High School English #9, Commonly Confused Words, Homophone Practice, SAT and College Prep

Want to improve your English reading and writing skills? I’m here to help! My name’s Laura Randazzo and I’m a high school English teacher with more than 20 years of experience. I’ll be here three times a week this academic year to share lessons on the following:
Mondays = Mechanics, usage, and grammar (MUG shot Mondays)
Wednesdays = SAT-level vocabulary (Words on Wednesdays)
Fridays = A wide range of skill builders (Freestyle Fridays)

After today’s video, write your own sentences using site, sight, farther, and further. Leave those sentences in the comments section and I’ll swing by to check your homework.

Lots of advice and free resources for secondary teachers at

A semester-long set of Commonly Confused Words bellringer slides are available here:


Space selfie image credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, NASA, WikiMedia Commons, Public domain
Motorcyclist image credit: Web Donut, Unsplash, Public domain

Music used with permission:
“Werq” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License


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