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 effect

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

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