Commonly confused words
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Context clues
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Of affect or effect, which one is that of a verb?
what is affect
100
The correct spelling of the word that means a person who is the main authority of a school
what is P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L
100
Of clichés or slang, the expressions that contain words that are considered nonstandard English
what is slang
100
when do you drop the silent e in a root word
what is when the verb begins in a vowel
100
the following is an example of •Brief definition or restatement •Synonyms and antonyms •Examples
what is context clues
200
Of its or it's, the one that shows possession
what is its
200
The 2 letters to add to a word ending with X that will make it plural
what is ES
200
Of assertive, confident, and pushy, the word with a negative connotation
what is pushy
200
The main rule to remember when adding a prefix to a word
what is not to add letters or leave any out
200
almost the same, meaning as another word
what is synonyms
300
Of lose or loose, the one that's an adjective
what is loose
300
The correct spelling of the word that completes the Jane Austen title "Pride and
what is P-R-E-J-U-D-I-C-E
300
Of connotation or denotation, the one that means the dictionary definition of a word
what is denotation
300
What is the exception to the rule, when adding suffixes the word does not change
what is When the word ends in y, change the y to I
300
which of the three sheds light on words meaning, synonym, antonym, example
what is example
400
Of accept or except, the one that's a conjunction
what is except
400
Words that sound like one another but have different meanings
what is homonyms
400
A thesaurus offers a list of these, words that have the same, or very close to the same, meaning as another word
what is synonyms
400
the suffix needs to begin with what, to keep the silent e in the original word
what is consonant
400
words like such as, for instance, and for example are signals of
what is an example
500
Of quite, quit, or quiet, the one that's an adverb
what is quite
500
Achieve and receive illustrate this spelling rule
what is I before e except after c
500
Information in a dictionary that gives a history, or source, for a word is called this
what is etymology
500
a word part added to the beginning of a word that changes the word’s meaning
what is prefix
500
A brief definition or restatement is signaled by
what is a punctuation mark
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