Bellringers
Confusing Words
HOMONYMS
Monday, Feb. 17
 1. affect (verb)- to act upon or impact
 2. effect (noun, verb)- 1. Produced by a
cause 2. To cause
 3. there- (adverb) in or at that place
 4. their (pronoun)- possessive of they
 5. they’re- (contraction) Meaning they are
Monday, Feb. 17
 6. illusion (noun)- a false mental
representation
 7. allusion (noun)- making mention or
referencing something else
 8. your (adjective)- belongs to you
 9. you're- contraction for you are
Tuesday, Feb. 18
 10. through- indicating movement by passing or
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traveling across
11. threw- past tense of throw
12. thorough- extremely careful, done fully, or
absolutely
13. cite- to quote something or somebody
14. site- a place where something stands
15. sight- the act of seeing
Tuesday, Feb. 18
 16. ware- noun- things for sale
 17. wear- verb- to have something on; to put on
 18. where- adverb- used to ask location
 19. we’re- contraction- we are
 20. were- verb- past tense of be; shows state of being
Wednesday, Feb. 18
 Re-write the sentence on your paper with the
correct word.
1. Put my bag over ____________
(there/their/they’re).
2. _____________ dog ran away last night.
3. ______________ going to be in English for
three hours.
(your, you’re, yore)
Wednesday, Feb 19
Re-write the sentence on your paper with the
correct word.
 1. _________currently learning about persuasive
writing in language arts.
 2. Persuasive writing can influence what you _____,
what _________(s) you buy, and __________ you
choose to go!
 3. ___________ it not for persuasion, I might never
end up convincing my parents of anything!
(were, we’re)
(wear, where, ware)
Thursday, Feb. 20
Re-write the sentence on your paper with the
correct word.
 1. Safety commercials remind us not to play near a
construction __________.
 2. My __________ needs a little help, so I _________
glasses.
 3. _________ excited about Spring Break and
__________ my family vacation will be!
(where, wear, ware)
(cite, sight, site)
(were, we’re)
Thursday, Feb. 20
Re-write the sentence on your paper with the
correct word.
 1. The vendors at Affair of the Heart tried to sell me
their ____________s.
 2. __________ can I buy a new pencil?
 3. The school handbook helps guide us on what to
__________.
(wear, where, ware)
Friday, Feb. 21
Re-write the sentence on your paper with the correct
word.
1. I noticed the _________ to A Wrinkle in Time in my
book.
2. I had the ___________ that my friend would change
after she got into trouble, but I was wrong.
(illusion/allusion)
3. We must be careful to ____________ the reference
books that we use. (site/cite, sight)
Friday, Feb. 21
Re-write the sentence on your paper with the
correct word.
1. I am so glad to be ________ with my
homework!
2. Watching the performer as he _________ the
knives in the air was jaw dropping.
3. Its important to be ___________ when you
hand wash the dishes.
(thorough, through, threw)