This document provides rules and examples for the proper use of various words in the English language, including articles, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, contractions and numbers. Key words and their definitions are given, such as "a" and "an" being articles used before singular nouns beginning with consonant and vowel sounds respectively. Examples are also provided to illustrate the correct usage of words like "to", "too", "two", "their", "there" and possessives. The document aims to clarify differences between similar words and their appropriate contexts.

1. Problem
Words:
Rules and
Guidelines

2. Words Rules Example
A, an, the These words are
articles
A, an Use a and an before
singular nouns. Use a
before a word that
begins with a consonant
sound. Use an before a
word that begins with a
vowel sounds.
A banana an apple
The Use the word both
singular and plural
The apple the apples
The books that I like are
long.
Can Can means “to be able
to do something”
Nellie can read quickly.
May May means “to be
allowed to do
something”
May I borrow your
book?

3. Good Good is an adjective. The weather looks
good.
Well Well is usually an
adverb. It is an
adjective only when it
refers to health.
She swims well.
Do you feel well?
Its Its is a pronoun. The dog wagged its tail.
It’s It’s is a contraction of it
is.
It’s cold today.
Let Let means “to permit or
allow”
Please let me go
swimming.
Leave Leave means “to go
away from” or “to
remain in place”
I will leave soon.
Leave it on my desk
Raise Raise means “to move
something up,” “to grow
something,” or
“increase something.”
Our principal will raise
the flag.
Julio and Myra raise
rabbits.
The bus line raised its
prices.

4. Rise Rise means “to get up
or go up”
The ski lift rises quickly.
Sit Sit means “to rest in
one place.”
Please sit in the chair.
Set Set means “to place or
put”
Set the vase on the
table.
Teach Teach means “to give
instructions.”
He teaches us how to
dance.
Learn Learn means “to
receive instructions.”
I learned about history.
Their Their is a possessive
pronoun.
Their coats are on the
bed.
There There is an adverb. It
may also start a
sentence.
Is Carlos there?
There is my book.
They’re They’re is a contraction
of they are.
They’re going to the
store.

5. Two Two is a number. I bought two shirts.
To To means “in the
direction of”
A squirrel ran to the
tree.
Too Too means “more than
enough” and “also”
I ate too many cherries.
Can I go, too?
Who Use the pronoun who
as a subject.
Who can solve the math
problem?
Whom Use the pronoun whom
as a direct object.
Whom did she ask for
an autograph?
Your Your is a possessive
pronoun.
Are these your glasses?
You’ve You’re is a contraction
for you are.
You’re late again!

6. The End