English 80.90 Spelling And Confusing Words

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ACCEPT

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A VERB MEANING "TO RECEIVE'" AS IN " I ACCEPT YOUR EXPLANATION

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EXCEPT

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A PREPOSITION MEANING " TO EXCLUDE," AS IN " I PAID EVERYONE EXCEPT YOU"

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ADVICE

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A NOUN MEANING " GUIDANCE," AS IN " THANKS FOR THE ADVICE."

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ADVISE

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A VERB MEANING "TO GIVE GUIDANCE,"AS IN " WILL YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME OF MY RIGHTS?"

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ALL RIGHT

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AN ADJECTIVE MEANINGS "CORRECT" OR "ACCEPTABLE," AS IN "IT'S ALL RIGHT TO CRY."

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ALRIGHT

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NOT USED IN FORMAL WRITING

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ALL READY

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AN ADJECTIVE THAT CAN BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY WITH READY, AS IN "I AM ALL READY TO GO TO TOWN."

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ALREADY

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AN ADVERB MEANING "BEFORE," WHICH CAN NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF READY, AS IN " I HAVE ALREADY FINISHED."

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A LOT

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AN ADVERB MEANING " MUCH," AS IN "SHE LIKED HIM A LOT," OR A NOUN MEANING "SEVERAL," AS IN " I HAD A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS."

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ALOT

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MISSPELLING.

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ALTOGETHER

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AN ADVERB MEANING " COMPLETELY," AS IN " HE IS ALTOGETHER HAPPY."

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ALL TOGETHER

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AN ADVERB MEANING "AS ONE," WHICH CAN BE USED INTERCHANGEABLYWITH TO GETHER. AS IN " THE GROUP LEFT ALL TOGETHER."

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CHOOSE

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A PRESENT-TENSE VERB MEANING "SELECT," AS IN " DO WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE."

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CHOSE

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THE PAST-TENSE FORM OF THE VERB CHOOSE, AS IN "THEY CHOSE TO TAKE ACTION YESTERDAY."

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COULD OF

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A MISSPELLED PHRASE CAUSED BY CONFUSING COULD'VE, MEANING COULD HAVE, WITH COULD OF.

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COULD HAVE

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CORRECTLY SPELLED PHRASE, AS IN I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT."

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EFFECT

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USUALLY A NOUN MEANING "RESULT," AS IN "THAT EFFECT WAS UNEXPECTED."

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AFFECT

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USUALLY A VERB MEANING "CHANGE," AS INIDEAS AFFECT ME

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IT'S

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A CONTRACTION OF IT IS, AS IN "IT'S TIME TO DANCE."

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ITS

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POSSESSIVE PRONOUN, AS IN "EACH DOG HAS ITS DAY."

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KNOW

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A VERB USUALLY MEANING "TO COMPREHEND" OR TO RECOGNIZE," AS IN "I KNOW THE ANSWER."

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NO

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AN ADJECTIVE MEANING " NEGATIVE" AS IN " I HAVE NO POTATOES."

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LEAD

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A PRESENT-TENSE VERB AS IN " I LEAD A STABLE LIFE NOW," OE A NOUN REFERRING TO SUBSTANCE, SUCH AS " I SHARPENED THE LEAD IN MY PENCIL."

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LED

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THE PAST-TENSE FORM OF THE VERB LEAD, AS IN "I LED A WILD LIFE IN MY YOUTH."

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LOOSE

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AN ADJECTIVE MEANING "WITHOUT RESTRAINT," AS IN "HE IS A LOOSE CANNON."

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LOSE

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A PRESENT-TENSE VERB FROM THE PATTERN LOSE, LOST AS IN "I THOUGHT I WOULD LOSE MY SENSES."

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PAID

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THE PAST=TENSE FORM OF PAY, AS IN "HE PAID HIS DUES."

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PAYED

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MISSPELLING

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PASSED

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THE PAST-TENSE FORM OF THE VERB PASS, MEANING "WENT BY," AS IN "HE PASSED ME ON THE CURVE."

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PAST

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AN ADJECTIVE MEANING "FORMER," AS IN "THAT'S PAST HISTORY

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PATIENCE

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A NOUN MEANING "WILLINGNESS TO WAIT."

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PATIENTS

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A NOUN MEANING "PEOPLE UNDER CARE," AS IN "THE DOCTOR HAD FIFTY PATIENTS.'

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PEACE

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A NOUN " A QUALITY OF CALMNESS" OR "ABSENCE OF STRIFE," AS IN " THE GURU WAS AT PEACE WITH THE WORLD.

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QUITE

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AN ADVERB MEANING "VERY" AS IN "THE CLAM IS QUITE HAPPY."

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STATIONARY

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AN ADJECTIVE MEANING "NOT MOVING," AS IN "TRY TO AVOID RUNNING INTO STATIONARY OS."BJECT

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STATIONERY

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A NOUN MEANING "PAPER MATERIAL TO WRITE ON," AS IN "BOUGHT A BOX OF STATIONERY FOR SUE'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT."

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THAN

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A CONJUNCTION, AS IN "HE IS TALLER THAN I AM"

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THEN

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AN ADVERB, AS IN "SHE THEN LEFT TOWN."

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THEIR

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A POSSESSIVE PRONOUN, AS IN THEY READ THEIR BOOKS."

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THERE

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AN ADVERB, AS IN "HE LEFT IT THERE," OR A FILLER WORD, AS IN "THERE IS NO TIME LEFT.

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THEY'RE

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A CONTRACTION OF THEY ARE, AS IN "THEY'RE HAPPY."

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TO

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A PREPOSITION, AS IN " I WENT TO TOWN."

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TOO

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AN ADVERB MEANING "EXCESSIVELY" OR "VERY," AS IN "YOU ARE TOO LATE TO QUALIFY FOR THE DISCOUNT," OR "ALSO" AS IN " I HAVE FEELINGS, TOO."

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THOROUGH

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COMPLETE OR SINCERELY

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WRITE

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A PRESENT-TENSE VERB, AS IN "WATCH ME AS I WRITE THIS LETTER."

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WRITEN

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MISSPELLING

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WRITTEN

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PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE VERB WRITE, AS IN " I HAVE WRITTEN THE LETTER."