Use the correct frequently confused word
Key Notes :
Certain words are often confused with one another. In your writing, you should pay close attention to these words and make sure you are using them correctly.
For example, fewer and less have similar meanings, but you should use them differently. Use fewer to describe things you can count, like pencils. Use less to describe things you can’t count, like water.
Fewer people than expected came to watch the race.
Our town received less rain this year due to the heat wave .
Affect and effect have similar spellings and can sound the same, but they have different meanings. Affect is usually a verb that means to change or influence. Effect is usually a noun that means an outcome or result.
Our team was losing, but I tried not to let that affect my performance.
The new medicine has an amazing effect on cold symptoms.
Learn with an example
🎯 Complete the text with the correct word.
The audience was charmed by the performer, who maintained a lively humour and wit throughout his ____ act.
- hole
- whole
Look at the answer choices, hole and whole.
Whole is an adjective that means complete or entire. A hole is an opening that goes through something.
The correct choice to use in the text is whole.
The audience was charmed by the performer, who maintained a lively humour and wit throughout his whole act.
🎯 Complete the text with the correct word.
Early bathing suits were made with fabric that was ______ and heavy, unlike the material used for modern swimsuits.
- lose
- loose
Look at the answer choices, lose and loose.
Loose is an adjective that rhymes with goose and means not tight. Lose is a verb that means to misplace something or to be defeated.
The correct choice to use in the text is loose.
Early bathing suits were made with fabric that was loose and heavy, unlike the material used for modern swimsuits.
🎯 Complete the text with the correct word.
I _______ spoke to Paige about watering our plants while we’re away, so you don’t need to call her.
- all ready
- already
Look at the answer choices, all ready and already.
Already is an adverb that means before this time. All ready is two words and means completely prepared.
The correct choice to use in the text is already.
I already spoke to Paige about watering our plants while we’re away, so you don’t need to call her.
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Complete the text with the correct word.
I _____spoke to Maya about watering our plants while we’re away, so you don’t need to call her.