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Confused Words 1
Term | Definition |
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sight | something seen / having to do with vision |
site | a place or location |
farther | to go a longer physical distance |
further | to push beyond a figurative or mental limit |
than | used when comparing things |
then | used to specify order of events |
among | use when talking about a part of an indistinct group |
between | use when talking about a range of items that can be counted |
number | use to refer to a specific portion of items that can be counted |
amount | use to refer to a specific portion of things that cannot otherwise be counted |
ensure | to make something certain |
insure | to protect finanically if damage occurs |
who's | contraction for who is/who has |
whose | pronoun that shows possession |
accept | to receive something given |
except | to exclude or leave out |
passed | a past tense verb that means to move beyond |
past | a noun or adjective dealing with time/space |
affect | a verb that means to influence or change something |
effect | a noun that means a result or outcome |
advice | a noun meaning guidance or direction |
advise | a verb meaning to offer suggestions |
fewer | used when talking about having a smaller amount of items that can be counted OR specifically for use with plural nouns |
less | used when talking aobut having a smaller amount of things that are uncountable OR specifically for use with singular nouns |
adverse | adjective meaning harmful |
averse | adjective meaning having a strong dislike or opposition for something |
good | adjective meaning positive |
well | adverb meaning positive |
device | noun meaning a piece of equipment |
devise | verb meaning to come up with, develop or create |
who | pronoun used in place of a subject (can replace with he/her) |
whom | pronoun used in place of an object (can replace with him/her) |
evoke | verb meaning to recall, remember, or bring to mind |
invoke | verb meaning to ask or appeal to for help |
loose | adjective meaning to be not secured, free from constraints, or not tight |
lose | verb meaning to no longer have something OR to be defeated |