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Study Guide: English Language Arts: Commonly Confused Words
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English Language Arts: Commonly Confused Words

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Principal
ADJ. most important N. a person who has authority

The school's principal made the schedule

Principle
A general or fundamental truth

The study was based on the principle of gravity

Stationary
Standing still.

Baby Yoda was stationary in his stroller.

Stationery
Writing paper

Ms.Vecchio grabbed a pack of stationery from inside the cabinet.

Than
Use with comparison

Baby Yoda was stronger than Normal people.

Then
At that time, or next

Johnny ran a mile then came home and watched The Mandalorian.

Their
possessive form of 'they'

Their house is at the end of the block.

There
indicates location

There goes my chance of winning the lottery!

They're
Contraction for they are

They're in Europe for the summer.

Through
by means of; finished; into or out of

He drove through the stop light.

Threw
past tense of throw

She threw away all his love letters.

Thorough
careful and complete

John thoroughly cleaned his room.

to
toward

I went to the University of Texas.

two
a number

Only two students didn't turn in the assignment.

too
also, or excessive

He eats too much at Thanksgiving dinner.

ware
similar articles of the same material

She sold her wares at the market.

wear
to put on, deteriorate from use

The tires wear out quickly.

where
location

Where are my shoes?

weather
the state of the atmosphere in a particular place.

The weather outside was cold and rainy.

whether
express a doubt or choice between alternatives.

I can't decide whether I am going or not.

who's
contraction of who is

Do you know who's missing?

whose
possessive pronoun

Whose jacket is this?

who or whom
If you can replace the word with he or she or another subject pronoun, use who. If you can't replace it with him or her, use whom.

which
replace a singular/plural thing

Which section did you get into?

that
used to refer to things or a group or class of people

I lost the book that I bought last week.

your
possessive pronoun

Your brother just called me.

you're
contraction of 'you are'

You're early to class today.