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EHS - Spelling - Words Often Confused
Word | Meaning | Context Sentence |
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all ready | all prepared | You seem all ready to play |
already | previously; before | I've already read that book |
all together | all in the same place | We are all together at last! |
altogether | entirely; | I'm altogether happy for you |
ascent | a rise of climb | Our ascent up the hill was slow |
assent | consent; agree | He gave his assent to our plan |
capital | seat of government; money | The capital of Ohio is Columbus. It takes capital to start a business |
capitol | a government building | The capitol has a gold dome |
clothes | wearing apparel | Put your clothes in the closet |
cloths | pieces of fabric | Use those cloths to wash the floor |
complement | to make complete | Trust complements friendship |
compliment | to express respect | I must compliment the artist |
desert | a dry region; to leave | Sand covers the desert.; Don't desert the ship Captain. |
dessert | part of a meal | for dessert, we had cake |
ingenious | clever; skillful | Tupac was a ingenious rapper |
ingenuous | innocent; trusting | His ingenuous parents believed his lies |
its | possesive form of it | Take the plant out of its pot |
it's | contraction of it is, or it has | It's been great to see you |
lead | n. a heavy metal/ v. to guide | The pipe was made of lead/Who will lead the parade |
led | v. past tense of lead | They led us to the store |
loose | free; not tight | This rope is too loose |
lose | to suffer loss | Don't lose your car keys |
miner | worker in a mine | The miners found silver |
minor | unimportant | He has a minor role in the movie |
moral | good | A moral person is honest |
morale | spirit | The team's morale was high |
principal | head of school/most important | Our principal is Dr. Smith/My principal goal is to behave |
principle | rule; truth | I support the principle of honesty |
stationary | fixed | You can't move a stationary item |
stationery | writing paper | I wrote on my new stationery |
your | possessive of you | Here is your key |
you're | contraction for you are | I hope you're satisfied |