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