Definitions
Definition missing below:
present = to show
present = _________
What is a gift?
Through and threw are homophones.
What is true?
The students will ______ their research to the class.
(present = to show / present = a gift)
What is present to show?
Please place the book over ______ on the table. (there / their / they’re)
What is there?
That sentence thatuses the word there/their/they’re incorrectly.
A. Their group worked together to prepare the presentation.
B. The students placed their posters over there on the wall.
C. They’re going to present the pro side of the argument.
D. The students forgot there notes at home.
What is D?
The students forgot there notes at home.
should be
The students forgot their notes at home.
The sentence that uses here/hear correctly.
A. I can here the teacher explaining the assignment.
B. Please come hear so we can discuss your idea.
C. The class gathered here to begin the activity.
D. Did you here what the student said?
What is C- The class gathered here to begin the activity?
Definition missing below:
note = observe, write down
note = _____________
What is a musical sound?
Rode and road are homonyms.
What is false?
They are homophones.
The wind began to ______ the papers across the room.
(wind = air movement / wind = twist)
What is wind, air movement?
I ______ the answer during the presentation. (knew / new)
What is knew?
The sentence that uses your/you’re incorrectly.
A. You’re going to do a great job during your speech.
B. I think your argument is very convincing.
C. Your going to present first in the debate.
D. The teacher said your evidence was strong.
What is C?
Your going to present first in the debate.
should be
Your're going to present first in the debate.
The sentence that uses buy, by, bye correctly.
A. The students walked buy the classroom quietly.
B. Please bye your supplies before the project starts.
C. She sat buy her friend during the presentation.
D. I need to buy poster board for the assignment.
What is D- I need to buy poster board for the assignment?
The correct usage for the sentence below:
What is the best course / coarse to take through the forest so that I do not get lost?
What is course?
Sea and See are homonyms.
What is false?
They are homophones.
Please ______ the heavy box with both hands.
(lift = raise / lift = ride)
What is lift, raise?
The teacher asked ______ question during the debate. (one / won)
What is one?
The sentence that uses the word right/write incorrectly
A. Please write your claim at the top of the page.
B. She turned right when she reached the hallway.
C. He will right the essay after school.
D. The answer you chose was right.
What is C?
He will right the essay after school.
should be
He will write the essay after school.
Which sentence uses one/won correctly?
A. The team one the championship last night.
B. She one first place in the science fair.
C. Only one student volunteered to speak first.
D. He one the race after a close finish.
What is C- Only one student volunteered to speak first.
Words that sound the same but have different spellings
What are homophones?
The sentence below is correct.
The dog ran threw the fence and into the yard.
What is false?
The dog ran threw the fence and into the yard.
should be
The dog ran through the fence and into the yard.
The judge will ______ the final decision tomorrow.
(rule = decision / rule = guideline)
What is rule, decision?
The children _______ the shriek.
(herd/ heard)
What is heard?
The sentence that uses the word to/too/two incorrectly.
A. The class walked to the library for research.
B. The students had two minutes to finish their response.
C. I want too finish my presentation tonight.
D. The teacher asked the class to be quiet.
What is C?
I want too finish my presentation tonight.
should be
I want to finish my presentation tonight.
The sentence uses quite, quit, or quiet correctly.
A. The classroom was quit during the test.
B. She was quite the club after school ended.
C. The students became quiet when the teacher began speaking.
D. The library was quite so students could study.
What is C- The students became quiet when the teacher began speaking?
quiet = silent or calm
quit = to stop doing something
quite = very or fairly
Words that are spelled the same spelling and/or pronounciation but different meanings.
What are homonyms?
The following sentence is correct.
I am way to tired to be dealing with this.
What is false?
I am way to tired to be dealing with this.
shoudl be
I am way too tired to be dealing with this.
The team hopes to ______ the championship this year.
(win = victory / win = obtain)
What is win, victory?
The students need to ______ the directions carefully.
(read = interpret words / read = past tense pronunciation difference)
What is read read, interpret words?
The sentence that uses peace/piece incorrectly?
A. She ate a piece of pizza during lunch.
B. The countries signed a treaty for peace.
C. The teacher handed each student a peace of paper.
D. The puzzle was missing one piece.
What is C?
The teacher handed each student a peace of paper.
should be
The teacher handed each student a piece of paper.
The sentence that uses affect/effect correctly.
A. The new rule had a strong affect on the students’ behavior.
B. The speech will effect how the audience feels about the issue.
C. The storm did not effect the game because it passed quickly.
D. The new seating arrangement may affect how students collaborate during group work.
What is D- The new seating arrangement may affect how students collaborate during group work?
affect = usually a verb meaning to influence
effect = usually a noun meaning a result
effect can be a verb meaning to bring about, but that meaning does not fit the sentences in A–C.