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Practical English Grammar

Sound a like words Part Four

Here is the last of the sound-alike words. Study, review, and use them when you can.
17.threw: past tense of to throw
The hurler threw his best pitch right down the middle of the plate.
through: preposition meaning ‘‘in one side and out the other’’
We walked through the many corridors of the large building.
18.waist: the middle portion of one’s body
He exercised to decrease the size of his waist.
waste: garbage
The waste paper basket was in the corner.
19.weak: opposite of strong
After running twenty-six miles, the runner felt weak.
week: the seven-day unit of time
Sunday is considered the first day of the week.
20.weather: outdoor conditions
Will the weather be good for our picnic tomorrow?
whether: a word used for alternatives
I did not know whether to go to the cafeteria or to stay in the auditorium.
21.who’s: contraction of who + is
Who’s knocking at the door?
whose: possessive of who
Whose problem is it—yours or mine?
22.your: possessive of you
Is this your new backpack?
you’re: contraction of you + arev
You’re the lucky prizewinner.

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Notes

Practical English Grammar - Notes

1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets

2. Quotation Marks Part Three

3. compound subjects part two

4. the adverb

5. the adjective clause

6. the indirect object

7. Using Capital Letters

8. the pronoun

9. The Apostrophe

10. the infinitive and infinitive phrase

11. The possessive case

12. the appositive

13. Sound a like words Part Four

14. the preposition

15. the object of the preposition

16. the adverb phrase

17. the adjective

18. The verb be

19. what good writers do

20. introducing phrases

21. the correlative conjunction

22. the noun clause

23. The Semicolon

24. the adjective phrase

25. The Colon

26. complete and simple subjects

27. the subordinating conjunction

28. the direct object

29. Confusing usage words part six

30. Confusing usage words part three

31. the noun

32. the verb

33. The possessive case and pronouns

34. complex sentences

35. agreement involving prepositional phrases

36. the adverb clause

37. Confusing usage words part eight

38. Transitive and intransitive verbs

39. types of sentences by purpose

40. complete and simple predicates

41. types of nouns

42. Confusing usage words part three

43. Sound a like words Part Three

44. Commas Part One

45. Quotation Marks Part Two

46. First Capitalization List

47. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents

48. indefinite pronouns

49. The nominative case

50. irregular verbs part two