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    1. "I don't think Julie's very commited/committed to her school work," said her mother.
    "I don't agree," said the teacher, "I feel that she's shown a great deal of commitment/committment this year." (commit: stress on the second syllable. But only double before a vowel suffix. -ment is a consonant suffix.)

    2. Dave submited/submitted his enrolment/enrollment form two days after the closing date. (submit; enrol)

    3. Nathan and Kim admited/admitted they had forgoten/forgotten their homework assignments. (admit;forgot)

    4. "Let's begin at the begining/beginning," said the detective. (begin)

    5. Part of the marketing/marketting manager's job involved budgeting/budgetting for the advertising schedule. (market; budget )

    6. Sandy regreted/regretted not ordering/orderring the very latest equipment/equippment. He had omited/omitted to consider the efficiency savings and now realized that his business could have been much more profitable/profittable. (regret; order; equip; omit; profit )

    7. The security guard patroled/patrolled the fence, prefering/preferring to stay awake by keeping busy. (patrol; prefer )

    8. Refering/referring to the boss by her Christian name was strictly forbiden/forbidden. (refer; forbid )

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