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COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS 8TH
GRADESO YOU DON’T EMBARRASS YOURSELF WHEN YOU
WRITE…
CAPITOL/CAPITAL
CAPITOL
• THE BUILDING IN WHICH THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE LAWS MEET
THE SENATOR WENT TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING TODAY.
CAPITAL
• AN UPPER CASE LETTER
• PUNISHABLE BY DEATH
• MOST SERIOUS OR IMPORTANT
• THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT
• RELATING TO A CORPORATION’S NET WORTH
CELL/SALE/SELL
CELL
• A ROOM IN A PRISON OR JAIL
• ONE OF THE VERY SMALL PARTS THAT TOGETHER FORM A LIVING ORGANISM
PRISONERS, GET IN YOUR CELLS!
SALE
• THE ACT OF SELLING SOMETHING, EXCHANGING MONEY FOR GOODS AND SERVICES
THE CAR IS ON SALE FOR $5000.00.
SELL
• TO MAKE SOMETHING AVAILABLE TO BE BOUGHT
I AM GOING TO SELL MY MOTORCYCLE.
CHOOSE/CHOSE
CHOOSE
• TO DECIDE THAT A PARTICULAR PERSON OR THING IS THE ONE THAT YOU WANT
I CHOOSE YOU TO BE ON MY TEAM.
CHOSE
• THE PAST TENSE OF CHOOSE
I CHOSE YOU TO BE ON MY TEAM BECAUSE YOU ARE THE BEST.
EMIGRATE/IMMIGRATE
EMIGRATE
• TO LEAVE A COUNTRY OR REGION TO LIVE ELSEWHERE
I WANT TO EMIGRATE TO MY OWN PRIVATE ISLAND.
IMMIGRATE
• TO COME TO A COUNTRY TO LIVE THERE.
THEY IMMIGRATED HERE FROM GERMANY.
FARTHER/FURTHER
FARTHER
• TO OR AT OR TO A MORE DISTANT PLACE OR TIME OR A MORE ADVANCED POINT; THINK DISTANCE
I CAN THROW THE BALL FARTHER THAN YOU.
FURTHER
• TO A GREATER DEGREE OR EXTENT; IN ADDITION TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID; THINK CONCEPTUAL
WE WILL TAKE SOLAR PANEL DEVELOPMENT FURTHER THAN EVER BEFORE.
NEW/KNEW
NEW
• NOT OLD; RECENTLY BORN, BUILT OR CREATED
I LOVE THAT NEW-CAR SMELL.
KNEW
• PAST TENSE OF KNOW
I KNEW YOU WHEN YOU WERE A BABY.
LOOSE/LOSE
LOOSE
• NOT TIGHTLY FASTENED, ATTACHED, OR HELD
THE ROPE GOT LOOSE AND THE COW GOT AWAY.
LOSE
• TO FAIL TO WIN A GAME OR TO KEEP HOLD OF SOMETHING
I DON’T WANT TO LOSE THIS GAME!
PASSED/PAST
PASSED
• THE PAST TENSE OF PASS; MEANING TO MOVE OR GO THROUGH A PARTICULAR PLACE
HAVE WE PASSED LAS VEGAS YET?
PAST
• HAVING EXISTED IN A TIME BEFORE THE PRESENT; FROM, DONE, OR USED IN AN EARLIER TIME
THE CAREFREE DAYS OF YOUR YOUTH ARE IN THE PAST.
QUIET/QUIT/QUITE
QUIET
• THE QUALITY OF STATE OF BEING SILENT OR CALM
QUIET DOWN SO WE CAN BEGIN THE MOVIE.
QUIT
• TO LEAVE, STOP DOING, STOP WORKING
I WILL NEVER QUIT ON YOU KIDS.
QUITE
• TO A VERY NOTICEABLE DEGREE OR EXTENT, COMPLETELY OR ENTIRELY
I AM QUITE FINISHED LISTENING TO YOUR EXCUSES.
THERE/THEIR/THEY’RE
THERE
• IN THAT PLACE : AT THAT LOCATION THINK: T(HERE)
PUT THE ICE SCULPTURE OVER THERE.
THEIR
• RELATING TO OR BELONGING TO CERTAIN PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR THINGS. THINK: T(HEIR)
THAT IS THEIR CAR.
THEY’RE
• A CONTRACTION OF THE WORDS THEY ARE
THEY’RE COMING WITH US TO THE BEACH.
WEAK/WEEK
WEAK
• HAVING LITTLE PHYSICAL POWER OR ABILITY; NOT STRONG
7TH GRADERS ARE REALLY WEAK.
WEEK
• A PERIOD OF 7 DAYS
FRIDAY IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK.