Commonly Confused Words Quiz
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Question 1
Which Word Means “To Influence” Someone’s Mood?
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Pick The Correct Word: “Please ___ My Apology.”
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Choose The Correct Pair: “___ Going To Be Late, And ___ Car Is Outside.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “Put The Keys Over ___.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “The Dog Wagged ___ Tail.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “It Was ___ Cold Outside.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “He Ran ___ The Street.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “___ Welcome Here.”
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Choose The Word That Means “A Result Or Outcome”
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Pick The Correct Word: “The Teacher Asked Us To Be ___.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “First We Ate, ___ We Left.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I Can’t ___ The Noise.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “Everyone Came ___ Jake.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “He Didn’t Pass; ___, He Tried Hard.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I Can’t Go, ___ I Can Call You. ”
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Pick The Correct Word: “We Traveled ___ Train.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “He ___ The Ball To Me.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “She Is Taller ___ Me.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “___ House Has A Red Door.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “The New Rule Will ___ Everyone.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “The New Rule Will Have A Big ___.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “She Has ___ Finished Her Homework.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “___ A Good Idea To Rest.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “A Power Outage Was The Main ___ Of The Delay.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “I Laid The Blanket Down, Then ___ On It.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “He’s Faster ___ His Brother.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “I’ll Meet You ___ Noon.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “He Has ___ The Ball Before.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “___ Going To Start Now.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “I Don’t Know If ___ Going To Rain Or Not.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I Want To Go ___ The Store.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I ___ Coffee Than Tea.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “Can You ___ Me A Favor?”
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Choose The Correct Word: “She Has ___ Cats.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “I’ll See You ___ Friday.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “___ Phone Is Ringing.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “I Want ___ Eat Now.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “This Is ___ Best Day Ever!”
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Choose The Correct Word: “Come Over ___, Please.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “We’re Going ___, Not Staying.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “I ___ Like Pizza.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “The Cat Hid ___ The Couch.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “Please ___ Your Seat.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I’ll Call You ___.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “Her Smile Can ___ My Mood.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “The Medicine Had No Side ___.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “This Choice Will ___ Your Grade.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “We ___ All Payments By Card.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “We’re Open Every Day ___ Sundays.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “One Immediate ___ Of Stress Is Poor Sleep.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “The Coach Hopes To ___ Change Quickly.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “Please ___ My Invitation.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I Didn’t ___ Your Offer Because I Was Busy.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “All Students Must Attend, ___ Those Who Are Sick.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “___ You Coming With Us?”
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Choose The Correct Word: “This Is ___ Car, Not Yours.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I’ll ___ A New Jacket Today.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “We Are ___ To Leave.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “The Dog Wagged ___ Tail Happily.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “She Left The Book Over ___.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “___ Planning A Surprise Party.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “___ Jackets Are On Sale.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “Turn Left ___ The Light.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “I Need ___ Glass Of Water.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “She Ate ___ Apple.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “This Is ___ Best Movie I’ve Seen.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I’d Rather Walk ___ Drive.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “You Can Borrow Any Book ___ This One.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “He Didn’t ___ The Trophy Because He Left Early.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “The Storm Could ___ Our Travel Plans.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “I’m Staying Home ___ It’s Raining.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “Please ___ The Door Quietly.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “Yesterday, I ___ On The Couch For An Hour.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “She Will ___ The Documents Tomorrow.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “The Speaker’s Words Had A Strong ___ On The Crowd.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “The Bright Lights Can ___ Some People’s Eyes.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “The Team Hoped To ___ A Win With Better Defense.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “Finish Your Work; ___ You Can Play.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “We’ll Meet ___ Monday.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “We’ll Meet ___ January.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “This Is A Different Color ___ I Expected.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “The Test Was ___ Easy.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “You ___ Bring Your ID To Enter.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “He Spoke ___ Than Everyone Else.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “Of All The Runners, She Was The ___.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I Couldn’t ___ The Instructions Clearly.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “The Jacket Is ___ Expensive For Me.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “I Want ___ Come With You.”
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Pick The Correct Word: “She Said She’d Come, ___ She Didn’t.”
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Choose The Correct Word: “The Interview Went Well; The Final ___ Was A Job Offer.”
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Accept
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Affect
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Effect
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Except
Affect is usually a verb meaning “to influence,” while effect is usually a noun meaning “result.”
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Accept
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Effect
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Except
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Affect
Accept means “receive” or “agree to,” while except means “excluding” or “not including.”
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Their / They’re
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They’re / Their
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There / Their
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They’re / There
They’re is “they are,” and their shows possession, meaning the car belongs to them.
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They’re
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Except
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There
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Their
There refers to a place, while their shows possession and they’re means “they are.”
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Their
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Its
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It’s
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Affect
Its shows possession, while it’s means “it is,” which doesn’t fit before the noun tail.
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To
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Two
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Too
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Their
Too means “excessively,” to is a preposition, and two is the number 2.
