The murderer was (hanged/hung) two hours before the governor's pardon.
hanged
Your shoelaces are (lose/loose)
loose
The (effect/affect) of the tablet was disastrous.
effect
The tree was struck by (lightning/lightening)
lightning
Anne Frank kept a very famous (diary/dairy)
diary
What (kind of/kind of a) dress do you want?
kind of
Do you think that Pepsi Cola is better (then/than) Coca Cola?
than Than is a conjunction used to compare two things. Then is usually an adverb indicating time.)
The man (who/which/that) won the medal was French.
who
It's (quiet/quite) hot in Bahrain.
quite
He is totally (uninterested/disinterested) in your persoanl affairs.
uninterested
Someone, (between/among) all of you, has the answer.
among
For a light cake, use two (spoonfuls/spoonful) of baking powder.
spoonfuls
She (won/beat) the tennis match.
won
She sings like an (angel/angle)
angel
One or two of her features (is/are) very attractive
are
We could take (anyway/any way) we want to get to the party.
any way (Anyway is an adverb meaning regardless. Any way is a phrase meaning any manner or method.)
I will (borrow/lend) you my book.
lend
May I (lend/borrow) some money?
borrow
In school, students are prohibited from having (illicit/elicit) items such as drugs, alcohol and weapons.
illicit (elicit often mean ‘to get something’. Illicit, on the other hand, describes something illegal.)
We (were/we're) the last ones to arrive at the party.
were
Sir, (can/may) I go to the restroom?
may
The politican offered his (advice/advise) to the Cabinet.
advice
Everyone likes you but (she/her).
her
I like to (breathe/breath) in the fresh mountain air.
breathe
She won't (leave/let) us meet her new boyfriend.
let
It hardly rains in the (dessert/desert)
desert
Can you visit Mary and (I/me) tonight?
me
He fell (off/of) the ladder.
off
The (principle/principal) of the school hired a new assitant for her office
principal
Students (that/which) fail to thoroughly proofread often miss unnecessary points
That is used when the phrase or clause that follows it is necessary in the sentence. Which is used when the phrase or clause that follows it is not necessary
She (laid/lay) on the beach while her son splashed at the water edge.
lay
(Their/There/They're) dog is over (there/their/they're) digging through the trash. (They’re/There/They're) not the most responsible pet owners.
Their/there/they're (Their is a pronoun that is plural possessive. There is a word that means place. They’re is a contraction that means they are.)
Too many times, students go to their adviser to set up their classes, but only have two of their five classes picked out.
Too/to/to/two (To is a preposition indicating direction. Too is an adverb meaning in addition or also. Two is a number.)
(Is/Are) either of your sisters working?
Are
The dent on my car is very (notable/noticeable)
noticeable