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POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
MEANING
EXAMPLE
its
belonging to it
The dog chased its tail.
your
belonging to you
Your time is up.
their
belonging to them
Their words were comforting.
whose
belonging to who
Whose tickets are these?
CONTRACTION
MEANING
EXAMPLE
it’s
it is
It’s time to eat.
you’re
you are
You’re not going to believe your eyes.
they’re
they are
They’re getting their tickets now.
who’s
who is
Who’s going to dinner?
who has
Who’s got my tickets?
HomonymsHomonyms are words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings. Here are some of the most com-mon homonyms:accept
to take or receive
except
leave out
affect
(verb)
to have an influence
effect
(noun)
the result or impact of something
all ready
fully prepared
already
previously
bare
(adj)
uncovered; (verb)
to uncover
bear
(noun) animal; (verb)
to carry or endure
brake
(verb)
to stop; (noun)
device for stopping
break
(verb)
to fracture or rend; (noun)
a pause or temporary stoppage
buy
(verb)
to purchase
by
(preposition)
next to or near; through
desert
(noun)
dry area; (verb)
to abandon
dessert
sweet course at the end of a meal
every day
each day
everyday
ordinary; daily
hear
(verb)
to perceive with the ears
here
(adverb)
in this place
know
to understand, be aware of
no
negative—opposite of yes
loose
(adj)
not tight; not confined
lose
(verb)
to misplace; to fail to win
may be
might be (possibility)
maybe
perhaps
morning
the first part of the day
mourning
grieving
passed
past tense of pass
(to go by)
past
beyond; events that have already occurred
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principal
most important; head of a school
principle
fundamental truth
right
correct; opposite of left
rite
ceremony
write
produce words on a surface
scene
setting or view
seen
past participle of see
than
used to compare (he is taller than I)
then
at that time, therefore (first this, then that; if you think it’s good, then I’ll do it)
their
possessive form of they
there
location; in that place
through
in one side and out the other; by means of
threw
past tense of throw
to
(preposition)
in the direction of
too
(adverb)
in addition; excessive
two
number
waist
part of the body
waste
(verb)
to squander; (noun)
trash
weak
feeble
week
seven days
weather
climatic conditions
whether
introducing a choice
which
what, that
witch
practitioner of witchcraft