Name : Date : Grade 9 - TRICKY HOMOPHONES/ MISUSED WORDS

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1 Grade 9 - TRICKY HOMOPHONES/ MISUSED WORDS 1) BETWEEN / AMONG BETWEEN between two people I walked between two trees AMOUNG surrounded by more than two The dead are amoung us. 2) NUMBER / AMOUNT NUMBER is used of persons or things that can be counted There were a large number of people at the race AMOUNT is used of things viewed in bulk, weight or sum He needed a large amount of salt. 3) ACCEPT / EXCEPT ACCEPT to take or receive She accepted his offer EXCEPT leaving out, but, other than She would go except she has a test 4) EFFECT / AFFECT EFFECT (noun) result The effect of the potion wore off AFFECT (verb) to influence The drugs affected her behavior 5) ILLUSION / ALLUSION ILLUSION a misleading appearance She gave me the illusion that she knew what she was talking

2 about ALLUSION an indirect reference or slight reference (hint) The Lottery contains biblical allusions. He alluded to the fact that he was quitting. 6) TAKE / BRING TAKE catch, capture I can take that bag for you BRING to carry something to a place I will bring cookies to school 7) MAY / CAN MAY asking permission May I go to the bathroom? CAN the ability to do something Can I work and go to university at the same time? 8) ALL TOGETHER / ALTOGETHER ALL TOGETHER everyone doing something at once We are going to work on this project all together ALTOGETHER completely, entirely The two pies tasted altogether different 9) FEWER / LESS FEWER used when talking about things which can be counted There are fewer sheets of paper in this packet LESS amount and quality of things which are measured There is less sugar in my recipe than yours

3 10) MORAL / MORALE MORAL A lesson learned The moral of the story is be kind to others. MORALE mental condition such as confidence or enthusiasm The team s morale was at an all - time high going into playoffs. 11) COUNSEL / COUNCIL COUNSEL to give advice Mr Armstrong cousels students on a regular basis COUNCIL a group of people (usually elected) who makes decisions Our town council has decided to build a new rec centre 12) FLAIR / FLARE FLAIR to have a "knack" or talent She has a flair for fashion FLARE to flame up briefly The flare lit up the night sky 13) LATER / LATTER LATER happening after the usual time I will get to that later LATTER more recent, nearer the end Chips or chocolate bar? I prefer the latter 14) CONTINUOUS / CONTINUAL CONTINUOUS without a stop or break; unbroken The water ran continuously all night

4 CONTINUAL repeated frequently He came to class late continually. 15) COMPLIMENT / COMPLEMENT COMPLIMENT to give praise I complimented her on her new jacket COMPLEMENT to complete Her hat complemented her dress 16) STATIONARY / STATIONERY STATIONARY not moving; fixed in one place The horse stood stationary while she groomed him STATIONERY writing material The love letter was on perfumed stationery 17) GOOD/ WELL GOOD Describes a noun It was a good book. WELL Describes a verb The choir sang well today. 18) SITE / SIGHT SITE location They have a site picked out for the new hotel SIGHT to see You are a sight for sore eyes 19) FARTHER/FURTHER FARTHER Referring to physical distance I cannot run any farther

5 FURTHER Metaphorical or figurative distance We cannot go any further with this project until we ask the teacher