To, Too, and Two

Pick the right spelling for direction, also/overly, and the number 2.

'To', 'too', and 'two' all sound the same. 'Two' is the number 2; it shares a w with other number-ish words like 'twin' and 'twelve'. 'Too' means also, or more than enough: 'Can I come too? ' or 'The soup is too hot. ' A memory trick is that 'too' has too many o's. 'To' is the most common; it shows direction or goes before an action word: 'Walk to the park' or 'I like to read.

' Practice: 'The two friends went to the pool, and it was too crowded to swim. ' Two is a number, 'to the pool' shows direction, 'too crowded' means more than enough, and 'to swim' comes before an action.

• 1two = the number 2 (twin, twelve).
• 2too = also, or more than enough (extra o!).
• 3to = direction or before an action word.