Commonly Confused Words

What does 'accepts' mean?

• To reject or deny something

• To receive or agree

• To question or doubt

• To ignore or overlook

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When do we use 'than'?

• 'Than' is used for making comparisons.

• 'Than' is used to indicate time.

• 'Than' is used for asking questions.

• 'Than' is used to express emotions.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does 'except' mean?

• A preposition used to indicate inclusion, meaning 'including'.

• A preposition used to indicate exclusion, meaning 'not including'.

• A verb that means to allow or permit.

• An adverb that means 'in addition to'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

What does 'its' mean?

• 'Its' is a possessive pronoun used to indicate ownership by a non-human subject.

• 'Its' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'.

• 'Its' is a plural form of 'it'.

• 'Its' is an adjective describing something that belongs to a human.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

What is a possessive pronoun?

• A word that shows ownership, such as 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their'.

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition.

• A word that connects clauses or sentences.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does 'excepts' mean?

• To include

• To exclude

• To accept

• To reject

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the purpose of using 'they're'?

• To indicate possession, meaning 'their'

• To describe a state of being, meaning 'they are'

• To express a contraction of 'they were'

• To indicate a location, meaning 'there'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

What is a contraction?

• A contraction is a type of punctuation used in writing.

• A contraction is a shortened form of two words, such as 'it's' for 'it is'.

• A contraction is a grammatical error in sentence structure.

• A contraction is a synonym for a compound word.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

When do we use 'then'?

• 'Then' is used to indicate time or sequence.

• 'Then' is used to indicate a place or location.

• 'Then' is used to express a condition or hypothesis.

• 'Then' is used to show contrast or comparison.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.1.6

What does 'accept' mean?

• To reject something

• To receive or agree to something

• To ignore a request

• To question someone's authority

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C