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