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Commonly Confused Words 7th

Commonly Confused Words 7th. A lot = a great amount Allot = to divide or distribute. The king will allot a lot of land to his people. Board = a piece of wood Bored = nothing to do. I am so bored I’m going to stand on a board . Break = to tear/destroy Brake = stop.

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Commonly Confused Words 7th

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  1. Commonly Confused Words7th

  2. A lot = a great amount • Allot = to divide or distribute The king will allota lot of land to his people.

  3. Board = a piece of wood • Bored = nothing to do I am so bored I’m going to stand on a board.

  4. Break = to tear/destroy • Brake = stop Walter decides to brake before he breaks his bike on the mountain.

  5. Allowed = permission • Aloud = with volume The teacher said aloud, “No drinks are allowed.”

  6. Desert = a dry climate • Dessert = treat after dinner Joan wanted to eat her dessert in the desert.

  7. Its = to own something • It’s = it is It’s going inside its doghouse.

  8. Hear = a noise • Here = this place I hear birds singing right here.

  9. Led = to guide • Lead = a metal Ralph led the blind man to the lead bowl.

  10. Lie = motionless; in place • Lay = involves movement I laid [lay] the book down while lying [lie] in bed.

  11. Right = correct; direction • Write = with pen and paper • Rite = ceremony Anthony wanted to write about the marriage rites that happened right in front of him.

  12. Quite = really; completely • Quiet = silence • Quit = stop It’s quite quiet in the classroom once everyone quits speaking.

  13. To = infinitive; preposition • Too = many; also • Two = number Janica went to the two stores to buy clothes too.

  14. Their = possessive • There = a place • They’re = they are They’re going to their house over there.

  15. Your = possessive • You’re = you are Are you sure you’re ready to eat your pet chicken?

  16. Passed = did pass • Past = history • The truck passed Lucy’s house five times in the past week. The truck drove past Lucy’s house.

  17. Definitely = a sure thing • Defiantly = with attitude When the executioner asked the prisoner if she was ready to die, she defiantly said, “Definitely.”

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