Module 16:

Review Troublesome Words 2

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Click the word that correctly completes each sentence. The answer to each sentence may include more than one word or phrase.
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She will (accept) (except) the Pulitzer Prize in May.
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We have visited every state (accept) (except) Montana.
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I desire to (affect) (effect) a change in my lifestyle.
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Adequate sleep (affects) (effects) how I feel.
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What steps would you (advice) (advise) your student to take to obtain a scholarship?
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May I give you some good (advice) (advise)?
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I am popular (among) (between) my friends.
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May I share a secret (among) (between) the two of us?
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I am feeling (bad) (badly).
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He expressed himself (bad) (badly).
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Smoking shortens one's (breath) (breathe).
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At last, we could (breath) (breathe) deeply.
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Please (bring) (take) this letter to Jane in the next room.
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Please (bring) (take) me some wood for the fire.
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Did you see the (capital) (capitol) building when you visited Washington D.C.?
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What is the (capital) (capitol) city of Montana?
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Those colors are (complementary) (complimentary).
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The team had its full (complement) (compliment) of players.
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She received a nice (complement) (compliment) for her performance.
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Therefore, I (immigrate) (emigrate) out of a country to another.
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In like manner, I (immigrate) (emigrate) into a new country.
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This route is much (farther) (further) than the alternate route.
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Will that plan (farther) (further) our national goals?
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Are you on the student (council) (counsel)?
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If I were giving you legal advice, I would be giving you legal (council) (counsel).
26.
Who is the (principle) (principal) of your school?
27.
We fully support the (principle) (principal) of nonviolence.
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Have you checked on the (whether) (weather)?
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Do you know (whether) (weather) we are going or not?
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Your encouragement does not (allay) (alley) (ally) my fear of failure.
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Between the buildings was a narrow (allay) (alley) (ally).
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When a speaker makes a passing comment about a subject, the speaker is (alluding) (eluding) to the subject.
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Wanting to be alone, Beverly (alluded) (eluded) her friends.
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Her alluding to her possessions gave the (allusion) (illusion) of wealth.
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When a magician attempts to trick your eye or mind, the magician creates an (allusion) (illusion).
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Have you searched (all-round) (all around) the house?
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She is an excellent employee with (all-round) (all around) skills.
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When we follow one another by turns, we (alternate) (alternative) our turns.
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If I have another choice, I have an (alternate) (alternative).
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Grasping the full meaning of something means we (apprehend) (comprehend) the full meaning.
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The (apprehension) (comprehension) of the criminal was reported in the newspaper.
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One of our presidents was (born) (borne) on the fourth of July.
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Pollen was (born) (borne) on the western wind.
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The principal acted as the school (censor) (censure) for student publications.
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Do you think he will be (censored) (censured) for his language?
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The person was a (notorious) (notable) criminal.
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The speaker was a (notorious) (notable) chemist.
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Due to the ill-treatment she had received, she felt that she had been (persecuted) (prosecuted) for years.
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I can only be (persecuted) (prosecuted) for my acts of wrong doing – not for my beliefs.
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The loud noise never stopped and was (continual) (continuous) through the day.
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His (continual) (continuous) nagging was difficult to take.
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Are we to attend on (continual) (consecutive) days?
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The small town was the (sight) (site) (cite) of her childhood.
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The lawyer (sighted) (cited) the prior case.
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It was a gift of beautiful (stationary) (stationery).
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To the earth, the sun seems like a (stationary) (stationery) object.
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