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Commonly Confused Words Flashcards

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“to border” or “to lie next to” - “almost” or “nearly”

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abut - about

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“to agree to something or to receive something willingly” - “to exclude or omit” or “but or excluding”

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accept - except

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“to make apt or suitable; to adjust” - “to opt or choose as one’s own; to accept”

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adapt - adopt

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“takes in” “takes up” or “votes for” - always incorrect

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adopts - adepts

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advertisements - “combines” or “expands”

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ads - adds

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“suggestion” or “guidance” - “to suggest” or “to give advice to”

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advice - advise

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“to influence” or “to pretend” - “to accomplish or to produce as a result” or “result”

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affect - effect

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you agree to something such as a plan of action - you agree with someone else or something such as spinach does not agree with you - you agree with others on a course of action

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agree to - with - on

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“help” or “assistance” - “helper”

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aid - aide

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“to feel unwell” or “to have pain” - a type of drink

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ail - ale

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the of is unnecessary except before pronouns NO: China sent all of their invitations YES: China sent all the invitations YES: China sent all of them

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all of

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a reference to something - a false idea or faulty interpretation of the facts

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allusion - illusion

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“even now” or “previously” - “completely prepared”

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already - all ready

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“changes” - referring to tables used in religious ceremonies

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alters - altars

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“entirely” or “on the whole” - all parts of a group are considered together

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altogether - all together

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angry with a person - angry at a thing

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angry with - at

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“to evaluate” - referring to the animal

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assess - asses

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a prophet or the act of prophesying - referring to the tool

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augur - auger

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“undressed” “simple” or “to reveal” - the animal or “to support” or “to produce”

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bare - bear

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the plant - “to hit” “to win” or the rhythm

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beet - beat

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“at the side of” - “in addition to”

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beside - besides

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a person who bets - “superior” or “to improve”

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bettor - better

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not followed by a singular noun e.g. NO: between each house was a row of bushes YES: between the house was a row of bushes

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between

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“edge” or “to be alongside of” - “a paying guest”

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border - boarder

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the process of breathing, inhalation or exhalation - “to inhale or exhale”

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breath - breathe

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referring to a wedding - “a harness” or “to show resentment”

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bridal - bridle

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referring to the tool or “to bring up” or “to pierce” - a pin or clasp

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broach - brooch

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eyebrows - “to scan through”

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brows - browse

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“unfeeling” - “a thickened part of the skin” or “to develop a thickened part of the skin”

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callous - callus

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“slope” or a type of speech - “cannot”

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cant - can’t

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“fabric” - “to dress”

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cloth - clothe

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“assured - “a friend”

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confident - confidant

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“proper” or “adequate” - “a slope” or “a downward motion”

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decent - descent

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the context of relying someone or something - alternative spelling of the noun form

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dependent - dependant

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sweet treat and the second syllable is stressed - arid place and the first syllable is stressed

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dessert - desert

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differs from another in characteristics - differ with someone when you disagree with him or her

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differ from - with

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“dirty” or “worn” - type of boat

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dingy - dinghy

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“neutral; unbiased by personal advantage” - “having no interest”

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disinterested - uninterested

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“most influential” or “prominent” - “to control” or “to rule over”

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dominant - dominate

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adv or adj “descending” or “declining” - only adv “descending” or “declining”

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downward - downwards

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“experiencing uneasiness caused by anticipated anger of misfortune” - “longing or enthusiastic”

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anxious - eager

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“to obtain” - “illegal”

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elicit - illicit

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to leave someone’s homeland - to enter a country in order to settle there

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emigrate - immigrate

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“to enclose completely” - “a type of container”

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envelop - envelope

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“still in existence” - “the range or area that a thing covers”

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extant - extent

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“to disturb” - “certain stage or condition”

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faze - phase

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“an act of courage or achievement” - “a part of a body, the lower end of an object, or a unit of measurement”

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feat - feet

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“to locate” “to detect” or “a discovery” - having been required to pay an amount of money

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find - fined

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“to flame up” or “a blaze of light” - “talent”

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flare - flair

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referring to an insect - “to run away”

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flea - flee

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“to resist” “to stop” or “an ancestor” - noun “an ancestor”

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forbear - forebear

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referring to a type of musical instrument or when playing the instrument - “leaving” “proceeding” or “working”

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gong - going

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“to shred” “to irritate” or “a structure made of metal bars” - “big” “important” or “outstanding”

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grate - great

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the tool - “bigger” or “more important”

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grater - greater

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“to flock” or “to assemble” - “perceiving sound” or “listening”

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herd - heard

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“to cut” - referring to a color or appearance

