Often Confused Words

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Often Confused Words

• Choose the word that correctly completes each of
  the following sentences.

1. John Adams was often (complemented,
complimented) for being one of the greatest
visionaries in American history. 2. Adams
proclaimed that if the colonists remained
(stationary, stationery) and complacent, they
would become slaves to the powers of England. 3.
He urged colonists (two, too, to), instead, take
up arms and fight off the British, (who, whom)
unfairly taxed the colonists for profit. 4. He
also urged colonists to (sit, set) aside (there,
their, theyre) differences and join together in
a battle for freedom. 4. If the King of England
would not hear the colonists voices on the floor
of the parliament, he would hear (there, theyre,
their) voices united on a battlefield. 5. (Than,
Then), colonists could demand (there, their,
theyre) freedom and force the British off their
lands.
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Often Confused Words

• Choose the word that correctly completes each of
  the following sentences.
• 1. (Lay, Lie) my passport next to my purse, so I
  wont forget it for the honeymoon.
• 2.Did you (loose, lose) your homework?
• 3.All of my friends are cheerleaders (except,
  accept) Josie.
• 4. During the students two day visit to
  Nashville, the (capital, capitol) of Tennessee,
  the class toured the (capital, capitol), where
  they met a state senator.

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Often Confused Words

• Choose the word that correctly completes each of
  the following sentences.
• I asked you to (sit, set) down, immediately or
  go to the office! barked the teacher.
• You should (lie, lay) your keys right next to
  your purse each day so that you can easily locate
  them, said my husband.
• Last week, Netflix produced more (capital,
  capitol) gains (then, than) any other company in
  the stock market.
• Colonel Brown demanded his troops remain
  (stationary, stationery) until he gave the signal
  to move.
• (Their, Theyre, There) here! Maggie exclaimed
  when she discovered her college acceptance
  letters in the mail.
• Janice Houston signed her name, meaning she would
  (except, accept) the terms of the lease agreement
  for her new car.