English 8

Each week, students will learn 15 of some of the most misspelled words in English.  When I write these words in my blog, I will sometimes provide definitions as this will help the students tell the difference between similar looking terms.  Additionally, sometimes I will note a word's part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.) if I think it can help the students learn the term more easily.

For homework this weekend, study these 15 words from the "Tricky Words" list:  

1. accept -- to approve of something; to willingly receive something that is given
2. except -- not including; other than
3. accidentally -- note the double letters
4. advice -- (noun)  John gives the advice, and we all follow it. 
5. advise  -- (verb) Often, you advise me to eat vegetables, yet you never eat them yourself.
6. affect  -- (verb) You affect the outcome of the game when you yell so loudly.
7. effect  -- (noun) The effect my kindergarten teacher had was impressive.
8. aisle  -- a passage between shelves or chairs
9. isle  -- a small island (note that this word is very similar to "island")
10. achievement -- note the vowels here, especially "ie"
11. ache -- note the "k" sound made by the "ch"
12. address  -- note the double letters
13. allowed  -- give permission to do something
14. aloud  -- audible; out loud (note the "loud" in aloud)
15. although --note the "gh" at the end

There will be a quiz next Friday on these words.