1. Commonly misused words
Week 3

2. Capital vs. capitol Capital (n): city government is located;
material wealth (money);
(adj) highly important
Example: Lansing is the capital of Michigan.
Capitol (n): a building in which a state legislature meets
Example: The US Government meets at
the state capitol for meetings.

3. Choose vs. Chose Choose (v): to make a choice; to
select from a number of
possibilities; pick by preference
Example: You may go to the library
if you choose.
Chose (verb): simple past tense of choose; to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference
Example: She chose the red shoes to wear with her little black dress.

4. Sight vs. Site vs. Cite Sight (n): refers to something that is
seen or the power or process
of seeing
Example: The sight of the fish made the cat hungry.
Site (n): the exact location of an event, structure, object, or other thing
Example: The site of the blue beach was amazing.

5. Sight vs. Site vs. Cite (cont.)
Cite (v): to quote; to mention in
support, proof, or confirmation
Example: This book explains how to
cite sources in a term paper.