1. Commonly Confused Words #7

2. Definitions: Bye – (noun) a shortened form of goodbye Ex. I said bye to my mom. Buy – (verb) to gain the possession of Ex. We need to buy milk. By – (preposition) meaning near or next to Ex. She went to the park by my house.

3. Directions: Choose the correct word for the following sentences. 1.The children waved (by/ buy/ bye) as the parade came (by/ buy/ bye) the corner of Main Street. 2. We traveled in the area (by/buy/bye) the Grand Canyon 3.(By/ Buy/ Bye) the time I got to the store, the Halloween costume I wanted to (by/ buy/ bye) was gone. 4. Jack couldn’t get (by/ buy/ bye) with just a ripped shirt and mask: he needed to (by/ buy/ bye) fake blood to make it look convincing.

4. Nadia, walked the street, heard a juskle behind her like foot steps. She prepared to run. However, she was in an unwovy part of town. She did recognize a thing and it was dark. She felt hot breath on her leg. Getting into her favorite karate move, she yonked herself to kick. She realized it was just a dog. Had she been afraid of a beagle, or had it been something else? 1)Juskle means – a) walking b) noise c) dog d) explosion 2)Unwovy means – a) undeveloped b) unsupervised c) under cover d) unfamiliar 3)Yonked means – a) encouraged b) awakened c) positioned d) twirled