Commonly Confused Words

Question 1

Rule

Use a hypen when 2 words work together as an adjective before a noun. Don’t use a hyphen when they appear after the noun.

Exp. Are the below examples correct

It’s recommended you don’t take down any load bearing walls when renovating.

The walls of his condo were load-bearing

Answer 1

Both incorrect.

Hypen when 2 words form an adjective before the noun.

Question 2

What is a present participle

Answer 2

Word ending in “ing”

Used to make the continuous form

Question 3

When we use a noun or an adjective and a present participle to describe another word we use a hyphen. Only before the noun it describes

Correct or incorrect

1. She picked the beautiful-looking flowers.
2. The medicine was fast-acting

Answer 3

1. Correct: the hyphenated words come before the noun they are describing
2. Incorrect; the hyphenated words come after the word they are describing

Question 4

Hyphenate a noun and past participle when they come before the noun they are describing

Exp. TRUE or False

1. The well know singer will be in Detroit.
2. The artist is well-known in Canada

Answer 4

Both incorrect

1. The well-known singer will be in Detroit.
2. The artist is well known in Canada

Question 5

In active voice the subject of the sentence is doing the action.

In passive voice the action is happening to the subject.

True or false

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which sentence is active and which is passive, Why?

1. The savanna is roamed by beautiful giraffes.
2. Beautiful giraffes roamed the savanna

Answer 6

1. Passive

2. Active

Question 7

Which is active and which is passive

1. Sue changed the flat tire
2. The flat tire was changed by Sue.

Answer 7

1. Active

2. Passive

Question 8

Which is Active and which is passive

1. Mom read the novel in one day.
2. The novel was read by mom in one day.

Answer 8

1. Active

2. Passive

Question 9

Active or Passive

The cleaning crew vacuums and dust the office.

A forest fire destroyed the whole suburb

Answer 9

Both active

Question 10

What is the difference between Affect and Effect?

Answer 10

RAVEN. Remember Affect is a Verb and Effect is a Noun

Question 11

Is it correct

How did the medication affect the person?

Answer 11

Correct

Question 12

Is it correct

These weather conditions will affect the number of people who will come to the outdoor concert.

Answer 12

Correct

Question 13

Is it correct

Georgette took the news of her company moving to Chicago with little effect.

Answer 13

Incorrect, Affect

Question 14

Diffence between “then” and “than”

Answer 14

Then: Sequencing time

Than: Compare

Question 15

Compliment determines a sense of praise

Complement refers to something that completes.

True or False

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Which is correct and when

Alot or a lot

Answer 16

A lot is correct

Alot isn’t a word

Question 17

Which is correct and when

All together

Altogether

Which is an adverb?

Answer 17

All together (as a group)

Altogether (Entire or whole) Adverb

Question 18

The principal said that shorts are banned altogether from the dress code.

Answer 18

Correct

Altogether: completely, all things considered, on the whole

Question 19

She has all together too much homework to be fooling around after school.

Answer 19

Incorrect

Altogether

Question 20

We took an altogether new approach to the problem.

Answer 20

Correct

Question 21

There should be 50 puzzle pieces all together.

Answer 21

Incorrect

Altogether

Question 22

The boys were all together at the game before Jim suddenly ran off

Answer 22

Correct

Question 23

Place your books altogether so we don’t forget them in the morning.

Answer 23

Incorrect all together

Question 24

The dirty clothes were piled all together on the floor of the bedroom.

Answer 24

Correct

Question 25

They left for the concert altogether so they could sit next to each other.

Answer 25

Incorrect all together

Question 26

Everyday vs every day How do we use each one Which is an adjective

Answer 26

Everyday: Adjective common place, ordinary Every day: Daily

Question 27

For most Brazilians, everyday crime is a much more imminent threat than terrorism

Answer 27

Correct

Question 28

But the real point is this: You need to think and act like you are selling your business, everyday.

