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| Please take all of the books off of the shelf (accept / except) the red one. |
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| It hurts my feelings that he will not (accept / except) my apology. |
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| Our professor made an (allusion / illusion) to "The Big Bang Theory" in his lecture. |
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| Most magic tricks are just (allusions / illusions) |
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| The (capitol / capital) of Texas is Austin. |
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| The governor announced his resignation in a speech at the (capitol / capital) today. |
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| I (cited / sighted / sited) ten quotes from the same author in my paper. |
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| The (cite / sight/ site) of the American flag evokes different emotions in many people. |
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| The new office building was built on the (cite / sight / site) of the cemetery. |
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| Milk always seems to (compliment / complement) chocolate chip cookies or pancakes. |
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| The professor (complimented / complemented) Rudy on her correct usage of commas in her paper. |
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| The members on the (counsel / council) voted that uniforms will be worn in schools. |
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| The police officer (counseled / counciled) the convict before he was released. |
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| The baby will scream as soon as (its / it's) mother walks out of the room. |
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| (It's / Its) a beautiful day in the neighborhood. |
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| Mom told me that I better not (loose / lose) this new lunchbox. |
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| The burglar's pants were so (loose / lose), the cops had no problem catching up with him. |
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| Franklin High has some of the best grade-level (principles / principals). |
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| Molly stood up for Natalie--having a (principle / principal) that no one should ever be bullied. |
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| The accident was my fault because I ran into a (stationery / stationary) object. |
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| My mother bought me (stationery / stationary) that was made from recycled paper. |
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| (Their / There / They're) house is at the end of the street. |
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| (Their / There / They're) goes my chance of winning the lottery! |
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| (Their / There / They're) in Europe for the summer again! |
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| I have no clue who will win the game; (you're / your) guess is as good as mine. |
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| If (you're / your) going on the field trip, make sure you get the permission slip signed. |
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| Samantha is going to be in the wedding (to / two/ too). |
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| No one is going (to / two/ too) the game on Saturday if it rains. |
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| Sam could not believe that it had ( to/ two / too) A's this semester. |
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| (Whose / Who's) purse is sitting under the desk? |
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| (Whose / Who's) going to the Homecoming game on Friday? |
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| (Who / Whom) wrote the letter? |
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| (Who / Whom) should I vote for? |
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| Our vacation was great until the hurricane changed (course / coarse). |
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