Commonly Confused or Multiple-Meaning Words

Which of the following sentences uses the word "principal" correctly?

• The principal reason for the meeting was to discuss school policy.

• She believed the principal of honesty was important in life.

• He was the principle of the high school for ten years.

• The principal goal is to complete the assignment before the deadline.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

He decided to __________ the offer because it didn’t meet his expectations.

• accept

• except

• access

• excess

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct word:

The teacher taught the students how to __________ their data on a graph.

• altar

• alter

• allude

• elude

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following sentences uses the word "affect" correctly?

• The affect of the storm was seen in the damaged buildings.

• The movie had a strong affect on her emotions.

• The new law will affect many people’s lives.

• The medicine had no effect on his symptoms.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

The athlete’s __________ was admired by everyone in the audience.

• perseverance

• preservance

• perserverance

• preservation

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CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.8.4A

Select the correct form of "they’re," "there," or "their" to complete the sentence:

__________ going to the concert later tonight.

• They’re

• There

• Their

• They

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5B

Which word best fits the sentence?

The lawyer had to __________ the case in court next week.

• precede

• proceed

• exceed

• recede

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:

The hikers stopped to take in the __________ view of the mountains.

• site

• sight

• cite

• side

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence uses "complement" correctly?

• Her shoes complimented her outfit perfectly.

• He gave her a nice complement on her speech.

• The dessert was a great complement to the meal.

• She offered a complement to his drawing.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4C

Select the word that correctly completes the sentence:

The new evidence had a significant __________ on the jury’s decision.

• affect

• effect

• impact

• cause

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4