, and ____________ sent them?

*** WHO is the subjective case and WHOM is the objective case.***

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ALLUSION – ILLUSION &LOSE - LOOSE

The ________________ of invincibility caused the prosecution team to think they could not _______________.

The defense team’s _____________________ to To Kill a Mockingbird was to make a point about ________________ justice in the pre-civil rights south.

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COMPLEMENT – COMPLIMENT

Jennifer gave Justin a ___________________ about how well his shoes ________________ his suit.

***Quick Tip: Complete and complement both have “e”! ***

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COUNSIL – COUNSEL &ELICIT - ILLICIT

The lawyer will _______________the _______________ that voted to ______________ the public’s opinion on ________________ drug use.

***Whoooop! That one could get tricky! Quick tip: Illegal and Illicit begin with the same letters. ALSO – Counsel has “sel” in it. Think this person will “sell” me on a better way to do it. ***

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ADAPT – ADOPT

Schools must ______________ new policies on education or _______________ the ones they currently have to meet the needs of students in the 21st Century.

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PRECEDE – PROCEED &COURSE – COARSE & FURTHER - FARTHER

Before you ____________ any _____________ in your academic career, be certain that you have taken the _____________ that should _____________ this one.

Even though the professor’s voice was ____________ and rough, he did teach me that _____________ is related to physical distance.

***Oh my! What tips can you come up with for these? I

am at a complete loss. Speak up in class if you have any!***

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DISCRETE – DISCREET &CONSCIENCE - CONSCIOUS

People who do not have a ___________________ are often __________________ in their actions because people might judge them.

Philosophy and Psychology are two _______________ subjects; however, we are all _______________ of their similarities.

***Wow…. Ok….struggling for tips on DISCREET & DISCRETE. The only thing I can come up with is in DISCRETE the T separates the E’s and that’s what DISCRETE means – separate or distinct things. For CONSCIENCE AND CONSCIOUS, think the study of the brain is a science and guilt lives in the brain.***

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AFFECT – EFFECTWhy can we not just have one word that means both? AEFFECT! Oh – if I only ran the world!

The EOC will always _____________ students’ GPAs because it is 25% of their English III grade. One ___________ of this policy is a change in the order of class rankings based on that one test score.

***QUICK TIP: AFFECT is a verb and EFFECT is a noun. Memorize that. ***

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ALLUDE – ELUDE

Although the teacher would _________________ to the answer in the previous slide about allusion versus illusion, the answer still seemed to _______________ the students.

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ASSURE – ENSURE - INSURE

I would like to _______________ my car to ____________ a good outcome if a wreck happens, but also to ______________ my parents that I am fiscally responsible.

***Tips: INSURE covers you financially. ENSURE is something you do to guarantee a specific outcome. (THINK Ensure with an e is a guarantee). ASSURE removes doubt.*** ******ALSO - THAT PIC REMINDS ME TO TELL YOU…NEVER TEXT AND DRIVE! NO! NO! NO!******

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FEWER - LESS

I will eat ____________ M&M’s from that pack.

I will eat ____________ pasta salad than I did yesterday.

***Rule of thumb: Fewer usually refers to things you can break down and count –be careful with MONEY, DISTANCE, and TIME. Less money. Less miles. Less time.***