8th Commonly Confused Words Revised

8/14/2019 8th Commonly Confused Words Revised

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Commonly ConfusedCommonly Confused

WordsWords88thth GradeGrade


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Capital/CapitolCapital/Capitol

CapitalCap

ital: noun. a city that is the official center of: noun. a city that is the official center ofgovernment , an uppercase letter, money or wealth.government , an uppercase letter, money or wealth.

-Example: The first word in a sentence begins with a-Example: The first word in a sentence begins with a

capital letter.capital letter. Example: Salt Lake is the capital of Utah.Example: Salt Lake is the capital of Utah.

Example: They needed a lot of capital to start a company.Example: They needed a lot of capital to start a company.

CapitolCap

itol:: nounnounthe word usually refers to the mainthe word usually refers to the maingovernmentgovernment buildingbuilding of a state.of a state.

-Hint: think of the-Hint: think of the domedome of the capitof the capitooll buildingbuilding as theas the oo inin

the wordthe word

-Example: The dome on the capitol building was made of-Example: The dome on the capitol building was made of

copper.copper.


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Choose/ChoseChoose/Chose

Choose -Choose - verb. to select from a number ofverb. to select from a number ofpossibilities; pick out, decide on (will do)possibilities; pick out, decide on (will do)

Example: The judgesExample: The judges willwill choose thechoose the

winner.winner. Chose -Chose - Verb past tense.Verb past tense.To haveTo have

decided upon and picked outdecided upon and picked out past tense ofpast tense ofchoose (have done)choose (have done)

Example: I chose the best player to be onExample: I chose the best player to be onmy team.my team.


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Loose/LoseLoose/Lose

LooseLoose adjective. adjective.Too much space, notToo much space, not

tight fittingtight fitting

ExampleExample:: His pants were so loose theyHis pants were so loose they

fell down.fell down. LoseLose verb. To fail to keep or find; beverb. To fail to keep or find; be

deprived of.deprived of.

Example: If you lose your lunch money,Example: If you lose your lunch money,you wont get lunch.you wont get lunch.


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Quiet/Quit/QuiteQuiet/Quit/Quite

Quiet

Quiet adjective. making little or no noise.adjective. making little or no noise.

Example: The class was quiet while taking theExample: The class was quiet while taking thetest.test.

Quiet

Quiet noun. the state of being quiet. noun. the state of being quiet.

Example: The quiet was not disturbed.Example: The quiet was not disturbed. Quit:

Quit: verbverb.. to stop doing somethingto stop doing something

Example: John quit teasing his brother.Example: John quit teasing his brother. Quite

Quite -adverb-adverb means truly or considerablymeans truly or considerably

Example: At a young age, Michael Jordan, wasExample: At a young age, Michael Jordan, wasquite tall.quite tall.


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Weak/WeekWeak/Week

WeakWeak --adjective.adjective.fragile, or not strongfragile, or not strong

Example: He was wExample: He was weakeak, after being ill., after being ill.

Hint: After being frightened by a mouse,Hint: After being frightened by a mouse,

((eakeak) she felt weak and feinted.) she felt weak and feinted. WeekWeek noun. noun. refers to seven daysrefers to seven days

Example: Tom was grounded for a week.Example: Tom was grounded for a week.

Hint: wHint: weeeek and sk and seevveen both have twon both have two eses


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Cell/Sale/SellCell/Sale/Sell

CellCell -- noun -noun -a small room or groupa small room or group

Example: TheExample: The CCriminal wasriminal was CCaptured andaptured andput in a jailput in a jail CCell.ell.

$$aleale -- nounnoun -- the exchange of goods forthe exchange of goods foran amount of moneyan amount of money

Example: The store had a big clearanceExample: The store had a big clearancesale.sale.

$$ellell verb - to give something in verb - to give something inexchange for moneyexchange for money

Example: We will sell our car.Example: We will sell our car.


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Emigrate/ImmigrateEmigrate/Immigrate

EmigrateEmigrate verb -To leave or verb -To leave or EXITEXITone country to live elsewhereone country to live elsewhere

Example: The war refugeesExample: The war refugees

emigrated from Iraq.emigrated from Iraq.

ImmigrateImmigrate --verbverb -- to cometo come INTOINTOaa

countrycountryExample: People from manyExample: People from manycountries immigrated to the U.S.countries immigrated to the U.S.


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Knew/NewKnew/New

KnewKnew -- verb - the past tense for knowverb - the past tense for knowto understand somethingto understand something

Example: He knew the answer to theExample: He knew the answer to the

math problem.math problem.

NewNew adj. not old; fresh; recent; having adj. not old; fresh; recent; havingsomething for the first time.something for the first time.

Example: They bought a new car.Example: They bought a new car.Hint: K for know and knewHint: K for know and knew

N for never used beforeN for never used before


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Passed/PastPassed/Past

PassedPassed verb - having completed the act verb - having completed the act

of passing, going by something.of passing, going by something.

Example: Mary passed the test.Example: Mary passed the test.

John passed her in the hall.John passed her in the hall.

PastPast noun -a time that has gone by. noun -a time that has gone by.

Example: The pioneers lived in the past.Example: The pioneers lived in the past. PastPast adj. gone by; ended; over: adj. gone by; ended; over:

Example: Our childhood days are past.Example: Our childhood days are past.


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Their/There/TheyreTheir/There/Theyre

TheirTheir adj. means relating to or belonging to adj. means relating to or belonging tothemthem

Example: That is their house.Example: That is their house.

Hint: Heir is in the word tHint: Heir is in the word theirheir, which means, which means

possessing something left in a will.possessing something left in a will. ThereThere adverb.adverb. means at or in that placemeans at or in that place

Example: The river is over there.Example: The river is over there.

Hint Here is a place and is in the word tHint Here is a place and is in the word therehere

TheyreTheyre - contraction. A contraction of the- contraction. A contraction of thewords they are.words they are.

Example: Theyre going home.Example: Theyre going home.


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Farther/FurtherFarther/Further

FartherFarther adj. at or to a greater adj. at or to a greaterdistance; more distantdistance; more distant

Example: I threw the ball fartherExample: I threw the ball farther

than John.than John. FurtherFurther adj. additional; more adj. additional; more

Example: I threw the ball fartherExample: I threw the ball farther

than John, but Tom threw it furtherthan John, but Tom threw it furtherthan both of us. There will be nothan both of us. There will be nofurther discussion.further discussion.

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