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Commonly Misused Words
Johnston, Section 3
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English
6th Grade
03/26/2008

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clothes
Definition
items you wear
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close
Definition
to shut
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coarse
Definition
rough or crude
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course
Definition
a path or direcion; a class
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council
Definition
a group that advises
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counsel
Definition
advice or to advise
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desert
Definition
barren wilderness; to leave or abandon; mnemonic;  you only want to cross the deSert once!
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do
Definition
a verb meaning to make or carry out
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dew
Definition
moisture
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due
Definition
owed
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die
Definition
stop living
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dye
Definition
change the color
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fewer
Definition
something you can count
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less
Definition
a general amount that you cannot count
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find
Definition
to locate or discover
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fined
Definition
being charged a penalty
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good
Definition
an adjective. It describes a noun.
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well
Definition
an adverb modifying the verb DO
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hear
Definition
to listen
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heard
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past tense of the verb hear
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herd
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a large group of animals
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hour
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60 minutes of time
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our
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a pronouns showing possession
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desert

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noun:  a barren land, usually sand; verb:  to abandon completely;

 

mnemonic:  You only want to cross the desert once!

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