| Term | Definition |
|---|
| effect | result |
| affect | influence |
| accept | receive; welcome |
| except | but; leave out |
| its | possessive of its (shows ownership) |
| it's | it is or it has |
| their | possessive of they (shows ownership |
| they're | they are |
| there | in that place |
| to | in the direction of |
| too | in addition; excessive |
| two | number between one and three |
| weather | climate |
| whether | if; indicates a choice |
| whose | possessive of who (shows ownership) |
| who's | who is |
| your | possessive of you (shows ownership) |
| you're | you are |
| advice | suggestion (noun) |
| advise | suggest (verb) |
| all ready | prepared (two words) |
| already | previously |
| all ways | every direction; every way |
| always | forever |
| altar | sacred platform |
| alter | change (verb) |
| bare | uncovered |
| bear | an animal (noun); to carry or endure (verb) |
| elicit | draw out or draw forth |
| illicit | illegal |
| brake | device for stopping |
| break | fracture or fragment |
| buy | purchase |
| by | near; through |
| capital | principle city |
| capitol | legislators' building |
| cite | refer to |
| site | location |
| sight | seeing; something seen |
| coarse | rough |
| course | route; plan of study; path |
| complement | something that completes |
| compliment | praise |
| conscious | mentally aware |
| conscience | moral sense |
| dessert | course at the end of a meal |
| desert | dry area |
| eminent | distinguished |
| imminent | expected immediately |
| allude | make reference; refer (verb) |
| elude | escape from/avoid |
| allusion | reference (noun of allude) |
| illusion | dream/fantasy |
| principal | head of a school |
| principle | idea (noun); main (adj.) |
| everyday | daily (adj.--must precede a noun) |
| every day | each 24 hours (used as a noun) |
| forth | forward |
| fourth | between third and fifth |
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