1. Commonly Confused Words and Context Clues
Bye By Buy

2. Commonly Confused Words
Bye – (interjection, noun) a shortened form of goodbye
Buy – (verb) to gain the possession of
By – (preposition) meaning near or next
to also within an
extended period or
time

3. Directions: Choose the correct word for the following sentences.
The children waved (by, buy, bye) as the parade came (by, buy, bye) the corner of Main Street.
(By, Buy, Bye) the time I got to the store, the Halloween costume I wanted to (by, buy, bye) was gone.
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. Answer Key
Bye, by
By, buy

5. Nadia, walked the street, heard a juskle behind her like foot steps
Nadia, walked the street, heard a juskle behind her like foot steps. She prepared to run. However, she was in an unwory 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?
Juskle means –
a) walking b) noise c) dog d) explosion
Unwory means –
a) undeveloped b) unsupervised
c) under cover d) unfamiliar
Yonked means –
a) encouraged b) awakened c) positioned d) twirled