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45 Cards in this Set
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The affect/effect of too much rain is flooding in California.
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effect
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He started too/ to read his book.
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to
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their/there school has a view of the football stadium.
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Their
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Your/you're never here.
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you're
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The bus remained stationary/ stationery.
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stationary
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It's/ Its tail is long and thin.
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Its
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Do you agree with the idea of capitol/capital punishment?
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capital
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Whose/Who's shoes are sitting in the middle of the room?
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Whose
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Whose/Who's going to the baseball game to see Josh pitch?
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Who's
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When I went to the magic show, my favoritie parts were the allusions/illusions.
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illusions
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The counsel/council decided who should be the next mayor.
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council
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I gave him my counsel/council concerning his current girlfriend.
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counsel
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My sight/site was blurry after being outside in the sun all day.
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sight
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I forgot to site/cite my sources on my research paper.
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cite
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My English course/coarse is more interesting than all my other classes.
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course
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His coat is rough and coarse/course and scratched my bare hand.
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coarse
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My shoe lace is always coming lose/loose.
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loose
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I hate when the baseball team looses/loses games.
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loses
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I will have to insure/assure my new car with my own money.
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insure
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I ensured/insured my classses that the test would be easy if they studied.
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endured
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Because his last name started with an "A," he preceded/proceeded me in line.
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preceded
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I asked him to proceed/precede with his speech after the interruption.
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proceed
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My parents adapted/adopted my little sister from China.
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adopted
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You need to adapt/adopt to changes to succeed in life.
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adapt
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The eminent/imminent athletes make the all star team.
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eminent
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Eminent/ Imminent danger happened when he approached us with a gun.
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Imminent
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I advise/advice you to brak up with that boyfriend of yours.
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advise
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My advice/advise to you is to come to school and complete your classwork.
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advice
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To whom/who did the prize go to?
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whom
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What is the difference between/among football and soccer?
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between
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Who/whom is that person with the purple sweatshirt?
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who
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Who between/among everyone in the class is able to win the competition?
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among
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Animal Farm is a book that/which all English II students must read.
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that
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Stephen King, who/that wrote the book It, is a best selling author.
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who
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The book, that/which was written by Stephen King, is a best seller.
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which
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He was conscience/ conscious during the operation.
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conscious
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Even now, he says he is proud to have served his country with a clear conscience/ conscious .
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conscience
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When darkness falls, a built-in censor/ censure/sensor turns on the lights, which glow for up to eight hours.
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sensor
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The newspapers were unanimous in their censor/ censure/sensor of the tax proposal.
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censure
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The government censor/ censure/sensor is quite strict when it comes to foul language.
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censor
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Even as they come in contact, fluids will remain discrete/ discreet, retaining their respective molecules.
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discrete
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He was very discrete/ discreet when it came to sharing secret.
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discreet
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He would be forbidden to consume alcohol, use elicit/ illicit drugs, or possess a gun.
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illicit
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I elicit/ illicit -ed the response with a question.
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elicit
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