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from Polson High School <a href="http://www.flatheadreservation.org/index.php/phs"> Michael L. Umphrey website</a> <h2 class="title">Commonly confused words Be sure you are using the right word</h2> By Michael L Umphrey Remember that a spell-checker won’t help with homonyms, words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings. Some words that can cause trouble are listed below. * their (possessive form of they) * there (in that place) * they’re (contraction of they are) * accept (a verb, meaning to receive or to admit to a group) * except (usually a preposition, meaning but or only) * who’s (contraction of who is or who has) * whose (possessive form of who) * its (possessive form of it) * it’s (contraction of it is or it has) * your (possessive form of you) * you’re (contraction of you are) * affect (usually a verb, meaning to influence) * effect (usually a noun, meaning result) * than (used in comparison) * then (refers to a time in the past) * were (form of the verb to be) * we’re (contraction of we are) * where (related to location or place) <a href="http://www.flatheadreservation.org/index.php/phs/commonly_confused_words/">Commonly confused words</a> sent from Michael L. Umphrey's website