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Easily Confused Words

sit set to lower yourself on a seat to place an item

can may able to allowed to do

teach learn give instructions receive instructions

lie lay to recline on something to put on top of something

rise raise to get up or stand up to lift something up

well(adv) good (adj) well (adj) good: favorable of useful well: health With skill (comes describing a verb)

their there they’re Belongs to them location contraction of they +are

affect effect verb to influence or cause a change noun a result

less few small in amount can’t be counted small in number can be counted