Homophone Spelling Bee Vocabulary List
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Homophone Spelling Bee – Vocabulary List
Term Definition or Usage Sentence to receive I accept your gift willingly. accept
leaving out; other than Everyone except him was at the dance. except
to influence; to bring about a change in. The President’s speech deeply affected me. affect
result The effects of pollution can be deadly. effect
an expression meaning “ready” I am all ready to leave for the airport. all ready
by or before this time; even now I have already packed my suitcase. already
together as a group Let’s sing the song all together. all together
completely; in all The television flickered and then broke altogether altogether.
allusion
illusion
board
bored
capital
capitol complement Term Definition or Usage Sentence compliment
council
counsel
hear
here
its
it’s
loose
lose
peace
piece
plane
plain
presence
presents Term Definition or Usage Sentence principal principle
quite
quiet
right
write stationary stationery
straight
strait
is used in comparisons Lucy is taller than Beverly. than
refers to time The concert ended, and then we went home. then
is a possessive pronoun The spectators threw their hats into the air. their
a contraction for they are They’re waiting for us at the gate. they’re
used either as an expletive at the beginning EXPLETIVE: There are three police officers there of a sentence or as an adverb guarding the entrance. ADVERB: The accident occurred there. Term Definition or Usage Sentence
threw through
a preposition or infinitive PREPOSITION: We are going to the store to INFINITIVE: We are going to run
an adverb; also He is too tall. too He is tall, too.
number I have two dollars. two
ware
where
wear
were whether weather
who’s
whose
your you’re