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9th Grade Commonly Confused Words

Terms in this set (25)

Capital
noun
seat of government. Also financial resources
Capitol
noun
the actual building in which the legislative body meets
Cell
noun
a small room OR a microscopic structure (in biology)
Sell
verb
to offer for sale OR to exchange goods for money
Sale
noun
an instance of or opportunity for selling
Choose
verb
to select from a number of possibilities
Chose
past tense of the verb TO CHOOSE
Emigrate
verb
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate
Immigrate
verb
to come to a country of which one is not native
Farther
adverb
at or to a greater distance or more advanced point
Further
verb
to advance, promote

adj.
additional
Knew
past tense of TO KNOW (to be well informed about, to recognize)
New
adj.
appearing, thought of, or made for the first time
Lose
verb
to misplace or not win
Loose
noun
to not be tight

verb (rarely used)
to release
Passed
past tense of the berd TO PASS (to move)
Past
adjective
belonging to a former time/place, gone by

noun
a former time
Quiet
noun
silence

verb
to silence
Quit
verb
to stop
Quite
adjective
ttruly or condiferably
Their
pronoun
possessive form of the pronoun THEY
There
indicates location (hint: think of "here and there")
They're
contraction for "they are"
Weak
adjective
fragile or not strong
Week
noun
a period of seven days
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