Common Mistakes in

Homophones
Words that sound similar, but have different spelling and meaning
To vs Too They’re vs Their Lose vs Loose
Preposition Adverb that Verb ‘they Possessive When you When
that means can mean are’ pronoun are defeated something is
‘toward’ or “excessivel shortened in a game not fitting
‘until’, used y” or “also.”: properly
when giving
directions If you lose
as well: This shelf is
This is too this match,
so loose in
They’re Their you won’t
I am going much salsa, this library, it
going to see doctors is pass in can fall at
to see the or I like
the doctor the best in finals any moment!
teacher chips too!
town!
Bear vs Bare It’s vs Its Week vs Weak
The Naked Verb ‘it is’ Possessive The 7 days When you
dangerous shortened pronoun in a row. are not
animal strong

I saw a I saw a
bear in the man in the This week,
wood and I have to I’m so weak
wood and I It’s easy to The duck
he was read my I can’t even
ran lime remember and its lift my cat.
crazy bare; I ran book for
homophones ducklings
like crazy English.
:) are
OR the bare adorable
minimum.
 Lied vs Laid Then vs Than Witch vs Which
When you When you Used when Used to Harry Potter When you
are not put we follow with compare and decide
telling the something something two things Hermione between 2
truth in a things
horizontal
OR when position The witch
you are
horizontal and her Which do
II will do my My father is
on a black cat you prefer:
homework, better than vanilla or
surface I laid the put a curse
then I will yours chocolate?
baby on his on this town
I lied down watch tv
blanket
on the floor