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confusing verbs

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  • Its vs "It's": Which word is a possessive pronoun and which is a contraction for "it is" or "it has"?
    Its
  • Principal vs "Principle": Which word refers to the head of a school or an amount of money and which refers to a fundamental truth or concept?
    Principal
  • Pray vs "Prey": Which word means to make a devout petition to a deity and which refers to an animal hunted for food?
    Pray
  • Complement vs "Compliment": Which word means something that completes or goes well with something else and which means a polite expression of praise or admiration?
    Complement
  • Lead vs "Led": Which word refers to a heavy metal and which is the past tense of "lead"?
    Lead
  • Your vs "You're": Which word is a possessive pronoun and which is a contraction for "you are"?
    Your
  • Bear vs "Bare": Which word refers to a large mammal or to endure and which means naked or uncovered?
    Bear
  • Accept vs "Except": Which word means to agree or receive willingly and which means to exclude or leave out?
    Accept
  • Advice vs "Advise": Which word is a noun meaning guidance or recommendations and which is a verb meaning to give guidance or recommendations?
    Advice
  • Whose vs "Who's": Which word is a possessive pronoun and which is a contraction for "who is" or "who has"?
    Whose
  • Capital vs "Capitol": Which word refers to a city serving as a seat of government or wealth and which refers to a building where a legislative body meets?
    Capital
  • Break vs "Brake": Which word means to separate into pieces and which is a device used to stop a vehicle?
    Break
  • Stationary vs "Stationery": Which word means not moving or still and which refers to writing materials?
    Stationary
  • Farther vs "Further": Which word refers to physical distance and which refers to metaphorical or abstract distance?
    Farther
  • Affect vs "Effect": Which word is a verb meaning to influence or make a change and which is a noun meaning the result of a change?
    Affect
  • Weather vs "Whether": Which word refers to the atmospheric conditions and which is used to introduce alternative possibilities?
    Weather
  • Aloud vs "Allowed": Which word means to speak audibly and which means permitted or given permission?
    Aloud
  • Peace vs "Piece": Which word refers to a state of tranquility or absence of conflict and which refers to a portion or part of something?
    Peace
  • Cite vs "Site" vs "Sight": Which word means to quote as evidence which refers to a location or place and which refers to the ability to see?
    Cite
  • Passed vs "Past": Which word is the past tense of "pass" and which refers to time gone by or a previous period?
    Passed
  • Lose vs "Loose": Which word means to be unable to find something and which means not tightly fastened?
    Lose
  • Lie vs "Lay": Which word means to recline or be in a horizontal position and which means to put something down?
    Lie
  • Then vs "Than": Which word is used to indicate time or sequence and which is used for making comparisons?
    Then
  • Borrow vs "Lend": Which word means to take something with the promise to return it and which means to give something on the understanding that it will be returned?
    Borrow