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Through
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Across
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Over
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Accept
Across indicates movement from one side to the other, which matches running across a street.
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Except
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You’re
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There
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Your
You’re is “you are,” so “you are welcome here” is the intended meaning.
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Except
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Effect
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Accept
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Affect
Effect is most often a noun meaning “the result,” while affect is most often a verb.
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Quite
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Quiet
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Lousy
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Silence
Quiet means silent; quite means “very” or “fairly,” so only quiet fits classroom behavior.
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Then
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The
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Than
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Accept
Then relates to sequence in time, showing what happened next after eating.
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Their
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Here
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Hear
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Except
Hear relates to listening; here refers to location, so “can’t hear the noise” is correct.
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Accept
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Except
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Effect
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Affect
Except means “excluding,” so “everyone came except Jake” means Jake did not come.
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However
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How Ever
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Except
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Even Though
However is one word meaning “nevertheless,” while “how ever” changes meaning and is usually incorrect here.
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Buy
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By
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But
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Effect
But shows contrast; buy relates to purchasing, and by indicates proximity or method.
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By
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Buy
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On
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But
By is used for methods of travel, like “by train,” while buy, but, and on don’t fit.
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Thrown
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Toss
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Through
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Threw
Threw is the simple past tense; thrown is a past participle used with helping verbs like has.
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The
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Than
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Then
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Effect
Than is used in comparisons, such as “taller than,” not then, which indicates time order.
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There
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Affect
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They’re
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Their
Their is possessive, showing the house belongs to them; there is location, they’re is “they are.”
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Except
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Effect
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Accept
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Affect
Affect is the verb “influence,” while effect as a verb usually means “to bring about.”
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There
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Affect
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Accept
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Effect
Effect is the noun meaning “result,” so a rule can have a big effect.
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Except
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Affect
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All Ready
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Already
Already means “by now,” while all ready means “completely prepared” and changes the meaning.
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Their
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Affect
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Its
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It’s
It’s is the contraction of “it is,” which matches “it is a good idea.”
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Reason
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Because
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Cause
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Affect
Cause is a noun meaning the reason something happened; because introduces a reason clause.
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Lay
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Except
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Effect
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Lie
Lie means recline, while lay means place something down; past tense usage often confuses these forms.
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Than
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The
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Effect
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Then
Than is used for comparisons like “faster than,” while then refers to time order.
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At
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In
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On
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Except
We use at with specific times like “at noon,” while on is for days and in for longer periods.
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Thrown
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Threw
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Through
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Toss
Thrown is used with “has” to form present perfect; threw is simple past without a helper.
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Their
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There
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They’re
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Effect
They’re is the contraction of “they are,” which fits “They are going to start now.”
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Except
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Its
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There
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It’s
It’s means “it is,” which fits before “going,” while its shows possession and doesn’t work here.
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Accept
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Too
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To
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Two
To is used for direction or movement; too means “also,” and two is a number.
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Except
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Preyfer
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Effect
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Prefer
Prefer is the correct spelling meaning “like better,” and the other option is not a word.
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Affect
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Do
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Due
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Effect
Do is the correct verb for performing an action; due relates to owing or expected timing.
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To
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Too
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Except
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Two
Two is the number 2; to is a preposition, and too means “also” or “excessively.”
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In
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On
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Except
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At
We use on with days of the week, like “on Friday,” for standard time expressions.
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Their
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You’re
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There
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Your
Your shows possession, while you’re means “you are,” so “your phone” is correct.
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Effect
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Too
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Two
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To
To is used before a verb in the infinitive form, as in “to eat.”
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The
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Than
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Affect
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Then
The is the definite article; then refers to time, and than is used for comparisons.
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Hear
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Here
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Effect
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Affect
Here indicates a location, while hear refers to sound perception, so “come over here” fits.
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Owt
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Except
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Out
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Accept
Out is the correct word for leaving home; “owt” is not standard English spelling.
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Effect
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Affect
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Really
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Reely
Really is the correct spelling meaning “truly,” while “reely” is a misspelling.
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Affect
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Except
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Under
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Effect
Under indicates position beneath something, which matches hiding under a couch.
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Their
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Take
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Except
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Tack
Take your seat is the correct phrase; tack is a small nail and doesn’t fit.
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Effect
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Affect
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Later
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Latter
Later refers to time in the future; latter means “the second of two,” not about timing.
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Accept
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Effect
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Except
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Affect
Affect is the verb for changing or influencing something, like your mood.
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Accepts
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Effects
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Affects
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Excepts
Side effects are results from medicine; affects is a verb form and doesn’t fit as a noun.
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Except
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Accept
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Effect
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Affect
Affect is the verb meaning “influence,” while effect is typically the result of influence.
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Affect
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Effect
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Accept
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Except
Accept means to receive or allow, while except means to exclude something from a group.
