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Words that sound or look alike<br />
Words that cause confusion<br />
medal/metal<br />
For example:<br />
of/off<br />
For example:<br />
quiet/quite<br />
For example:<br />
The runner easily won the gold<br />
medal.<br />
(Medal means an award, usually made of<br />
metal.)<br />
The vase was made of metal.<br />
(Metal is an element such as tin or gold.)<br />
I would like one of those books.<br />
He fell off his bike.<br />
Hint: You use two legs to jump off—off<br />
has two f ’s.<br />
The room was very quiet as we went<br />
inside.<br />
(Quiet means the opposite of loud.)<br />
The little girl wasn’t quite old<br />
enough to join.<br />
(Quite means almost, somewhat or<br />
rather.)<br />
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