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hew - hue

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“riches” or “to accumulate” - “a large crowd”

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hoard - horde

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type of lodging - “unfriendly” or “one who is unfriendly”

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hostel - hostile

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“to urge” or “to simulate” - “perceptiveness or “understanding”

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incite - insight

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modify a noun or pronoun “indoor pool” - modify a verb adjective or another adverb “walked indoors”

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indoor - indoors

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modify a noun or pronoun “inward chamber” - modify a verb adjective or another adverb “go inwards”

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inward - inwards

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indicating possession - contraction “it is”

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its - it’s

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the a is unnecessary and nonstandard e.g. NO: what kind of party do you want? YES: what kind of part do you want?

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kind of a - sort of a

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“to drink” “the motions of waves” or “to overlap” - “to decline” or “to revert”

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laps - lapse

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“decreases” - “instructions”

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lessens - lessons

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contraction “let us” - “allows” or “rents”

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let’s - lets

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“to put or place something” “ being in a horizontal position, or to remain, or to be situated” - intransive verb; never has an object

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lay - lie

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“unwilling” or “afraid” - “to dislike”

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loath - loathe

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can only be used with items that can be counted e.g. NO: the majority of the book was in english YES: most of the book was in english

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majority

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referring to a part of the horse or other animal - “most important” or “most important point”

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mane - main

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“intellect” “sense” or “to obey” - “tunneled” or “excavated”

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mind - mined

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type of worker - “lesser” or “a child”

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miner - minor

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“the animal” or “an amount of money” - “strength” or “a sense of possibility”

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mite - might

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“virtuous” or “a kind of truth” - “a group’s attitude”

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moral - morale

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“morning” - “to express sorrow”

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morn - mourn

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“a denial” or “not any” - “to recognize” “to understand” or “to experience”

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no - know

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preposition e.g. made of silk - verb e.g. the silk scarves have embroidered flowers

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of - have

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modify a noun or pronoun - modify a verb adjective or another adverb

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outdoor - outdoors

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adj or adv “outer” - adv “outer” or “toward the outside”

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outward - outwards

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“to sell” - “a part of an instrument or machine” or “to operate with pedals”

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peddle - pedal

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referring to people - noun “numerous” or “crowded”

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populace - populous

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“to ask” or “to plead” - “a hunted animal or a victim”

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pray - prey

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“self-respect” or “to be proud” - “to inquire too closely” or “to force open”

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pride - pried

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“main” “the main participant” or “the head of a school” - “a rule or a standard”

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principal - principle

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“to predict” e.g. he says he can prophesize the future - “prediction” e.g. the prophecy came true

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prophesy - prophecy

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“the gland” - “to bow down” or “lying down”

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prostate - prostrate

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“to go to a higher position” - “to lift to a higher position” e.g. things do not rise by themselves; they are raised by something else

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rise - raise

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“a type of speaking” - “having formed letters or words”

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rote - wrote

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the ever is unnecessary and nonstandard; use seldom, very seldom, or hardly ever instead

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ever - seldom

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“to rest with the legs bent and the back upright” - “to put or place something”

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sit - set

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“not moving” - “writing paper”

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stationary - stationery

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“group” or “to form a team” - “to overflow” or “ to swarm”

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team - teem

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contraction “that is” - incorrect

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that’s - thats

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indicating possession “their house” - “a particular location, time, or action” - contraction “they are”

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their - there - they’re

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indicating possession - always incorrectly

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theirs - their’s

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“to rise and fall of the ocean” - “bound” or “ connected”

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tide - tied

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“to reverse” or “to open” - “excessive” or “not proper”

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undo - undue

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“overhead” “above” or “toward a higher place” e.g. there was an upward trend in the market today - “toward a higher place” e.g. she looked upwards

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upward - upwards

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“vase” - “acquire” or “to gain”

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urn - earn

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“one of a kind” ; a few other absolute words do not take comparatives or superlatives are equal, fatal, final , absolute, favorite, and perfect e.g. NO: the wound was completely fatal YES: the wound was fatal

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unique

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“a blood vessel, a fissure, or a mood” - “fruitless” or “proud”

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vein - vain

102
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contraction “who is” - indicate possession

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who’s - whose

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“trick” or “to trick” - “time” or “an interval of time”

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wile - while

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“to shrivel up” or “to fade” - “to what place or condition”

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wither - whither

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contraction “will not” - “accustomed to” or “likely”

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won’t - wont

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“a part of an egg” - “a type of harness” or “to harness”

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yolk - yoke

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contraction “you are” - indicating possession

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you’re - your

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