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Commonly Misused Words
Section 5
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English
6th Grade
06/02/2008

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pain
Definition
pain is the feeling of being hurt
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pane
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pane is a part of section of something, commonly like a pane of glass
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pair
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a pair is a couple or two of something
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pare
Definition
pare means to peel
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pear
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a pear is a fruit
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past
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the past is a time from before now
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passed
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passed is the past tense of "pass" which means to move beyond or away
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peace
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peace means free from war
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piece
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a piece is a part of somethingthink of a PIEce of PIE
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personal
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personal means private
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personnel
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personnel are the people who work at a job
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plain
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plain means undecorated, or a level area
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plane
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a plane is a short word for an airplane; also a tool used to smooth wood
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pore
Definition
a pore is an opening in our skin
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pour
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to pour is to cause to flow
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poor
Definition
poor means low or needy quality
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principal
Definition
Mr. Hopping is our princiPAL.  He wants to be our PAL.
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principle
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The main principle of Camp Kieve is "Everyone deserves to be treated with Kindness and Respect."
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quiet
Definition
quiet is a way of not making noise
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quit
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to quit is to stop doing something
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quite
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quite means completely or rather
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raise
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raise means to lift or elevate
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rays
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rays are thin lines or beans usually from the sun
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raze
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to raze means to tear down completely
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rite
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a rite is a ritual or ceremony
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right
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right means correct or proper
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rode
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rode is the past tense of the verb "to ride"
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rowed
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rowed means to move a boat with oars
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scene
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scene refers to the place where something happens
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seen
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seen is a form of the verb "to see"
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sew
Definition
sew means to stitch
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sow
Definition
sow means to plant
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sight
Definition
sight is the ability to see
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cite
Definition
cite means to quote or refer to
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site
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site means a location or position
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son
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a son is a male child
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sun
Definition
the sun is the center of our solar system
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sore
Definition
sore means painful
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soar
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soar means to rise or fly in the air
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stationery
Definition
stationERY is papEr and EnvElopEs for lEttErs
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stationary
Definition
stationary means not moveable
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steal
Definition
to steal means to take something without permission
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steel
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steel is a very strong metal
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so
Definition
so is a connecting word
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some
Definition
some is an uncertain number or part
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sum
Definition
sum means the whole amount
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road
Definition
a road is like a street
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write
Definition
write meant so record in print
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