Their: This is the possessive version. It means more than one person owning something. Example: That's their dog. She's their daughter.
They're: This is short for "they are." Example: They're going to do the project tomorrow.
There: This is the place. They are going over there.
To: This is when you're going somewhere. She's going to the shore.
Too: This is another way of saying "also." Example: She likes pizza too.
Two: 2 (Yes, I've seen people use this incorrectly.)
Your: This is the possessive version. Your present. Your father.
You're: This is the contraction for "you are." Example: You're a pain in the butt.
It's: I know the apostrophe "s" usually means "belonging to," but this is the contraction for "it is."
Its: This is the possessive version.
Then: This is used for things in sequence. Example: We went to Matt's house, then we went to get Pizza Hut.
Than: This is used in comparisons. Example: She's cooler than you. I have more money than Jack.
Angel: This is the heavenly kind. A winged person. This version ends in gel. Like hair gel. Angel :D
Angle: This is the kind used in measuring. A ninety-degree angle makes a right triangle.
Here: Where? Here
Hear: I hear you!
Bear: the animal/to support. To carry. To hold. ("I can't bear the thought of a bear attack" or "I can't bear the weight!")
Bare: Without covering. Bare feet.
Effect: This is a noun. Ex: What will be the effect if she takes the medication?
Affect: This is a verb. Ex: How will the medication affect her?
Ensure: I will ensure her safety.
Insure: I will insure her house.
Except: (Adjective) Without. Everyone got a cookie except Carl.
Accept: (Verb) She got accepted into the sorority.
Hole: Diggin' up them holes. Holes!
Whole: Entire. She ate the whole pizza herself.
Herd: A herd of animals
Heard: Past tense of "hear"
Reed: The plant
Read: To read a book
Red: This is a color
Read: Past tense of read.
Wait: I had to wait for dinner to cook.
Weight: I stepped on the scale to check my weight.
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