Commonly Confused Words
Learning Goals
Identify areas of weakness with commonly confused words
work towards improving those areas of weakness through writing practice
Identify areas of weakness with commonly confused words
work towards improving those areas of weakness through writing practice
Activity: My Weaknesses
Glossary of Commonly Confused Words:
http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/UsageGlossary.htm
Instructions: Using the above image or link above, make a "top ten" list of the words you struggle with the most. Look up in the dictionary and copy out their meanings. Write a paragraph attempting to use ALL the words correctly (both forms). Be prepared to share your work.
Grammarville: Become a secret spy, spelling your way to solving a mystery! Click link below:
http://download.elearningontario.ca/repository/1153470000/grammarville.html
Sources:
(image) "Joylene Nowell Butler, author: Commonly Confused Words." Joylene Nowell Butler, author. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2011/09/commonly-confused-words.html>.
Glossary of Commonly Confused Words:
http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/UsageGlossary.htm
Instructions: Using the above image or link above, make a "top ten" list of the words you struggle with the most. Look up in the dictionary and copy out their meanings. Write a paragraph attempting to use ALL the words correctly (both forms). Be prepared to share your work.
Grammarville: Become a secret spy, spelling your way to solving a mystery! Click link below:
http://download.elearningontario.ca/repository/1153470000/grammarville.html
Sources:
(image) "Joylene Nowell Butler, author: Commonly Confused Words." Joylene Nowell Butler, author. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2011/09/commonly-confused-words.html>.