1. Commonly Confused Words 7th

2. The king will allot a lot of land to his people.
A lot = a great amount
Allot = to divide or distribute
The king will allot a lot of land to his people.

3. I am so bored I’m going to stand on a board.
Board = a piece of wood
Bored = nothing to do
I am so bored I’m going to stand on a board.

4. Walter decides to brake before he breaks his bike on the mountain.
Break = to tear/destroy
Brake = stop
Walter decides to brake before he breaks his bike on the mountain.

5. The teacher said aloud, “No drinks are allowed.”
Allowed = permission
Aloud = with volume
The teacher said aloud, “No drinks are allowed.”

6. Joan wanted to eat her dessert in the desert.
Desert = a dry climate
Dessert = treat after dinner
Joan wanted to eat her dessert in the desert.

7. It’s going inside its doghouse.
Its = to own something
It’s = it is
It’s going inside its doghouse.

8. I hear birds singing right here.
Hear = a noise
Here = this place
I hear birds singing right here.

9. Ralph led the blind man to the lead bowl.
Led = to guide
Lead = a metal
Ralph led the blind man to the lead bowl.

10. I laid [lay] the book down while lying [lie] in bed.
Lie = motionless; in place
Lay = involves movement
I laid [lay] the book down while lying [lie] in bed.

11. Right = correct; direction
Write = with pen and paper
Rite = ceremony
Anthony wanted to write about the marriage rites that happened right in front of him.

12. It’s quite quiet in the classroom once everyone quits speaking.
Quite = really; completely
Quiet = silence
Quit = stop
It’s quite quiet in the classroom once everyone quits speaking.

13. Janica went to the two stores to buy clothes too.
To = infinitive; preposition
Too = many; also
Two = number
Janica went to the two stores to buy clothes too.

14. They’re going to their house over there.
Their = possessive
There = a place
They’re = they are
They’re going to their house over there.

15. Are you sure you’re ready to eat your pet chicken?
Your = possessive
You’re = you are
Are you sure you’re ready to eat your pet chicken?

16. The truck passed Lucy’s house five times in the past week.
Passed = did pass
Past = history
The truck passed Lucy’s house five times in the past week.
The truck drove past Lucy’s house.

17. Definitely = a sure thing
Defiantly = with attitude
When the executioner asked the prisoner if she was ready to die, she defiantly said, “Definitely.”