Commonly confused words

Emigrate vs. Immigrate

Emigrate: To remove out of a country for the purpose of settling in another.

Immigrate: To come to settle in a country.

Emigrate Immigrate

Emigrate vs. Immigrate

My parents emigrated from Australia.

They immigrated to the United States.

Furthest vs. Farthest

Furthest: To the greatest degree.

Farthest: At or to the greatest physical

distance.

Furthest vs. Farthest

Out of the whole class, Andrew was the furthest along on his homework.

Suzy ran the farthest out of the entire team.

Capitol vs. Capital

Capitol: the main building of the US Congress.

Capital: the city or town that is the official

seat of government; the wealth, in money or

property, owned by an individual or firm.

While we are in Washington D.C., I hope we visit the Capitol.

Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States.

Capitol vs. Capital

Your vs. You're

Your: Possessive pronoun (expresses ownership).

You're: Contraction for "you are."

Which one is yourtoothbrush?

You're in big trouble.

Your vs. You're

Sale vs. Sell vs. Cell

Sale: (noun) The act of selling, a quantity sold, or special disposal of goods (as at reduced prices).

Sell: (verb) To transfer goods or services in exchange for money.

Cell: (noun) A small room or compartment.

The store is having a sale.

Please turn off your cell phone.

Sale vs. Sell vs. Cell

My brother sells oranges.

There vs. Their vs. They're

There: In or at a certain place.

Their: Possessive pronoun (like "your").

They're: Contraction for "they are."

I live right over there.

They're dancing.They shared their toys.

There vs. Their vs. They're

To vs. Too vs. Two

To: In the direction of, toward.

Too: To an excessive extent or degree; in addition to.

Two: The number after one.

Jack walks toschool.

My sister is two years old.

She ate too much candy.

To vs. Too vs. Two

This is the _________ science will ever come.

Farthest Furthest

All the kids started shaking ______ heads.

There They're Their

There is always a great ________ the day after Thanksgiving.

Sell Sale Cell

You accidentally left _______ wallet at the gas station.

You're Your

I wish I could have one, _____, but only the first twenty people got free T-shirts.

Too To Two

Let's visit the _________ building.

Capital Capitol

He packed his bags, getting ready to _______ from Venezuela.

Emigrate Immigrate

I heard there are a lot of fun things to do _______.

Their They're There

I have ____ eat more healthy foods if I want to get into shape.

To TooTwo

Every sentence must begin with a _______ letter.

Capitol Capital

There is not very much privacy in a prison ______.

Sale SellCell

Let's see who can run the ___________ before getting tired.

Farthest Furthest

________ going to do a great job on the test!

You're Your