The document is a chapter from a textbook about distinguishing between words that sound or look alike. It provides examples of common homonym pairs like affect/effect and advice/advise. It then presents sentences using homonyms to determine which is correct. The purpose is to help readers learn to distinguish between homonyms and use the right word in writing.

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2. CHAPTER 29: WORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE/LOOK ALIKE
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3. CHAPTER OUTLINE AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
In this chapter, you will learn to:
 distinguish between common sound-alike and look-
alike words and incorporate such distinctions in
your writing.
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4. WORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE/LOOK ALIKE
 Words that sound alike or look alike (often called
homonyms) can be confusing.
 Some examples:
a/an/and
accept/except
addition/edition
advice/advise
affect/effect
allowed/aloud
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5. MORE WORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE/LOOK ALIKE
 Examples
 lead/led
 lessen/lesson
 loan/lone
 pain/pane
 pair/pear
 passed/past
 peace/piece
 plain/plane
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6. WHICH SENTENCE IS CORRECT?
A. Nancy wants to by a computer.
B. My favorite serial is Frosted Flakes.
C. Getting a bad grade will affect my GPA.
D. Roses are beautiful flours.
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7. WHICH SENTENCE IS CORRECT?
A. Nancy wants to by a computer.
B. My favorite serial is Frosted Flakes.
C. Getting a bad grade will affect my GPA.
D. Roses are beautiful flours.
distinguish between common sound-alike and look-
alike words and incorporate such distinctions in
your writing.
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8. GAME TIME
 When do you use an in a sentence?

9. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. accept
B. except

10. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. addition
B. edition

11. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. advice
B. advise

12. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. affect
B. effect

13. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. allowed
B. aloud

14. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. all ready
B. already

15. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. altar
B. alter

16. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. angel
B. angle

17. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. are
B. our

18. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. brake
B. break

19. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. breath
B. breathe

20. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. capital
B. capitol

21. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. cereal
B. serial

22. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. hole
B. whole

23. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. isle
B. aisle

24. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. its
B. it’s

25. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. council
B. counsel

26. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. decent
B. descent

27. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. desert
B. dessert

28. GAME TIME
LISTEN TO THE SENTENCE AND CHOOSE
THE RIGHT WORD!
A. forth
B. fourth