3 most commonly confused words Flashcards

1
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They’re

A

A contraction (2 words put together)
They are

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Their

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A person or someone owning something

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3
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There

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Talking about a place or location

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4
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You’re

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You are

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5
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Your

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Possessive Pronoun
You own a thing

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6
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Accept

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To receive or approve

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7
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Except

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Leaving Something our or excluding it

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8
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Access

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The ability to enter or use something

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9
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Excess

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Too much of something

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10
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Affect

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An action (Often a verb)

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11
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Effect

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End Result (Often a noun)

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12
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Afflict

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To cause suffering
- Often used with ‘with’

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Inflict

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To force suffering
- Often used with ‘on’ or ‘upon’

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14
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Allude

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A reference to something
-Like an allusion in literature

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Elude

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To avoid, usually to avoid danger

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Allusion

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A reference to an outside of a current situation

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17
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Illusion

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Something Imagained

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18
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Cite

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Context or facts

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19
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Site

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Location of a place

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Sight

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The ability to see something, something I see

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21
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Conscious

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To be aware and awake

22
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Conscience

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A person’s sense of right and wrong. The ability to know when you hurt someone’s feelings.

23
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Could of

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DO NOT USE

24
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Could’ve = Could have

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A thing that was possible but didn’t happen

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Illicit
Something that is illegal or not allowed
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Elict
Something that's about to happen
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Eminet
Something of higher status
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Imminent
Something is about to happen
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Empathetic
Showing understanding and sharing feelings of another being, putting oneself in someone else's shoes.
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Emphatic
To add emphasis
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Fewer
When you can measure the amount
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Less
When you can tell there isn't as much, but aren't sure exact number.
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Many
When you can count the amount
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Much
When you can't count the amount more
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Imitated
To copy
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Intimated
To imply, suggest, or declare
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Ingenuous
Innocent and unsuspecting
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Ingenious
Clever and intentive
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Patients
Someone who is taken care of in a medical setting
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Patience
The ability to remain calm.
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Perspective
A viewpoint
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Prospective
Something that is likely to happen
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Respectfully
In a manner of high reward
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Respectively
In the order previously mentioned
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Than
A word used to compare 2 things
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Then
A word to indicate the sequence of events
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Wander
To move without purpose or haste
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Wonder
To be curious about something
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it's
it is
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