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WOC Units 6-10
Words Often Confused Practice
Term | Definition |
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accent | a way of pronouncing words |
ascent | the act or process of rising |
steal | to take in a way that is wrong or illegal |
steel | a strong, hard metal |
groan | to make a deep sound because of pain |
grown | no longer a child |
guessed | to give an answer about something when you do not know much about it |
guest | a person who is invited to visit or stay in someone's home |
creak | to make a long, high sound |
creek | a small stream |
weather | the temperature and other outside conditions |
whether | used to indicate choices |
soar | to fly or sail often at a great height |
sore | feeling or affected by pain |
stake | to support or attach |
steak | a thick, flat piece of meat |
aisle | a passage people walk through |
isle | an island |
chord | a group of three or more musical notes |
cord | an electrical wire that is wrapped in a protective covering |
affect | to cause a change |
effect | a change that results when something happens |
advice | an opinion or suggestion about what someone should do |
advise | to give an opinion or suggestion to someone about what should be done |
adapt | to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place |
adopt | to take as your own |
adverse | bad or unfavorable |
averse | having a clear dislike of something |
lightening | making something bright, light, or clear |
lightning | the flashes of light that are produced in the sky during a storm |
decent | polite, moral, and honest |
descent | the act or progress of going from a higher to a lower place or level |
persecute | to treat cruelly or unfairly because of race, religion, or political beliefs |
prosecute | to hold a trial against a person who is accused of a crime |
peak | the pointed top of a mountain |
peek | to look at someone or something secretly |
device | an object that has been made for some special purpose |
devise | to invent or plan |
rain | water that falls in drops from the clouds in the sky |
rein | a strap that is fastened to a bridle placed on the head of an animal that is used to guide it |
reign | the period of time during which a king, queen, or emperor is ruler of a country |
a | used in front of a noun with a consonant sound |
an | used in front of a noun with a vowel sound |
then | used to situate actions in time |
than | used to make comparisons |
quiet | not loud |
quite | completely or entirely |
cite | to quote |
site | specified place |
sight | vision or something that can be seen |