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Commonly Confused Words

Some words can easily be used wrong. Do you know your words?
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1. It will ___ him.
Affect – influence; Effect – result
Affect
Effect
2. There are ___ many!
To – direction; Too – also; Two – number
To
Too
Two
3. The army came back with ___.
Calvary – where Jesus was crucified, also known as Golgotha; Cavalry – soldiers on horseback
Calvary
Cavalry
4. Get ___ dog away from me!
Your – second person possessive; You're – you are
Your
You're
5. I'm going to ___ down.
Lay – put down something; Lie – put down yourself
Lay
Lie
6. I'm going to ___ party.
There – location; Their – possesive pronoun; They're – they are
There
Their
They're
7. He was ___ to join the competition.
Adverse – bad; Averse – dislike
Adverse
Averse
8. There were ___ than ten participants.
Fewer – used for countable things; Less – used for uncountable things
Fewer
Less
9. ___ the cup to her.
Bring – used for moving something closer; Take – used for moving something away
Bring
Take
10. He was running ___ away.
Farther – used for literal distance; Further – used for metaphorical distance
Farther
Further
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