TYPICAL ERROR
CORRECTION
EXPLANATION
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a
miner (someone who mines); minor (the opposite of major)
i. The damage to the house from the storm has been relatively .
ii. Grandad was an underground coal at Ipswich.
ii. Grandad was an underground coal at Ipswich.
miner
minor
b
principal (the main thing or person); principle (the underlying law, idea, theory)
i. The by which I try to live my life is, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’.
ii. The criterion for the job is that you must have good computer skills.
ii. The criterion for the job is that you must have good computer skills.
principal
principle
c
role (function, part played); roll (something rolled up, a register, a list
of names)
i. In addition to everything else that she does, she has taken on the of treasurer for the club.
ii. Grandad is listed on the honour at the War Memorial.
ii. Grandad is listed on the honour at the War Memorial.
role
roll
d
steal (to take, rob); steel (metal)
i. bridges are painted regularly so that they do not rust.
ii. The defendant confessed that he did the laptop.
ii. The defendant confessed that he did the laptop.
steal
Steel
e
weak (without energy or strength); week (7 days)
i. After being lost for two days without food and water, the hikers felt very .
ii. This is the last of the holidays.
ii. This is the last of the holidays.
weak
week