ENGL 10--Essential Language Skills
Ms. Escobedo
Vocabulary List #1—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 20.
1a. Accept_________________________________________________________
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1b. Except________________________________________________________
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2a. Access________________________________________________________
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2b. Excess_________________________________________________________
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3a. Adopt_________________________________________________________
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3b. Adapt_________________________________________________________
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4a. Advice________________________________________________________
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4b. Advise________________________________________________________
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5a. Affect_________________________________________________________
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5b. Effect_________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary List #2—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 20.
6a. All Ready_______________________________________________________
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6b. Already________________________________________________________
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7a. Altar__________________________________________________________
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7b. Alter__________________________________________________________
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8a. Amount________________________________________________________
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8b. Number________________________________________________________
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9a. Beside_________________________________________________________
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9b. Besides________________________________________________________
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10a. Capital_______________________________________________________
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10b. Capitol_______________________________________________________
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Vocabulary List #3—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 22.
11a. Choose_______________________________________________________
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11b. Chose________________________________________________________
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12a. Cite__________________________________________________________
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12b. Site__________________________________________________________
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12c. Sight_________________________________________________________
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13a. Complement___________________________________________________
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13b. Compliment___________________________________________________
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14a. Conscious_____________________________________________________
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14b. Conscience____________________________________________________
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15a. Council_______________________________________________________
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15b. Counsel_______________________________________________________
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Vocabulary List #4—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 20.
16a. Continually____________________________________________________
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16b. Continuously___________________________________________________
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17a. Course________________________________________________________
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17b. Coarse_______________________________________________________
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18a. Desert________________________________________________________
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18b. Dessert_______________________________________________________
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19a. Disburse______________________________________________________
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19b. Disperse______________________________________________________
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20a. Eligible_______________________________________________________
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20b. Illegible______________________________________________________
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Vocabulary List #5—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 20.
21a. Eminent______________________________________________________
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21b. Imminent_____________________________________________________
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22a. Ensure_______________________________________________________
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22b. Insure________________________________________________________
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23a. Everyday_____________________________________________________
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23b. Every day_____________________________________________________
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24a. Farther_______________________________________________________
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24b. Further_______________________________________________________
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25a. Formerly______________________________________________________
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25b. Formally______________________________________________________
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Vocabulary List #6—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 20.
26a. Its___________________________________________________________
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26b. It’s__________________________________________________________
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27a. Later_________________________________________________________
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27b. Latter________________________________________________________
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28a. Lay__________________________________________________________
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28b. Lie___________________________________________________________
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29a. Less_________________________________________________________
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29b. Fewer________________________________________________________
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30a. Liable________________________________________________________
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30b. Libel_________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary List #7—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 20.
31a. Lose_________________________________________________________
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31b. Loose________________________________________________________
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32a. Maybe________________________________________________________
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32b. May be_______________________________________________________
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33a. Passed_______________________________________________________
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33b. Past_________________________________________________________
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34a. Prosecute_____________________________________________________
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34b. Persecute_____________________________________________________
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35a. Personal______________________________________________________
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35b. Personnel_____________________________________________________
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Vocabulary List #8—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 22.
36a. Principal______________________________________________________
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36b. Principle______________________________________________________
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37a. Quiet_________________________________________________________
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37b. Quite_________________________________________________________
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37c. Quit__________________________________________________________
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38a. Respectfully___________________________________________________
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38b. Respectively___________________________________________________
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39a. Stationary_____________________________________________________
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39b. Stationery_____________________________________________________
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40a. Than_________________________________________________________
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40b. Then_________________________________________________________
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Vocabulary List #9—Commonly Confused Words
Please DEFINE the following words (1pt.) and USE EACH WORD CORRECTLY IN A
SENTENCE (1pt.). DO NOT USE THE SENTENCES FROM THE EXAMPLES GIVEN IN THE
DICTIONARY. Total possible pts is 24.
41a. There________________________________________________________
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41b. Their_________________________________________________________
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41c. They’re_______________________________________________________
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42a. To___________________________________________________________
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42b. Too__________________________________________________________
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42c. Two__________________________________________________________
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43a. Whether______________________________________________________
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43b. Weather______________________________________________________
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44a. Who’s________________________________________________________
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44b. Whose________________________________________________________
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45a. Your_________________________________________________________
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45b. You’re________________________________________________________
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