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Commonly Misused Words

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Affect or effect? Ensure, insure or assure? Here’s a presentation that focuses on commonly misused words that sound similar yet have different spelling and meanings. The homonyms are defined and then examples are presented. Consider augmenting the presentation with a practice exercise.

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commonly confused words

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accept/except, affect/effect, there/their/they're, ensure/insure/assure, council/counsel, compliment/complement, allusion/illusion, principle/principal, english language arts
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Grade
7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Presentations
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For Teacher Use
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8

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