Vol. 1 Commonly Confused Words

I’m going to drive her home to _______________ she gets there safely.

• ensure

• insure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

I _______________ you to stop eating so quickly.

• advise

• advice

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

If Malik had to _______________ to anyone, he was glad it was to his best friend.

• lose

• loose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

If I don't put my keys in my pocket I always _______________ them.

• lose

• loose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

My belt's been _______________ since I lost 5 lbs.

• loose

• lose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Keegan was concerned when his dog Glenn was _______________ in the neighborhood.

• loose

• lose

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

This new _______________ took a team of engineers hundreds of hours to devise.

• device

• devise

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

He _______________ a way to get more cookies from his mother.

• devised

• deviced

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

After the city leaders discussed the problems, they _______________ a plan to improve the neighborhoods.

• devised

• deviced

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4B

The author used several figures of speech as literary _______________.

• devices

• devises

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C