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
You have errors in 14 and 17.
You know what you need to do for the words you don't know.
5. illicit
14. rite, their
17. stationery
is this correct?