The teacher will never * homework written on a napkin.!@#$@!
"Except" is used to exclude something; "accept" is a verb which means receive or allow.
!@#$@!accept!@#$@!except$%^%$Based on this year's massive harvest, I think we should plant * hills of squash next spring.!@#$@!
For a quantifiable object such as "hills," the word "fewer" is correct. If the sentence had been speaking more generally about squash, or something that couldn't be quantified, then "less" would be correct.
!@#$@!fewer!@#$@!less$%^%$Avery's truck was powerful, but not quite strong enough to * the entire load in one trip.!@#$@!
To "haul" is to carry, while a "hall" is a large room.
!@#$@!haul!@#$@!hall$%^%$Albert found that the discomfort in his * had been caused by a small rock that was stuck inside his hiking boot.!@#$@!
A "heel" is the hind part of a foot, while "heal" means to cure of a disease.
!@#$@!heel!@#$@!heal$%^%$After a week of listening to us arguing, my grandmother * all mention of politics at the dinner table.!@#$@!
"Banned" is the past tense of "ban," while a "band" is a music group.
!@#$@!banned!@#$@!band$%^%$The victim and his family felt that the assailant was given a * sentence at the trial.!@#$@!
"Fair" means balanced or just, while a "fare" is a payment or toll.
!@#$@!fair!@#$@!fare$%^%$Judy keeps a cryptic note in her purse to remind her * she has filed important travel documents.!@#$@!
"Where" is a location, and "were" is the past tense of "are."
!@#$@!where!@#$@!were$%^%$Melissa preferred to * food herself, but would buy bags of shredded cheese when she had a large party to plan for.!@#$@!
To "grate" is to use a grater to slice something into small pieces, while "great" means "very good."
!@#$@!grate!@#$@!great$%^%$Taylor could sleep through the *, but when the loud thunder came, there was no chance of staying asleep during that storm.!@#$@!
"Lightening" is removing weight or darkness, while "lightning" is the electricity seen in a thunder storm.
!@#$@!lightning!@#$@!lightening$%^%$If James came, then we knew Jordan would want to come *.!@#$@!
"Too" is the correct form when the word "also" could be used instead.
!@#$@!too!@#$@!to
Which Word?
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