Commonly Confused Words

1. Commonly Confused Words Bear / Bare

2. Bear = to hold up or support or bring forth. • Bare= without covering, unadorned, open to view Commonly Confused Words

3. 1. A doppleganger is when one person (bares, bears) a close resemblance to another person. 2. The school building is (bare, bear) of students on weekends. 3. The towers could no longer (bare, bear) the weight of the explosion and collapsed. 4. Every American is given the right to (bare, bear) firearms. Directions: Choose the appropriate word for the following sentences.

4. 1. bears • 2. bare • 3. bear • 4. bear Key:

5. Elias was wotofied with Roxanne. He thought of her day and night. He decided that he would ask her to noggal, the most important dance of a teenager’s life. Because he didn’t want any grillians, he phoned from the privacy of the locked bathroom. He slowly dialed. It rang. She picked up. All of the sudden Elias hobbed. He couldn’t think of the words to say and hung up the phone. • Wotofied means - a) partners b) smitten c) classmates d) mortified • Noggal means – a)dance move b)date him c) school prom d)snuggle up • Grillians means – a) mistakes b) accidents c) rejections d) interruptions • Hobbed means – a) froze b) cried c) laughed d) farted Context Clues