Confusing words
Try not to (loose, lose) your good reputation.
lose
We understand each other [really well; really good].
really well
The manager promised to look [in to; into; unto; omit] the customer's complaint.
What is "into"?
define the following words: all together / altogether
all together = everybody or everything together altogether = completely
recuperate, vacuum, specificaly
specifically
I hope your company will (accept, except) our offer.
accept
I think the cake is done. It smells [good; well].
good
The office will open sometime [in, within, inside, about] a half hour.
What is "within"?
DAILY DOUBLE!!! identify the part of speech and define the following words: affect / effect
affect = verb --> to influence effect = verb -->to cause or bring about
Effect = noun --> a result
prejudice, panacea, amethist
amethyst
She answered the letter on shocking pink (stationary, stationery).
stationery
With [who/whom] are you going to the movies?
Whom
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches more [then / than] ham sandwiches.
Than
What is the difference between the following words: farther and further
farther--used to express distance
further--used to express time or degree
primitive, obedience, mocassin
moccassin
My cousin has a swimmer's (build, built).
build
The most important part of my life [have been/ has been] the people who stood by me.
Has been
He took it [up on; upon; on; omit] himself to schedule the meeting.
upon
define the following words: council and counsel
council--an assembly that meets for deliberation (student council)
counsel--advice (counselor)
wholly, wiry, strenous
strenuous
Not sleeping before the ACT can (effect/affect) your score.
I like to watch movies[, OR ;] action films are my favorite.
semicolon
Carlos [telephoned] Iris to tell [her] that he [would be] late for [their] [date].
telephoned=verb her=pronoun would be=verb their=pronoun date=noun
Define and identify the part of speech for each of the following words: advice and advise
advice --> guidance or recommendation offered
to someone (noun)
advise --> offer suggestions (verb)
innoculate, aeronautics, saboteur
inoculate