Homophones and Often-Confused Words

  1. a lot = an amount (We baked a lot of cookies.)
  2. allot = to hand out a portion (I will allot you two cookies.)
  3. whole = the entire object or amount (He didn’t want a whole cookie, just half.)
  4. hole = an empty space (Why are there holes in my cookie where chocolate chips should be?)
  5. where = a place (Where did you hide the cookies?)
  6. wear = to put on, like clothing (Why are youwearing a cookie like a hat?)
  7. were = past tense of “are” (I thought you were baking cookies.)
  8. we’re = contraction of “we are” (We’re baking cookies.)
  9. your = possessive pronoun relating to “you” (Your cookies are burning.)
  10. you’re = contraction of “you are” (You’re burning the cookies!)
  11. to = in the direction of; so as to cause – preposition (I am going to bake cookies.)
  12. too = in addition; very (I made peanut butter cookies too.)
  13. two = number (I want two cookies.)
  14. their = possessive, relating to they/them (They are their cookies right away.)
  15. there = a place (The cookie jar is over there.)
  16. they’re = contraction of “they are” (They’re eating cookies.)
  17. its = possessive relating to “it” (The dog ate its cookie.)
  18. it’s = contraction of “it is” (It’s fun to bake cookies.)
  19. all ready = everyone ready (We were all ready to bake cookies.)
  20. already = previously; in the past (We already baked cookies.)
  21. all together = everyone in the same place (We were all together in the kitchen baking cookies.)
  22. altogether = entirely, very (The cookies were altogether good.)
  23. all right = in good order or condition; an expression similar to “enough,” or “OK;” NOT alright (Those cookies you made were all right.)
  24. affect = to influence – VERB (Too many cookies can affect your appetite.)
  25. effect = result or consequence – NOUN (The effect of too many cookies is an upset stomach.)
  26. between – use when considering two things (I had to choose between a peanut butter cookie and a chocolate chip cookie.)
  27. among - use when considering more than two things (The big cookies were spread among the small cookies.)
  1. except = to leave out (I like all cookies except burnt ones.)
  2. accept = to get or receive (I’ll gladly accept these cookies.)
  3. quiet = silent; still (Crunchy cookies are not quiet.)
  4. quite = to a great extent; very (These cookies are quite good.)
  5. defiantly = in a manner showing lack of respect or refusal to follow rules (Olivia defiantly ate another cookie, even though her mom had just told her she could not have any more.)
  6. definitely = certainly, surely, without doubt (These are definitely the best cookies I ever ate.)
  7. hear = receive sound through the ears (I can hear a cookies crunch. )
  8. here = this place (Put that cookie here in front of me.)
  9. than = a conjunction for comparisons (Cookies are better than Brussel sprouts)
  10. then = a conjunction indicating time order (I ate a cookie then I drank some milk.)
  11. threw = hurled (I threw a cookie at my sister.)
  12. through = in one side and out the other (The cookies rolled off the table and through the door.)
  13. weather = atmospheric conditions (this is good cookie-baking weather.)
  14. whether = indicates an alternative (I don’t know whether I should have a peanut butter cookie or a chocolate chip cookie.)
  15. who’s = contraction for who is or who has (Who’s been stealing my cookies?)
  16. whose = possessive pronoun (Whose cookies are these?)