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| sentence - correct spelling noun and verb Example: A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate. noun Example: The judge will sentence the bank robber tomorrow morning. verb |
| separate - correct spelling adjective and verb Not seperate. Example: They put their two sons in separate bedrooms. adjective Example: She will separate from her husband next week. verb |
| service - correct spelling noun, adjective, and verb Example: They provided a valuable service for their customers. noun Example: They added a service fee to the bill. adjective |
| shepherd - correct spelling noun and verb Not shephard or sheperd. Example: The shepherd guarded his sheep. noun Example: They will shepherd the bill through Congress. verb |
| shoulder - correct spelling noun and verb Example: His injured left shoulder kept him on the sidelines. noun Example: He will shoulder our burden for us. verb |
| shriek - correct spelling verb and noun Not shreek. Example: She will shriek when she learns about the new car. verb Example: The loud shriek frightened the small children. noun |
| siege - correct spelling noun and verb Example: The siege of the city cut off all supplies. noun Example: The military force will siege the city to force out the residents. verb |
| sight - correct spelling noun and verb Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses sight, site, and cite. Click here for that discussion. Example: She was a sight for sore eyes. n… |
| signal - correct spelling noun and verb Example: The traffic signal failed to work and caused an accident. noun Example: The hostage tried to signal the police for help. verb |
| site - correct spelling noun and verb Grammar.com’s section on Problem Words discusses sight, site, and cite. Click here for that discussion. Example: This is a good site for the new … |
| source - correct spelling noun and verb Example: The reporter refused to reveal his source for the story. noun Example: Now they source many of the components from Hong Kong. verb |
| sponsor - correct spelling noun and verb Example: The sponsor of the football game produced some clever ads. noun Example: The Congressman will sponsor his application to West Point. verb |
| stomach - correct spelling noun and verb Example: He filled his stomach with junk food. noun Example: He couldn’t stomach any more committee meetings. verb |
| stretch - correct spelling verb, noun, and adjective Example: You should stretch before exercise. verb Example: That stretch of highway needs new pavement. noun Example: |
| subordinate - correct spelling adjective, noun, and verb Example: He uses too many subordinate clauses in his writing style. adjective Example: Though she was his subordinate, she knew she h… |
| subpoena - correct spelling noun and verb Not subpena. Example: The judge issued a subpoena for the records. noun Example: Congress will subpoena the witnesses. verb |
| militate, mitigate - vocabulary verb Militate: to influence strongly. The word militate is intransitive and is usually accompanied by the preposition against. For if it happened that an individual, even when asl… |
| surprise - correct spelling noun and verb Example: This news was a surprise to all. noun Example: His announcement will surprise the board of directors. verb |
| surround - correct spelling verb and noun Example: The police plan to surround the crack house. verb Example: The architect created a French surround for the new office. noun |
| sweat - correct spelling verb and noun Example: He learned to sweat the details. verb Example: The sweat on the suspect’s brow tipped off the interrogator. noun |
| Homonyms vs. Homophones vs. Homographs Homonyms vs. Homophones vs. Homographs The most frequently confused words in English are used wrongly mainly because they are very identical. It might be that they are spelled similarly, they are … |
| dessert, desert A dessert is something you eat after dinner. A desert is a hot place with a lot of sand. Desert can also be used as a verb meaning “to abandon” o… |
| devise, device To devise means “to formulate a plan.” In the law, devise means “to give away land or other real property in a will.” A device is something that … |
| arguing - correct spelling arguing verb (present participle of the verb argue) Example: The teenager was arguing with his parents. |
| dining - correct spelling dining verb (present participle of the verb dine) Example: He was dining with friends when he heard the news. |
