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WOC 1-4 Practice
Words Often Confused
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| already | at an earlier time |
| all ready | all prepared |
| alter | to change |
| altar | a table for religious ceremonies |
| altogether | entirely |
| all together | at the same time/place |
| brake | a device to stop a machine |
| break | to fracture; to shatter |
| capitol | a building; statehouse |
| capital | a city; a location of government |
| choose | to select |
| chose | past tense of choose |
| cloths | pieces of fabric |
| clothes | wearing apparel |
| coarse | rough; crude; not fine |
| course | a path of action; a series of study |
| desert (noun) | a dry sandy region |
| desert (verb) | to abandon; to leave |
| dessert | the final sweet course of a meal |
| hear | to receive sound through the ears |
| here | in this place |
| its | belonging to it |
| it's | contraction of it is or it has |
| led | went first; guided |
| lead (verb) | to go first |
| lead (noun) | a heavy metal |
| loose | not tight |
| lose | to suffer loss |
| passed | went by |
| past | time that has gone by; beyond; ended |
| peace | quiet; order |
| piece | a part of something |
| plain | simple; common; a flat area of land |
| plane | a flat surface; a tool; an airplane |
| principal | the head of a school; main |
| principle | a rule of conduct; a basic truth |