Other Often-Confused Pairs
(visual/oral/auditory/kinesthetic)
Have students use a class dictionary to find the meanings for each pair of words shown.
Ask them to use each word in a sentence or to write captions for pictures they draw or cut out to illustrate the pairs.
Have students write one or two mnemonics to help them remember how to spell each word in each pair.
Ask volunteers to read their mnemonics aloud. Have students add their best pair to a class poster.
| Confused Word Pairs |
adverse averse | galleon gallon |
ascent assent | persecute prosecute |
continuous continual | umpire empire |
desert dessert | vocation avocation |
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