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| The article a is used before vowel sounds; an is used before vowel sounds. Words beginning with h,o, or u sometimes have a consonant sound and sometimes a vowel sound |
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| Accept is a verb meaning "to receive" Except is a preposition meaning "other than" or leaving out |
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| Accuse means "to change" Adopt means "to take as one's own. |
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| Adapt means "to change" Adopt means "to take as one's own |
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| Advice is a noun meaning "an opinion." Advise is a verb meaning "to give an opinion to." |
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Affect, almost always a verb, means "to influence." Effect may be used as a noun or as a verb. As a noun it means "to bring about" or "to cause."
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| Ain't was originally a contraction of am not but it is no longer considered standard English |
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| Allot is a verb that means "to divide in parts" or " to give out in shares." A lot is an informal expression meaning "a great many." It should never be spelled as one word |
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| All ready, two separate words used as an adjective, is an expression meaning "ready" already, is an adverb, means "even now" or before this time |
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| All right is a nonstandard word spelling. Make sure you use the two word form |
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