 Commonly Misspelled Words

 Commonly Interchanged Words

 Context Clues
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1. Psyche – 16. Believed
2. Embed 17. Changeable
3. Detached 18. Conscience
4. quit 19. Greet
5. Relevance 20. Hierarchy
6. pessimist 21. Leisure
7. college 22. Recommend
8. articulate 23. Rhythm
9. receive 24. Accommodate
10. quite – absolutely, 25. Embarrass
completely 26. Judgment
11. volunteer 27. Queu
12. guarantee 28. Liaison
13. achievement 29. Disappear
14. inevitable 30. privilege
15. professor
• Psyche – the human soul, mind or spirit
Example: She knew, at some deep level of her
psyche, that what she was doing was wrong.
• Embed – fix firmly and deeply in a surrounding
mass.
Ex: he had an operation to remove a nail embedded in
his chest
• Detached – separate or disconnected
Ex: he managed to remain detached from petty
politics

• Quit – leave
Ex: he was ordered to quit the cabin immediately.
• Relevance – the quality or state of being closely
connected or appropriate
Ex: the relevance of this novel to the current sitiatuon
is striking.
• Pessimist – a person who tends to see the worst
aspect of thigs or believe that the worst will happen.
Ex: He find solace in the writings of pessimist
philosophers.
• Volunteer – a person who freely offers to take part
in an enterprise or undertake a task
Ex: he volunteered for the job
• Guarantee – provide assurance or promise
Ex: I guarantee that you will be satisfied with our
products.
COMMONLY MISSPELLED WORDS AND
THEIR CORRECT FORMS
COMMONLY CONFUSED/
INTERCHANGED WORDS
 CONTEXT CLUES

 Provide further information about a word or phrase

that helps readers understand its meaning.
 These are hints that author gives to help define a
difficult or unusual word.

1. Fluoroscopy, examination with a fluoroscope, has

become a common practice.

The commas before and after “examination with a

fluoroscope” point out the definition of “fluoroscopy.”
2. Piscatorial creatures, such as flounder, salmon,
and trout, live in the coldest parts of the ocean.

“Piscatorial” obviously refers to fish.

3. Celestial bodies, including the sun, moon, and

stars, have fascinated man through the centuries.

“Celestial” objects are those in the sky or heavens.

4. Flooded with spotlights – the focus of all attention

– the new Miss America began her year-long
reign. She was the cynosure of all eyes for the rest
of the evening.

“Cynosure” means “the focus of all attention.”

5. The little boy was fascinated by the model
train set. Even when the rest of his family
moved on, he stared intently at the tiny
tracks.

a. depressed by
b. Attracted to
c. Forgetful
d. Glad

6. The frightened baby trembled when he

couldn't find his mother. What
does trembled mean?
a. yelled
b. shook
c. laugh
d. cry
7. Water gushed out of the sink. What
does gushed mean?
a. flowed
b. stopped
c. filled
d. pushed

8. The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the

honey-covered homework the student turned in.
a. Pleased
b. Surprised
c. Frustrated
d. Disgusted
9. They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby.
They couldn't stop smiling for days.
a. Nervous
b. Watchful
c. Discouraged
d. Excited

10.The shallow river was usually easy for hikers

to wade across. However, the
recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing
torrent, too treacherous to cross.
a. Dangerous
b. Wet
c. Muddy
d. foggy