You have errors in 14 and 17.
You know what you need to do for the words you don't know.
please check these:
write the correct word in each of the pairs.
1. The eerie old house had a strange (scent/sent/cent).
scent
2. We used (course/coarse) sandpaper when we refinished the dresser.
coarse
3. How many (carrots/carats/carets) is your diamond?
carats?
4. Tiffany decided to (dye/die) her white shirt.
dye
5. He performed an (illicit/elicit) action.
?
6. The (emigrants/immigrants) were asked to provide documentation.
immigrants
7. Calvin conducted the meeting (formally/formerly).
formally
8. Michael did not bother to listen; therefore, he did not (here/hear) anything his wife said.
hear
9. My mother (herd/heard) from a reliable source that I was at the movies with John.
heard
10. David dug a (hole/whole) large enough (to/two/too) plant a maple tree.
hole, to
11. We (passed/past) the road to my aunt's house.
passed
12. My (principle/principal) belief is htat every individual is equal.
principal
13. How long do you want this (piece/peace) of wood to be?
piece
14. The ceremony was considered a (rite/write/right) of passage for (their/there/they're) family.
right, their
15. We went ot the (sight/cite/site) of the accident.
site
16. Jesse (threw/through) (some/sum) seeds into the flower garden.
threw, some
17. Michelle designed (stationery/stationary) for Hallmark.
stationary
18. The (weather/whether) (van/vain/vein) pointed toward the north.
weather, vane
19. The chemical company dumped toxic (waist/waste) into the river.
waste
20. The (eagles', eagle's) sharp beak is (more, most) powerful than the (turkeys', turkey's) beak.
eagle's, more, turkey's
3 answers
5. illicit
14. rite, their
17. stationery
is this correct?
14. rite, their
17. stationery
is this correct?
Right. :-)