Words that sound alike but have different spelling and a different meaning:

accept	except
ad	add
allowed	aloud
choose	chose

Definitions and Examples

Words		Meaning	Example sentence
		Meaning I Meaning II
accept		to approve of to accept	I accept your offer.
except		not included	All of the men can go except Robert.
ad		abbreviation of advertisement	He looks for ads in the newspaper.
		Meaning I Meaning II
add		to increase in quantity to find the sum	Robert adds three and four to get seven.
allowed		permitted	He allowed us to use his car.
aloud		in a loud voice	Robert spoke aloud so we could all hear.
choose		to select something	I choose your offer.
chose		something selected in the past	I chose your offer yesterday.
affect		to influence the result	The money affects my mother.
		Meaning I Meaning II
effect		the result (noun) to bring about (verb)	The effect of the storm stopped the game.

TEST YOURSELF:

Select the correct word for the following:

1.    Mary and I confusing words accept except your offer.
2.    Everyone in the class has an eraser confusing words accept except Ted.
3.    Mr. Thatcher's ideas confusing words affects effects the other teachers' opinions.
4.    The confusing words affect effect is happiness.
5.    Abdul confusing words choose chose the dog last week.
6.    The dogs confusing words choose chose the yellow food.
7.    confusing words Ad Add one and one to give you two.
8.    The magazine confusing words ad add was bright and exciting.
9.    Daniel confusing words aloud allowed the dog to run.
10.  You and Jenny spoke confusing words aloud allowed at the concert.

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  The words are:
  1.   accept         -      6.   choose
  2.   except         -      7.   Add
  3.   affects         -      8.   Ad
  4.   effect           -       9.   allowed
  5.   chose          -     10.   aloud