Commonly Confused: No Red Ink
they're
A contraction of They and are _______________ going to be happy when they see their grade.
there
A place I went over _______________ to get the apples.
their
A possesive _____________ house is bigger than mine.
effect
A result (a noun) The _____________ of the budget cut is bigger classes.
further
Can be used for distances, but can also have other meanings _____________, I was upset BP failed to contain the spill and prevent ____________damage.
all ready
Completely prepared We are _______________ to go
affect
Emotions or feelings, the way someone looks To cause something to change: a verb I could tell by his ______________ that he was sad. I was ____________-ed by the lack of sleep
except
Exclude Everybody _____________ Jose was already done.
any one
Refers to an unidentified individual in a grop of individuals. Can _______________ person really understand another person?
desert
a dry area with little rain Migrants sometimes die in the ________________
advice
a noun: a suggestion Let me give you some ____________.
principal
a person who runs a school The _____________ is nice. The ______________ is your pal.
site
a place We have chosen a ___________ for our new house.
allusion
a reference to an important and well recognized idea. The author made an _____________ to Shakespear
illusion
a trick That was a cool optical _____________
advise
a verb: to give a suggestion The doctor___________-ed me to cut back on sugar and eat more protein.
sight
ability to see You are a ___________ for sore eyes.
accept
agreeing I __________ what you're saying, but I don't agree.
good
an adjective: That cake was ______________
well
an adverb that decribes how something is done That event went _____________
a
article used before a word that starts with a consonant ___ kid should play outside.
an
article used before a word that starts with a verb ____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.
farther
comparative adjective: able to go a longer distance I ran ______________ than you.
now
currently _________ I know where I put it.
loose
not tied up or confined I had some ______________ nails in my tool box
lose
opposite of win I hate to _______________.
no
opposite of yes There is __________ way I will remember everything.
later
refering to time The movie I want to see gets out ______________.
latter
refers to the 2nd of two things The ________________is more true than the former.
anyone
showing that all people can see or do something ___________ can see that she was upset
quiet
silently ____________ down or I will loose my mind!
already
something is completed I ___________ read that book.
principle
something true, an idea I stand behind my ______________ of not eating meat.
dessert
something yummy you eat after a meal Apple pie is my favorite _________________
cite
to give a ticket or be charged with a legal offense I was _____________-ed for speeding To give credit to an author whose words you used in your writing I ______________-ed the article in my essay.
quit
to give up I ____________, this is too hard.
know
to understand something I ____________ I forgot something
than
used to compare two things My horse is prettier ___________ your horse.
quite
very much This is ____________ hard, but I won't give up.
then
when something happens in the past Back _______ people used to ride horses
