1. sound alike words to practice
Spelling Word Unit 23
sound alike words to practice

2. its vs. it’s use an apostrophe only for a contraction
a contraction smooshes two words together
can not  can’t will not  won’t
it is  it’s it has  it’s
if you can say it is in the sentence use it’s
if you can say it has in the sentence – it’s

3. _______ always raining when I want to play.
its or
it’s
_______ always raining when I want to play.
it’s

4. This cheese is past _____ expiration date.
its or
it’s
This cheese is past _____ expiration date.
its

5. This frog is too small for its aquarium.

6. This frog can’t jump because it’s legs are too short.

7. it’s vs. its
a contraction is when you smoosh two words together to make one . instead of saying it is – you might say it’s
instead of it has – it’s
so if you can substitute it is or it has for its – then the word needs an apostrophe

8. I am not sure how to get home! Which _____________ should I go?
weigh
way
way

9. I am not sure how to get home! Which _____________ should I go?
weigh
way
way

10. My Mother says “This is my daughter isn’t she ___________?”
grate
great
great

11. grate great I ______________ a lot of cheese for macaroni and cheese!

12. I love to go to the bay to watch the boats ______________ out into the ocean.
sale
sail
sail

13. I love a good shoe ____________!
sale
sail
sale

14. When I go to the bakery they always _______ me things that I did not plan to buy.
sell
cell
sell

15. Our bodies are made of million and millions of tiny _____________s.
sell
cell
cell

16. My mother ___________ a present to my sister, but not to me!
scent
cent
sent

17. Some perfumes have a beautiful __________. Others smell terrible!
sent
scent
cent
scent

18. A coin that is made from copper is sometimes called a penny and sometimes called a ________________.
sent
scent
cent
cent

19. I borrowed money from my sister. Now I __________ her.oh
owe

20. She screamed “_______ I saw a mouse!”
owe oh oh

21. She saw a mouse and screamed “_______ there is a mouse!”
owe oh oh

22. That's exactly how _________ going to be.
its
it’s
it’s

23. The bird is in ____________ house.
its
it’s
its