Read the sentence below. Please try not to [WOL] paper. Determine the correct homophone.

The sentence means “try not to use paper carelessly or unnecessarily.” The correct word for using something carelessly is “waste,” so the sentence reads, “Please try not to waste paper.” “Waist” is the middle part of the body, and “wasted” is the past-tense form.

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