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monkey - correct spelling

monkey - noun and verb  Example: The cute little monkey surprised the children. nounExample: He tried to monkey with the valve to make the engine work. verb...

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7 years ago

monotonous - correct spelling

monotonous - adjective  Example: The monotonous teacher put her students to sleep....

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7 years ago

moral - correct spelling

moral - adjective and noun  Not morale.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses morale and moral. Click here for that discussion.Example: Her upbringing instilled a moral sense of right and wrong. adjectiveExample: The moral of the sto...

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7 years ago

morale - correct spelling

morale - noun  Not moral.Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses morale and moral. Click here for that discussion.Example: The defeat hurt the morale of the troops....

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7 years ago

mortgage - correct spelling

mortgage - noun and verb  Example: He took out a second mortgage on his house and bought a car. nounExample: She is trying to mortgage her house. verb...

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7 years ago

mosquito - correct spelling

mosquito - noun  Example: The mosquito carried a vile disease....

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7 years ago

mosquitoes - correct spelling

mosquitoes - noun (plural of the noun mosquito)  Example: The swarm of mosquitoes disrupted the party....

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7 years ago

mountain - correct spelling

mountain - noun  Example: They climbed the mountain for the picnic....

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7 years ago

mournful - correct spelling

mournful - adjective  Example: She stared out the window at the mournful shadows....

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7 years ago

murmur - correct spelling

murmur - noun and verb  Example: The low murmur in the audience distracted the speaker. nounExample: She heard him murmur the threat as he left the room. verb...

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7 years ago

muscle - correct spelling

muscle - noun and verb  Example: His injured muscle prevented further athletic activity. nounExample: He tried to muscle his way into the organization. verb...

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7 years ago

mysterious - correct spelling

mysterious - adjective  Example: “It’s alright...it’s alright...it’s alright. She moves in mysterious ways.” —U2.Note: U2 should have spelled “alright” as “all right.”...

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7 years ago

mystery - correct spelling

mystery - noun and adjective  Example: His disappearance remains a mystery. nounExample: She enjoys reading mystery novels. adjective...

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7 years ago

narrative - correct spelling

narrative - noun and adjective  Example: The writer’s narrative recounts the plight of immigrants in 1900. nounExample: His narrative skill ensured his success as a novelist. adjective...

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7 years ago

natural - correct spelling

natural - adjective and noun  Example: She insisted on buying natural foods. adjectiveExample: He was a natural for the position. noun...

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7 years ago

naturally - correct spelling

naturally - adverb  Grammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: These birds adapted naturally to their environment....

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7 years ago

nauseated - correct spelling

nauseated - adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb nauseate)  Note: For a discussion of the differences among nauseous, nauseating, and nauseated, see Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words. Click here for that discussi...

added by edgood
7 years ago

nauseous - correct spelling

nauseous - adjective  Note: For a discussion of the differences among nauseous, nauseating, and nauseated, see Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words.Click here for that discussion.Example: The nauseous pile of rotting meat attracted the buzza...

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7 years ago

necessary - correct spelling

necessary - adjective and noun  Example: The weather caused a necessary change in our plans. adjectiveExample: We view this item as a necessary for our trip. nounExample: He stocked up on various necessaries. noun...

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7 years ago

necessity - correct spelling

necessity - noun  Example: He viewed his laptop computer as his one necessity....

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7 years ago

needle - correct spelling

needle - noun and verb  Example: The gentle nurse slipped the needle into the child’s arm. nounExample: We will needle him about his strange attire. verb...

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7 years ago

negligence - correct spelling

negligence - noun  Example: His negligence on the highway caused him to lose his license.Example: The lawyers brought a suit for negligence....

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7 years ago

neighbor - correct spelling

neighbor - noun and verb  Example: Their neighbor mows his lawn at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. nounExample: She wanted her house to neighbor his. verb...

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7 years ago

neither - correct spelling

neither - correlative conjunction, adjective, and pronoun  Example: Neither she nor I will attend the party. correlative conjunctionExample: She wants neither one. adjectiveExample: Neither of these games should attract your interest. pronoun...

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7 years ago

neutron - correct spelling

neutron - noun  Example: The tiny neutron has slightly more mass than a proton....

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7 years ago

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    A She avoids to speak in public.
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