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    This document provides examples to distinguish between commonly misused words and their correct meanings in sentences. It includes pairs of words like in/into, its/it's, lay/lie, and learn/teach. Students are asked to underline the correctly completing word in sentences and write the correct form of italicized words in sentences. The document is intended to teach the proper usage of these similar words.

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    This document provides examples to distinguish between commonly misused words and their correct meanings in sentences. It includes pairs of words like in/into, its/it's, lay/lie, and learn/teach. Students are asked to underline the correctly completing word in sentences and write the correct form of italicized words in sentences. The document is intended to teach the proper usage of these similar words.

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    This document provides examples to distinguish between commonly misused words and their correct meanings in sentences. It includes pairs of words like in/into, its/it's, lay/lie, and learn/teach. Students are asked to underline the correctly completing word in sentences and write the correct form of italicized words in sentences. The document is intended to teach the proper usage of these similar words.

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    Name: ____________________________

    Block: __________________

    Usage:
    In - Teach
    Words that are similar are sometimes misused.

    in, into
    in means inside. into indicates an action toward the inside.
    Bears live in a den.

    He chased the calves into the barn.

    its, its
    Its is the possessive form of it. Its is the contractions for it is.
    The cat licked its fur.

    Its time to watch the news.

    lay, lie
    lay means to put/to place. lie means to recline/to be positioned.
    Lay the tomatoes in the sun to ripen.

    My dog likes to lie in the sun.

    learn, teach
    learn means to receive knowledge. teach means to give knowledge.
    Tricia learns about astronomy.

    Ms. Schalla teaches English.

    Underline the word or words in parentheses that best complete the sentence:
    1. Can you (learn, teach) me how to program the DVD player?
    2. I will (lay, lie) newspapers on the floor before I paint.
    3. Rex is (in, into) his doghouse.
    4. The squirrel is burying many of (its, its) food.
    5. Does your town (lay, lie) north or south of the river?
    6. I hope (its, its) not too late for supper.
    7. Reiko has difficulty getting (in, into) the car because of the cast on her leg.
    8. Frank hopes to (learn, teach) Spanish before he visits Mexico.

    Write in the blank the correct form of the italicized word or words. If the words are already
    correct, write a C.
    ______________ 1. When they saw the tornado, the family rushed in the storm cellar.
    ______________ 2. My bedroom lays just above the living room.
    ______________ 3. Dimas wants to teach me how to take pictures.
    ______________ 4. The oak tree shed its leaves early this year.
    ______________ 5. The cat stayed into the closet until the thunder stopped.
    ______________ 6. I dont think Ill ever learn how to ski!
    ______________ 7. Where did you lay that report?
    ______________ 8. I think Ill lay on the couch for a while.
    ______________ 9. Its too bad he cant come to the game.
    ______________ 10. The X-ray technician helped my uncle lay down on the table.

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