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Consfusing Words
Confusing Words to Remember
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accept | to receive |
| except | other than |
| affect | a verb meaning to cause a change in or to influence |
| effect | as a verb means to bring about or accomplish. As a noun, effect means result. |
| all ready | two word phrase that means completely ready |
| already | one word, an adverb, meaning before or by this time |
| all together | in a group |
| altogether | completely |
| among | use among for three or more people, things, or groups |
| between | use between for two people, things, or groups |
| beside | next to |
| besides | in addition to |
| choose | to select |
| chose | the past tense of chose meaning selected |
| good | an adjective meaning pleasing or able |
| well | an adverb telling how ably something is done, or as an adjective meaning in good health |
| in | inside |
| into | movement from outside toward the inside |
| it's | the contraction of it is |
| its | the possessive of the personal pronoun which does NOT take an apostrophe |
| lay | to place something - an object |
| lie | to recline (used with people or animals) |
| learn | to gain knowledge |
| teach | to give knowledge |
| leave | to go away |
| let | to allow |
| set | to place or put something |
| sit | to place oneself in a seated position - can be used with people or animals |
| than | introduces the second part of a comparison |
| then | a time order word meaning at that time or after that |
| there | a place or location of something or someone |
| their | the possessive form of they |
| they're | the contraction of they are |
| to | in the direction of |
| too | also or to an excessive degree |
| who's | the contraction of who is |
| whose | the possessive form of who |