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Words that sound or look alike<br />
addition/edition<br />
For example:<br />
angel/angle<br />
For example:<br />
In addition to our homework we<br />
had to read a book.<br />
(Addition means as well or besides; also<br />
the adding of numbers.)<br />
This was the first edition of her new<br />
novel.<br />
(Edition means the number of copies of a<br />
book or newspaper.)<br />
There was a large mural of an angel<br />
in the church.<br />
(Angel means a heavenly being.)<br />
The angle formed by the lines was a<br />
right angle.<br />
(Angle means the space between lines or<br />
to fish.)<br />
brought/bought<br />
For example: I brought my umbrella to school.<br />
(Brought is the past tense of the verb to<br />
bring.)<br />
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She bought some apples and oranges<br />
at the shop.<br />
(Bought is the past tense of the verb to<br />
buy.)<br />
Words that cause confusion<br />
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