Homonym: words with the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings. (right, right)
Homophones: words with the same pronunciation but different meanings (their, there, they're)
Frequently-confused words: some words cause confusion because of their similarity to each other (lose, loose)
Circle the correct word:
1. I can't ( accept except ) that everyone was invited, ( accept except ) Rob.
2. ( There, They're, Their ) dog has lost ( its it's ) collar for the third time this week.
3. (There They're Their ) certainly are some odd shows on television. I ( wonder wander ) ( whose who's) watching that new program about brain surgery in the old west?
4. Robbie ( wood would ) ( of have ) arrived on time, but he was checking the ( hoard horde ) of paper-clips he keeps hidden in his locker.
5. ( Write right rite ) ( your you're ) ( personal personnel ) response to the question on the ( stationary stationery ).
6. ( We're Were ) going ( to too two ) the ( seen scene ) ( were where ) the crime took place, ( to too ) see if we can find any clues. I hope the van doesn't get ticketted ( well while ) (we're were ) gone.
7. The cat lost ( its it's ) collar again. I don't understand how ( its it's ) possible for a cat to ( lose loose ) so many collars. I guess ( are our ) cat is just a ( real reel ) ( loser looser ).
8. (Weather whether ) ( or oar ) ( not knot ) ( you ewe ) ( are our ) ready, ( we wee ) present today.
