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Grade 10, ESL / Vocabulary and Spelling Std # I-9: Identify (correct usage) commonly confused words Words that sound alike but have different meanings Words that are frequently confused Words that are commonly misused Note: See attached list for specific words Comprehend and display an extended vocabulary

Lesson Plans: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) Common Errors in English ; Homophones, Homonyms, and other Confusing Words (I, T) Activities define homophones, homonyms, and homographs followed by online interactive homophone practice quizzes Lesson One - Homonyms (B, I, T) Lesson provides list of commonly confused homonyms and instructions on how each word should be used followed by an online practice exercise accessed by the BACK button Common Words that Sound Alike (B, I, T) Activity provides list that distinguishes between common words that sound alike followed by an online self-checking exercise Spelling: Exercise # 1: for accept / except (B, I, T) Activity is online self-checking quiz student fills in blank with either accept or except Spelling: Exercise # 2: for affect / effect (B, I, T) Activity is online self-checking quiz student fills in blank with either affect or effe

Resources: Alan Cooper's Homonyms (B, I, T) Reference provides A-Z list of homonyms including definitions List of Commonly Confused Homonyms (I, T) Reference provides list of commonly confused homonyms including both homophones and homographs Commonly Confused Homonyms (B, I, T) Reference provides list of commonly confused homonyms including both homophones and homographs as simple reference Encyclopedia of Homophones (B, I, T) Reference provides list of common homophones including nonstandard pronunciation information using International Phonetic Alphabet List of Common Misspellings in English (B, I, T) Handout provides list of common misspellings paralleled with correct spellings ESL: Spelling (B, I, T) Library of ESL spelling links to resources and activities
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