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Commonly Confused Words

Can you tell these commonly confused words apart?
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Last updated: April 20, 2020
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1. I hope the teacher will ______ my work even though it's already past the deadline.
except
accept
2. The typhoon ________ thousands of people living in the city.
affected
effected
3. An elk stood ______ the trees.
between
among
4. The cookies you baked were not bad at all. They were _____ salty, though.
quite
quiet
5. The deadline has _____ and yet several students still haven't submitted their projects.
past
passed
6. Anyone ____ already seen him perform live are very lucky.
whose
who's
7. The criminal was ______ for his crimes.
hung
hanged
8. I ______ you to never give up on your dreams.
advise
advice
9. They ____ him by chains and tortured him.
hung
hang
10. ___ been a while since we've talked to each other.
Its
It's
11. Please keep _____. You wouldn't want to wake up your sister.
quiet
quite
12. No one likes waiting in the _____ for the bus.
cue
queue
13. The wedding guests were gathered ________ in the garden.
altogether
all together
14. You should take ______ from your closest friends.
advice
advise
15. _____ house is really huge.
Their
They're
There
16. He often _____ the law when he drives by ignoring the speed limit.
flouts
flaunts
17. It is her spirit that ________ haunts the building.
supposably
supposedly
18. The assistant asked ______ questions.
further
farther
19. There is a slight _____ at the end of Melina's trousers.
flair
flare
20. The great days of Crete lie thus beyond the ______ period.
historical
historic
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