accept / except
1. "Jen was desperate so she accepted Naren's offer to go to the prom with him."Accept means to receive or to agree.
2. "Everyone snickered at Jen's date for the prom except for Morgan, who laughed so hard she choked on her mint and was rushed to the emergency room."
Except means 'all but, or other than.' It is a preposition.
affect / effect
1."Will dating ten other people affect our relationship?"Affect is a verb meaning to influence.
2. "A side effect of using this drug is a swift and painful death."
Effect is a noun wich means a result or consequence.
advise / advice
1. "I advise you not to enter a cage with that starving tiger."
Advise is a verb that means to recommend or suggest.
2. "I'd like to ask for your advice on my science fair project. How do I enrich Uranium?"
Advice is a noun which means an opinion.
conscious / conscience
1. "Despite being trampled by a herd of rampaging elephants, Jason still remained conscious."Conscious is an adjective which means you're awake.
2. "After receiving an F- for cheating off of the dumbest kid in class, Lily decided that she should have listened to her conscience."
Conscience is a noun meaning a sense of obligation to be good.
it's, its
1. "See that pile of green slime seeping into your pool? It's coming from the sewer."It's is a contraction of it is or it has.
2. "See that chimpanzee over there? Its SAT scores were higher than yours."
Its is a possessive adjective. It shows ownership.
lead / led
1. "Chippy the hamster died from lead poisoning after eating thirteen pencils."Lead is a noun referring to a metallic element.
2. "Jordan led his dodgeball team to victory by knocking the other team unconscious."
Led is the past-tense form of the verb lead, which means to guide or direct.
than / then
1. "Even Voldemort is prettier than you, hun."Than is used to compare.
2. "Ew, what happened to him? He was more handsome then."
Then means a time other than now.
their / there / they're
1. "I love Sally's Diner. Their homemade spaghetti-and-tuna pie reminds me of how mother used to make 'em!"Their is a possessive pronoun.
2. "Wait...if Lola's house is over there, then who's house did I just egg?!"
There means that place.
3. "They're Kevin Federline wannabes....I think they could've chosen a better idol to follow, but whatev."
They're means the same thing as they are. It is a contraction.
to / too / two
1. "Jake and Ryan went to the mountain to wrestle grizzly bears."Preposition, or first part of the infinitive form of a verb.
2. "Darn! They almost got eaten too!"
Too = very, also.
3. "The two of them are going to do something safer next time, such as swimming with sharks."
Two is a number. If you can't count this high, then....
we're / were
1. "We're going to go to school in our underwear. Care to join us?"We're is a contraction for we are.
2. "We were about to buy a shirt from Abercrombie & Fitch, but then we found out that it cost $59.95."
Were is the past tense form of the verb be.
wear / where
1. "What should I wear to the prom? I was thinking of that adorable brown dress with the gold stripes and leopard spotted straps I saw yesterday."Wear means to be dressed in.
2. "You found Jimmy's boxers WHERE!?What were they doing in our fridge!?"
Where = location.
who's / whose
1. "Who's going to watch Care Bears III : The Happy Unicorn with me?" asked Ken, the captain of the football team.Who's is a contraction for who is.
2. "Whose 'feminine products' are these?"
Whose = possessive form of who.
your / you're
1. "Your fly is unzipped."Your = possessive pronoun.
2. "You're making my eyes bleed."
You're = contraction for you are.