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quart - correct spelling

quart - noun  Example: He ordered a quart of Coke....

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7 years ago

quarter - correct spelling

quarter - noun, adjective, and verb  Example: He read a quarter of the book. nounExample: We waited for a quarter hour. adjectiveExample: She will quarter the pie into equal pieces....

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7 years ago

questionnaire - correct spelling

questionnaire - noun  Not questionaire.Example: He filled out the silly questionnaire....

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7 years ago

quiet - correct spelling

quiet - adjective, verb, and noun  Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses quiet, quite, and quit. Click here for that discussion.Example: The quiet room provided her peace. adjectiveExample: The principal sought to quiet the auditori...

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7 years ago

quite - correct spelling

quite - adverb  Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses quiet, quite, and quit. Click here for that discussion.Example: We have not quite finished.See quiet....

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7 years ago

quizzes - correct spelling

quizzes - noun (plural of the noun quiz) and verb (third-person singular of the verb quiz)  Example: The teacher’s quizzes always entertained the students. nounExample: The FBI agent usually quizzes the suspects in a private room. verb...

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7 years ago

raise - correct spelling

raise - verb and noun  Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses raise, rise, and rear. Click here for that discussion.Example: She wants to raise sheep and produce wool. verbExample: The employee asked for a raise in pay. noun...

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7 years ago

raspberry - correct spelling

raspberry - noun  Example: The chef added one raspberry for color.Example: The cabbie gave him a raspberry in return for the small tip. slang...

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7 years ago

realistically - correct spelling

realistically - adverb  Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: We must study the situation realistically....

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7 years ago

realize - correct spelling

realize - verb  Example: She failed to realize the danger she faced.Example: The company will realize a profit soon....

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7 years ago

really - correct spelling

really - adverb  Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: He is a really honest man.Example: Really, this is more than enough....

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7 years ago

reason - correct spelling

reason - noun and verb  Example: She cited her boss’s stubbornness as the reason for her resignation. nounExample: We tried to reason with our noisy neighbors. verb...

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7 years ago

rebellion - correct spelling

rebellion - noun  Example: The tax increase started a rebellion in Boston....

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7 years ago

recede - correct spelling

recede - verb  Example: The waters started to recede....

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7 years ago

receipt - correct spelling

receipt - noun  Example: He kept a receipt to prove the expense....

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7 years ago

receive - correct spelling

receive - verb  Example: She will receive her guests in the garden....

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7 years ago

recipe - correct spelling

recipe - noun  Example: He concocted a new recipe for deviled eggs....

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7 years ago

recognize - correct spelling

recognize - verb  Example: She failed to recognize him at first.Example: The company will recognize these items as income....

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7 years ago

recommend - correct spelling

recommend - verb  Example: I want to recommend a good book on grammar....

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7 years ago

recuperate - correct spelling

recuperate - verb  Example: She went to the beach to recuperate....

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7 years ago

reference - correct spelling

reference - noun and verb  Example: He will serve as my personal reference. nounExample: She will reference a variety of sources in her footnotes. verb ...

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7 years ago

referred - correct spelling

referred - verb (past tense and past participle of the verb refer)  Not refered.Example: She referred to her notes when she gave the speech....

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7 years ago

referring - correct spelling

referring - verb (present participle of the verb refer)  Not refering.Example: The speaker was referring to his notes when the crowd started to jeer....

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7 years ago

refrigerator - correct spelling

refrigerator - noun  Not refridgerator.Example: Our grandchildren’s pictures adorn our refrigerator....

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7 years ago

rehearsal - correct spelling

rehearsal - noun  Example: At the orchestra’s rehearsal, the flute player fainted....

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7 years ago

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