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ENGLISH
Commonly Misspelled Words
PRINCIPAL – (adj.) Of great importance; (n.) An authority figure, such as the leader of a school. ex: The principal idea of the first amendment is that all people are able to speak freely. ex: The school’s principal addresses the student body each morning over the intercom.
PRINCIPLE – (n.) A fundamental idea or fact. ex: She refused to listen to his proposal on principle; it was against her moral constitution to accept bribes.
THAN – (conjunction) Used when comparing two or more things. ex: Mary has a great deal more money than Emily, but she spends it much more wisely.
THEN – (adv.) At that time. ex: I worked hard into the night and I then went right to sleep. THEIR – (possessive pronoun) Possessive form of they. ex: Their parents had a great deal of
talking to do.
THERE – (adv.) In or at that place. ex: I was there when the man fell into the pit of fire. THEY’RE – (contraction) Shortened form of “they are.” ex: I think they’re really on to something great!
THROUGH – (preposition) In one end and out the other; by way of; by means of. ex: Her large truck plowed through the mounds of snow that blocked the road.
THREW – (v.) Past tense of throw. ex: The pitcher threw the ball toward home plate as the runner advanced.
THOROUGH – (adj.) Completed without omitting anything. ex: The investigator was thorough in his assessment of the crime scene; no stones were left unturned.
THOUGH – (conjunction) However; in spite of the fact that. ex: Though they did not end up choosing our idea, they still praised us on our proposal.
TO – (preposition) Moving toward. ex: She headed to the grocery store.
TOO – (adv.) In addition to, or excessively. ex: Jim drank too much. We needed him to be awake, too.
TWO – (n.) Cardinal number 1 plus 1. ex: The two girls looked so much alike we could have sworn they were twins.
WHOSE – Possessive Pronoun – possessive form of who. ex: I do not know whose books these are, so I will ask around.
WHO’S – Contraction – shortened form of “who is.” ex: I have no idea who’s in the other room.
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