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Effect
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Except
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Their
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Accept
Except means “excluding,” so it indicates Sundays are not included in the open days.
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There
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Affect
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Effect
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Accept
Effect is a noun meaning “result,” and poor sleep can be a result of stress.
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Except
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Accept
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Affect
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Effect
Effect as a verb means “to cause to happen,” like effect change, though it’s more formal.
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Affect
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Accept
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Except
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Effect
Accept means to agree to receive, while except means excluding and doesn’t fit invitations.
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Effect
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Accept
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Except
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Affect
Accept means to agree to take an offer; except is used to exclude, not to receive.
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Accept
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Affect
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Effect
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Except
Except introduces an exclusion, meaning sick students are not required to attend.
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Are
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Effect
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Affect
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Our
Are is the correct verb in the question “Are you coming with us?” while our shows possession.
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Effect
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Except
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Our
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Are
Our is possessive meaning the car belongs to us; are is a verb and doesn’t show ownership.
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Effect
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Buy
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By
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But
Buy means purchase; by shows method or location, and but introduces contrast.
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All Ready
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Already
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Effect
4
Their
All ready means fully prepared, while already refers to time, like something happened earlier than expected.
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Except
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There
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It’s
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Its
Its shows possession; it’s means “it is,” which doesn’t fit before the noun tail.
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There
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Their
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They’re
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Accept
There refers to a place, while their is possessive and they’re means “they are.”
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There
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Except
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They’re
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Their
They’re means “they are,” which fits the sentence “They are planning a surprise party.”
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Affect
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There
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Their
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They’re
Their shows possession, meaning the jackets belong to them; there is location, they’re is “they are.”
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Affect
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At
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Add
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Effect
At is used for specific points or locations, like turning left at a traffic light.
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Except
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An
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The
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A
A is used before a consonant sound, and “glass” begins with a consonant sound.
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Affect
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An
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The
4
A
An is used before a vowel sound, and “apple” begins with a vowel sound.
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Than
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The
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Then
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Accept
The is used for a specific best item; than compares, and then refers to sequence in time.
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Then
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The
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Effect
4
Than
Than is used when comparing choices, like “rather walk than drive,” not then.
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Accept
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Except
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Effect
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Affect
Except means “excluding,” so it indicates this one book is not available to borrow.
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Accept
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Affect
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Except
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Effect
Accept means “receive,” so he didn’t receive the trophy; except would not fit here.
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Effect
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Accept
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Except
4
Affect
Affect is the verb meaning “influence,” and a storm can influence or change travel plans.
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Effect
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Because
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Cause
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Their
Because introduces the reason in a full sentence; cause is usually a noun or informal shorthand.
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Clothes
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Effect
3
Close
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Affect
Close is the verb meaning shut; clothes are items you wear and don’t fit this action.
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Accept
2
Lain
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Lay
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Lie
Lay is the past tense of lie (recline), while lie is present tense and lain is past participle.
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Sign
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Sine
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Affect
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Effect
Sign means write your name to approve; sine is a math term and doesn’t fit legal documents.
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Affect
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Except
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Effect
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Accept
Effect is the noun meaning “impact” or “result,” describing what the words produced.
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Accept
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Affect
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Except
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Effect
Affect as a verb means influence or impact, and bright lights can impact sensitive eyes.
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Except
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Achieve
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Archive
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Their
Achieve means successfully reach a goal; archive means store records, which doesn’t match winning.
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Affect
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Than
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The
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Then
Then indicates what happens next in sequence, so play comes after finishing work.
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Effect
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On
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In
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At
On is used with days of the week, such as “on Monday,” for scheduling.
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Affect
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In
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On
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At
In is used with months and years, like “in January,” not on or at.
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Than
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The
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Accept
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Then
Than is used in comparisons, showing the color differs compared to what was expected.
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Their
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Quiet
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Except
4
Quite
Quite is an adverb meaning “very” or “fairly,” while quiet describes lack of noise.
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Must
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Effect
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Affect
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Mussed
Must expresses necessity; mussed means messy, which doesn’t fit a requirement.
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Loudest
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Affect
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Louder
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Except
Louder is the comparative form used with than; loudest is superlative and needs a different structure.
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Effect
2
Fastest
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Faster
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Accept
Fastest is superlative for comparing more than two; faster is comparative for two items.
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Read
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Red
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Affect
4
Effect
Read is the correct verb meaning interpret text; red is a color and doesn’t fit the sentence.
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Too
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To
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Two
4
Accept
Too means “excessively,” indicating the price is more than acceptable; to is direction, two is a number.
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Two
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Effect
3
Too
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To
To is used before a verb in the infinitive form, as in “to come.”
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Buy
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Affect
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But
4
By
But introduces contrast between expectation and reality; by and buy have unrelated meanings.
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Except
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They’re
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Result
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Affect
Result is the outcome of an event; it matches the idea that the interview led to a job offer.
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