SMALL WORDS WITH BIG TROUBLE

SMALL WORDS WITH BIG TROUBLE

1. Pronouns (106)                                                                            What – watt

2. Auxiliary verbs / Modal / Helping verbs                                   Would – wood

3. Prepositions                                                                                 Said – set

4. Conjunction                                                                                  Been – bean

• different pronunciation                                                       can – Two meanings                                                                                                           cane
• used in Grammar                                                                 Which – witch
• not used in NM / Telegram                                                 Him – hymn
• unstressed in speech                                                         Some – sum

I – eye – aye                                                                                      Its – it’s

Eyes – ice                                                                                          Her / here

We – wee                                                                                          Our – hour

Mine (two meanings)                                                                      Where – were

Knot – not                                                                                          Than – then

Will (two meanings)                                                                         I’m – am

The – thee                                                                                         Here – hear

The – Two types of pro                                                                    Old - world

Of – off

To – too, do

In – inn

For – far

As – ass / us

Be – bee

But – butt

His – hiss

Are – or

By / bye – buy

An – Ann

We – wee

One – won / own

There – their