English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Knight and night are both nouns. They are spelled differently, but they sound exactly the same. The -k in knight is silent, so the word begins with an -n sound. A knight was a man who served as a soldier… Read more127. Knight and Night
This week, we looked at four pairs of confusing nouns. It’s time to practice what you’ve learned. Section A: Choose the correct word for each sentence.1. I played a G (chord, cord) on my guitar.2. Tie a (chord, cord) around… Read more125. Practice Confusing Nouns
Stationary and stationery are two more words that sound exactly the same but have different meanings and spelling. Stationary means to be completely still, standing in one spot. Something that is stationary does not move and is not meant to… Read more124. Stationary and Stationery
Capital and Capitol are two more words that sound exactly the same but have different spelling and different meaning. Capital, with the letter a inside, refers to the most important city in a country – the capital city. Vienna, the… Read more123. Capital and Capitol
Principle is a noun that means “a fundamental belief” or “an idea to live by.”The understanding is that a person with principles is a person who lives a good life. Mary’s principles lead her to be honest and selfless.Dan lives… Read more122. Principle and Principal
Chord and cord are two words that sound exactly alike, but they are spelled differently, and they have different meanings. A chord is a set of three or more notes played at the same time to produce harmony. The h… Read more121. Chord and Cord
Last week, we talked about contractions that can be confused with other words. Here are some more contractions that might be confused with other words. we’ve and weaveWe’ve is a contraction. We’ve is a shortened version of we have.Use we’ve… Read more86. More Confusing Contractions
Here are some practice exercises using contractions. Section A: Write the two words that were bumped together to make the contraction. Ex: can’t = can not1. didn’t2. hasn’t3. we’re4. she’s5. they’re6. I’m7. won’t8. they’ve9. doesn’t10. you’re11. I’ve12. we’ll Section B:… Read more85. Practice With Contractions
Contractions are words made from two words that have been pushed together and shortened. Contractions always have an apostrophe (‘) inside. The apostrophe replaces letters taken out of the two words. Certain contractions are similar to other words. Today we… Read more84. Easily Confused Words – Contractions
Yesterday we talked about contractions made with pronouns and helping verbs will, am, and are. Contractions can also be made with pronouns and the helping verbs have and has (present tense). I have = I’veyou have = you’vewe have =… Read more83. Contractions With Have and Had