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Troublesome Words
Words You Get CONFUSED!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accept | To receive |
| Except | Other than |
| Already | Before or by this time |
| All ready | Completely prepared |
| Altogether | In a group |
| All together | Completely |
| Amount | Quantity of things thought of as a unit |
| Number | Quantity of things thought of as separate units |
| Beside | Next to |
| Besides | In addition to |
| Between | Used for 2 people or things |
| Among | Use when talking about 3 or more groups |
| Bring | To carry from a distant place to a closer one |
| Take | To carry from a nearby place to a more distant one |
| Choose | To select |
| Chose | Selected |
| In | Inside |
| Into | Indicates movement from outside to a point within |
| Its | Possessive form of it |
| It's | Contraction of it is |
| Lay | To put or place |
| Lie | To recline or be positioned |
| Learn | To recieve knowledge |
| Teach | To give knowledge |
| Leave | To go away |
| Let | To allow |
| Loose | Not firmly attached |
| Lose | To misplace or to fail to win |
| Raise | To cause to move upwards or to grow |
| Rise | To move upward |
| Set | To place or put |
| Sit | To place oneself in a seated position |
| Than | Introduces second part of comparison |
| Then | At the time |
| Their | Possessive form of they |
| They're | Contraction of they are |
| Who's | Contraction of who is |
| Whose | Possessive form of who |