Commonly Confused Words Flashcards
Always
All the time, continuously
Still
Continuing now, as in the past
Again
Once more, another time
Arrive
To come to a place, to reach a destination
Happen
To occur, to take place
Borrow
To obtain with a promise to return it
Lend
To allow the use of something on the condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
Lose
To fail to keep, preserve, or maintain.
Loss
The act of losing possession of something
Loose
Not tight; free or released from being attached
Live
To be alive, to exist, to reside in a place
Leave
To go out of or away from, as a place
Let
To allow or permit
Pass
To gain an adequate or required mark in a test, the minimum grade to have success in a test.
Spend
To employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some proceeding
Succeed
To accomplish what is intended or desired
Remember
To recall to the mind, to think of again
Remind
To cause (a person) to remember, to think of someone or something
Earn
To receive in return for one’s labor or service
Win
To finish first, as in a race or contest
Quit
To stop, cease, or discontinue, to stop working at a job
Leave
To go out of or away from, as a place
Learn
To gain or acquise knowledge of or a skill in, by study, instruction, or experience
Teach
To impart knowledge of, or a skill in
