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  • It's (quiet/quiet) hot in Bahrain.
    quite
  • 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.)
  • Anne Frank kept a very famous (diary/dairy)
    diary
  • Everyone likes you but (she/her).
    her
  • The politican offered his (advice/advise) to the Cabinet.
    advice 
  • I will (borrow/lend) you my book.
    lend
  • 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.)
  • The (effect/affect) of the tablet was disastrous.
    effect 
  • We (were/we're) the last ones to arrive at the party.
    were
  • Someone, (between/among) all of you, has the answer.
    among
  • The (principle/principal) of the school hired a new assitant for her office
    principal
  • The murderer was (hanged/hung) two hours before the governor's pardon.
    hanged
  • 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.)
  • I like to (breathe/breath) in the fresh mountain air.
    breathe
  • She (won/beat) the tennis match.
    won
  • Your shoelaces are (lose/loose)
    loose
  • She won't (leave/let) us meet her new boyfriend.
    let
  • It hardly rains in the (dessert/desert)
    desert
  • The dent on my car is very (notable/noticeable)
    noticeable
  • May I (lend/borrow) some money?
    borrow
  • She (laid/lay) on the beach while her son splashed at the water edge.
    lay
  • What (kind of/kinf of a) dress do you want?
    kind of
  • He fell (off/of) the ladder.
    off
  • Can you visit Mary and (I/me) tonight?
    me
  • He is totally (uninterested/disinterested) in your persoanl affairs.
    uninterested