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| license - correct spelling license - noun and verb Example: He told the police that his driver’s license had expired. noun Example: The company plans to license the patented inven… |
| light - correct spelling light - noun, adjective, and verb Example: She turned out the light and fell asleep. noun Example: The light box in fact contained explosive material. a… |
| loaf - correct spelling loaf - noun (plural loaves) and verb Example: She baked a loaf of bread. noun Example: He had worked enough, so he decided to loaf on the couch. verb |
| loose - correct spelling loose - adjective and verb Not lose. Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses loose and lose. Click here for that discussion. Example: We need to clean up som… |
| Peddle vs. Pedal English spelling is full of apparent idiosyncrasies – native speakers and learners alike grapple with doubling consonants, how to form plurals, ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’’, and have to dodge ump… |
| maneuver - correct spelling maneuver - verb and noun Also manoeuvre (especially in England). Example: We must try to maneuver the conversation away from this issue. verb Example: |
| manufacture - correct spelling manufacture - verb and noun Example: He discovered a new way to manufacture cotton cloth. verb Example: His invention concerned the manufacture of compu… |
| married - correct spelling married - verb and adjective Example: He married his childhood sweetheart. verb Example: The young married couple enjoyed their honeymoon. adjective |
| Clause A sentence in English language can be divided into various parts. Each part of a sentence serves its relative purpose and has some specific characteristics. While all of this seems simple, there is s… |
| match - correct spelling match - noun and verb Example: Jason and Molly—what a wonderful match. noun Example: While shopping, he tried to match his new suit with some ties. verb |
| measure - correct spelling measure - verb and noun Example: He tried to measure the acreage of his field. verb Example: Americans use the gallon as the measure of liquids. noun |
| might - correct spelling might - auxiliary verb and noun Example: He might win. He might not. auxiliary verb Example: He swung the bat with all his might. noun |
| monkey - correct spelling monkey - noun and verb Example: The cute little monkey surprised the children. noun Example: He tried to monkey with the valve to make the engine work. … |
| mortgage - correct spelling mortgage - noun and verb Example: He took out a second mortgage on his house and bought a car. noun Example: She is trying to mortgage her house. verb |
| murmur - correct spelling murmur - noun and verb Example: The low murmur in the audience distracted the speaker. noun Example: She heard him murmur the threat as he left the room… |
| muscle - correct spelling muscle - noun and verb Example: His injured muscle prevented further athletic activity. noun Example: He tried to muscle his way into the organization. … |
| needle - correct spelling needle - noun and verb Example: The gentle nurse slipped the needle into the child’s arm. noun Example: We will needle him about his strange attire. verb |
| neighbor - correct spelling neighbor - noun and verb Example: Their neighbor mows his lawn at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. noun Example: She wanted her house to neighbor his. verb |
| occasion - correct spelling occasion - noun and verb Example: The party will be quite an occasion. noun Example: The news report will occasion the candidate to issue a retraction. … |
| reason - correct spelling reason - noun and verb Example: She cited her boss’s stubbornness as the reason for her resignation. noun Example: We tried to reason with our noisy nei… |
| yacht - correct spelling noun and verb Example: His yacht cost a fortune. noun Example: He likes to yacht throughout the Caribbean. verb |
| overrun - correct spelling overrun - verb and noun Example: The looting hordes tried to overrun the country. verb Example: The publishing company printed an overrun of 10,000 copi… |
| Delegate vs. Delegation Delegate vs. Delegation Just like the similar words "dental vs. dentist" or "reward vs. rewarding", "delegate vs. delegation" is a pair of words that are included in the same word family. This me… |
| Peak vs. Peek Let's take a closer look to what "peak" and "peek" mean in order to clarify every puzzling aspect of "peak vs. peek". Peak vs. Peek Not only are these words phonetically similar, but also syntactical… |
| season - correct spelling noun and verb Example: The rainy season comes in the spring. noun Example: I will season the meat with salt and pepper. verb |
