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I would like to earn more, but this isn't my (principal or principle) reason for leaving the job.
principal
The ___ is encouraging the development of the property for both employment and recreation. (council, counsel).
council
The traffic got slower and slower until it was ___. (stationary, stationery)
stationary
She sat down and ___ to tell me about her skiing holiday. (precede, proceed)
proceeded
A staunch conservative, he frequently ___ from the court’s majority opinion. (descent, dissent)
dissented
Warm bread (compliments, complements) any meal.
complements
I understand that aircraft must reduce their height to 3,000 ft 10 miles from the runway in order to establish a final ___ path. (descent or dissent)
descent
He is trying to find a family that wants to take a vacation at Disney World, ___ of another donor. (compliments, complements).
compliments
The school is based on the fundamental ___ that each child should develop its full potential. (principle or principal)
principle
She acts as tax ___ for the National Association of Realtors. (council, counsel)
counsel
Kofi Annan ___ Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the UN. (precede, proceed)
preceded
Affect or Effect - "Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will _____ us." (Stephen R. Covey)
affect
Allusion or Illusion - "The single biggest problem in communication is the _____ that it has taken place." (George Bernard Shaw)
illusion
Aural or Oral - While visual learners prefer to learn information through charts and graphs, _____ learners prefer to hear information.
aural
Capital or Capitol - Bismarck is the _____ of North Dakota and the state’s second largest city.
capital
Cereal or Serial - "Here's what we do. We leave the car here, we take the plates off, we scratch the _____ number off the engine block, and we walk away." (Kramer in Seinfeld)
serial
