Does the word have more than one meaning?
Can you use the word in a sentence?
Do you know the meaning of the word?
Do you know how to spell it?
Can you relate the word to any of your subjects?
Can you define the word to a friend?
Habit
If you can use the word of the week in any of your lessons then you will be rewarded!
There are many words in the English language that sound the same, but have
different meanings or spellings. It is important to get these correct in your
writing. Here are a few of those common mistakes.
Whether and Weather – Whether introduces choices. I didn’t know whether to study Science or
Maths at college. Weather is to do with the state of the atmosphere. The weather outside is
rubbish.
Witch and Which - Witch refers to a scary woman who casts spells. The evil witch put a spell on the
small boy. Which means to choose from a range of options. Which colour do you like the best?
Two, Too and To - Two means the number. There were only two seats left at the concert. Too means
also or an excess. Can I come to the party too? To introduces a verb (doing word). I am going to run
the London marathon.
Know, Now and No - Know means to have knowledge. I know who is going to win the Xfactor this
year. Now means at this moment in time. Pick up your pen now. No means the opposite of ‘yes’ or
without. There is no chance that I am going to fail my exams.
Year 7 Task
Correct the common mistakes
1. I didn’t no weather my mum was angry with me or
not.
2. A which I no married her husband recently at a
pagan ceremony.
3. Two many people make mistakes know.
4. I went too Spain last year and the whether was
beautiful.
5. I went too make a cup of tea when I saw a which.
Year 7 Answers
Answers:
1. I didn’t know whether my mum was angry with me
or not.
2. A witch I know married her husband recently at a
pagan ceremony.
3. Too many people make mistakes now.
4. I went to Spain last year and the weather was
beautiful.
5. I went to make a cup of tea when I saw a witch.
Year 8 Task
Correct the tongue twister below:
Weather the whether be fine,
Or whether the weather
be not,
Weather the whether be cold, ,
Or whether the weather
be hot, ,
We'll weather the weather, ,
Whatever the whether,
Weather we like it or not
If two whiches were watching two watches,
witch which would watch witch watch?
Year 8 Answers
Answers
Whether the weather
be fine,
Or whether the weather
be not,
Whether the weather
be cold, ,
Or whether the weather
be hot, ,
We'll weather the weather, ,
Whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not.
If two witches were watching two watches,
which witch would watch which watch?
Year 9 Task
Which of the common mistakes do the images below represent?
_____ little ducks
____ many cats
Year 9 Answers
Answers
Which
Witch
to
Two little ducks
Too many cats
Whether
Weather
Know
No
Now
Year 10 Task
Create a tongue twister or a short saying to help you
remember the common mistakes:
Know/Now/No
Too/To/Two
Which/Witch
Whether/Weather
Year 11 Task
Fill in the blanks
This week I have been ____ many places. At one of them I saw a ______. Infact,
there were _______ many ___________ for my liking. I _______ that they can’t
really hurt you and that many __________ are good ________. My sister though is
terrified. She asked me “__________ one is the _________ from The Wizard of
Oz?” I laughed as I did not _______ __________ she was joking or not.
“___,” I said. “You have it wrong. The _________ in The Wizard of Oz is a bad
________. She is not real.” Just after I said it the __________ turned bad and a loud
_________ cackle bellowed out. ______ my sister looked terrified and she began to
cry. We had to go home.
Year 11 Answers
Answers
This week I have been to many places. At one of them I saw a witch. Infact, there
were too many witches for my liking. I know that they can’t really hurt you and
that many witches are good witches. My sister though was terrified. She asked me
“Which one is the witch from The Wizard of Oz?” I laughed as I did not know
whether she was joking or not.
“No,” I said. “You have it wrong. The witch in The Wizard of Oz is a bad witch. She
is not real.” Just after I said it the weather turned bad and a loud witch cackle
bellowed out. Now my sister looked terrified and she began to cry. We had to go
home.