gibe,gybe,jibe
Gibe means "to taunt, jeer, make fun of": His classmates gibed Billy Earl for wearing his underwear over his clothes.
Gybe means "to swing a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailboat to the other to change course": When the wind shifted, Felix gybed when he should have tacked.
Jibe refers to being in agreement: Our views on everything from baseball to Socrates seem to jibe.
gorilla,guerrilla
A gorilla is a large ape: Gorillas live in the African tropical forest.
A guerrilla is a member of irregular military that uses surprise attacks on its enemy: Guerrilla warfare uses tactics such as espionage, sabotage, and ambush.
Gibe means "to taunt, jeer, make fun of": His classmates gibed Billy Earl for wearing his underwear over his clothes.
Gybe means "to swing a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailboat to the other to change course": When the wind shifted, Felix gybed when he should have tacked.
Jibe refers to being in agreement: Our views on everything from baseball to Socrates seem to jibe.
gorilla,guerrilla
A gorilla is a large ape: Gorillas live in the African tropical forest.
A guerrilla is a member of irregular military that uses surprise attacks on its enemy: Guerrilla warfare uses tactics such as espionage, sabotage, and ambush.
hail,hale
Hail means "to greet or to come from": She hails from California. Hail also means "balls of ice": Hail damaged the crops.
Hale means "sound or healthy": Minnie Miles is hale and hearty enough to run five miles daily.
hanged,hung
Hanged is past tense of hang in the sense of executing someone by using a rope around the neck: Outlaws in the Old West were hanged when they could be caught.
Hung is the past tense of hang, but is used for things: Lyda Cain's son never hung up his clothes. Just remember hanged is used for people (Yuck!), and hung is used for other things.hardlyThis is a word used in a negative sense meaning "barely": Lyle could hardly keep his eyes open at the lecture by Rhoda Book.
herd,heard
A herd is a group of animals: Nonnie saw a herd of cows in the pasture.
Heard is the past tense of hear: Zelda heard the bells ringing for the glorious leader who had recently died.
here,hear
Here refers to the place where you are: You should come here more often.
Hear is to listen with the ears: Am I speaking loud enough for you to hear me?
Hail means "to greet or to come from": She hails from California. Hail also means "balls of ice": Hail damaged the crops.
Hale means "sound or healthy": Minnie Miles is hale and hearty enough to run five miles daily.
hanged,hung
Hanged is past tense of hang in the sense of executing someone by using a rope around the neck: Outlaws in the Old West were hanged when they could be caught.
Hung is the past tense of hang, but is used for things: Lyda Cain's son never hung up his clothes. Just remember hanged is used for people (Yuck!), and hung is used for other things.hardlyThis is a word used in a negative sense meaning "barely": Lyle could hardly keep his eyes open at the lecture by Rhoda Book.
herd,heard
A herd is a group of animals: Nonnie saw a herd of cows in the pasture.
Heard is the past tense of hear: Zelda heard the bells ringing for the glorious leader who had recently died.
here,hear
Here refers to the place where you are: You should come here more often.
Hear is to listen with the ears: Am I speaking loud enough for you to hear me?
heroin,heroine
Heroin is an illicit drug: Heroin is a very addicting substance. A heroine is a female hero in real life or in a story: Marge was treated like a heroine when she delivered the baby in a cab. historic,historical Historic refers to something in history that was important: The summit was a historic meeting between the countries. Historical refers to anything in general history: The whole class had to dress in historical costumes for the play. hoard,horde Hoard means "to collect and keep for oneself": Squirrels hoard acorns during the winter. A horde is a large group: Hordes of people go Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving. hole,whole A hole is a gap or space: A moth made a hole in my sweater. Whole means "complete": Stu Beef ate the whole pizza himself! home,hone Home in is the correct phrase here is when referring to getting closer to a goal or target: The missile homed in electronically on the target. Hone means "to sharpen": Denise made a resolution to hone her piano playing skills. |
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