Good, well. Good is an adjective. Well is usually an adverb, though sometimes an adjective; as, Are you well to-day?
- She talks very ——.
- She prepares a —— paper, even if she does not write ——.
- Do —— what you are doing.
- Did you have a —— time?
- Recite it as —— as you can.
House, home. House means only a building. Home means a place that is one's habitual place of residence.
- He thought often of the flowers about the door of his old ——.
- They have recently bought a —— which they intend to make their ——.
- Mr. Heim lives here now, but his —— is in Lewisburg.
- He has several miserable —— that he rents.
- Such a place is not fit to be called a ——.
Most, almost. Almost is an adverb meaning nearly. Most never has this meaning.
- I was —— injured when the machine broke.
- It is —— time for him to come.
- The —— discouraging thing was his indifference.
- I —— missed the car.
- —— of the books are torn.
Let, leave. See Glossary, under leave.
- Will his employer —— him go so early.
- I shall —— at noon.
- —— me help you with your coat.
- —— me here for a while.
- This book I —— with you.
- Do not —— that danger disturb you.
Like, as. Like should not be used as a conjunction in the sense of as. As a preposition it is correct. It is wrong to say, Do like I do; but right to say, Do as I do.
- He looks —— James.
- Read —— James does.
- Does she look —— me?
- She thinks of it —— I thought.
- Lincoln could do a thing —— that.
- Other men could not do —— Lincoln did.