Homophones- Commonly Confused Words

FSA Language Review

By Sade Sims

Commonly Confused Words

Homophones

​Word	​Meaning	Example​
​two	the number ​	​I have two dogs.
​too	also​	My friend has dogs also.​
​to	in a certain direction​	I am going to lose my mind.​
​there	in that place​	The swim team practices there.​
their ​	​belonging to them	​That is their swim coach.
​they're	​contraction- they are	​They're the best team in state.

words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings​

Homophones

words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings​

​Word	​Meaning	Example​
​no	the opposite of yes ​	No thank you.
​know	to be aware of​	I did not know that you have a baby brother.
​it's	contraction- it is​	It's a good idea to read every day.​
its	belonging to it​	That is its bone.​
wood ​	​part of tree	​The table is made of gopher wood.
would	under a certain condition	​I would like to go on vacation.

​hours	​unit of time	​It took 2 hours to drive to St. Augustine.
​ours	​belonging to us	​That is ours, not yours.
​new	​opposite of old	​I want a new car.
​knew	​past tense of know	​I knew that would happen.

Multiple Choice

Not many people (know, no) how fast Kira is.

• know

• no

Multiple Choice

They (wood, would) not want to compete against her if they did!

• wood

• would

Multiple Choice

She has a (knew, new) coach who is helping her train.

• knew

• new

Multiple Choice

He thinks (it's, its) possible for her to be on the Olympic team.

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

Kira is working hard to prove him (write, right).

• write

• right

Multiple Choice

(Their, There, They're) goal is for Kira to beat her own time.

• Their

• There

• They're