Answer 28

Incorrect every day

Question 29

But people do it all across the globe every day.

Answer 29

Correct

Question 30

All right vs alright What is the difference between the two

Answer 30

Alright is slang

Question 31

Any time vs anytime

Answer 31

Any time: after preposition Anytime: adverb ( Replaces; Whenever or At anytime)

Question 32

Which is used to express "Whenever" Anytime or Any time

Answer 32

Anytime

Question 33

Anytime can be replaced with "Whenever" Any time will be preceded by a preposition True or False

Answer 33

True

Question 34

The package is due to arrive at any time Correct or Not

Answer 34

Corrtect

Question 35

Anytime is sometimes preceeded by the word: "at" True or false

Answer 35

False Any time is usually preceeded by a preposition

Question 36

If you have any time available, I'd love to meet you.

Answer 36

Correct

Question 37

You can call me any time.

Answer 37

Incorrect Anytime

Question 38

The boxer said he can beat his opponent anytime

Answer 38

Correct

Question 39

This part of speech tells us where one noun is in relation to another.

Answer 39

Preposition

Question 40

Find the prepositions ( there are 2 in each sentence) Are they behind us or in front of us? Will they be arriving in 3 minutes or at midnight?

Answer 40

Behind/ in front of In / at

Question 41

Find the prepositions The coffee is on the table beside you. I should rewrite the introduction of my essay

Answer 41

On / beside Of

Question 42

Find the prepositions Sam left his jacket in the car Did you send the letter to your mom.

Answer 42

In To

Question 43

A while & awhile What is the difference in use

Answer 43

A while: after a preposition (for, in Awhile: Adverb after a verb Both have the same meaning

Question 44

Garfunkel waited awhile for the bus

Answer 44

Correct

Question 45

When something hasn't happened for a long time, we say it's been a while.

Answer 45

Correct A while is a Noun phrase Awhile is an adverb

Question 46

If something take a long time to happen we say it take awhile

Answer 46

Incorrect a while

Question 47

Allowing the wealthy to abuse themselves a while longer.

Answer 47

Incorrect Awhile

Question 48

There are two chairs for you to rest awhile longer.

Answer 48

Correct

Question 49

In favor of someone who cracks a smile once in awhile

Answer 49

Correct

Question 50

Sometime vs some time Which is preceeded by a preposition

Answer 50

Sometime replace with Whenever Some time preceeded by a preposition

Question 51

Sometime vs some time

Answer 51

Sometime = can be replaced with "Whenever" Some time = follows a preposition

Question 52

I'll get around to finishing that book sometime

Answer 52

Correct

Question 53

How long will it take to finish the book? It will take some time.

Answer 53

Correct

Question 54

Sometime can be replaced with "someday or some point" True or False

Answer 54

True

Question 55

Give me a call sometime, and we'll have coffee. Well announce the winner sometime soon. Tiny needs to stop by the bank sometime today

Answer 55

All correct

Question 56

For some time, humans have known that the world is round. It will take some time to finish the project.

Answer 56

Both correct Some time: "a period of time" usually long

Question 57

Affect is usually a verb meaning "to produce an effect upon," as in "the weather affected his mood." Effect is usually a noun meaning "a change that results when something is done or happens," as in "computers have had a huge effect on our lives." True or False

Answer 57

True

Question 58

You’ll feel the effect of the medication in the next twenty minutes The medicine will affect your eyesight for at least one hour.

Answer 58

Both correct

Question 59

Effect = Result Affect = Impact

Answer 59

True

Question 60

A good rule of thumb to remember for “affect” and “effect” is: If you're discussing cause and effect and you're referring to the ending result of said cause, use “effect.” You can remember that “effect” represents the end, as they both start with “e.”

Answer 60

True dat

Question 61

Affect is the cause or reason Effect is the result True or false

Answer 61

True

Question 62

A while is used after a preposition ( for, in) Awhile is used after verbs True or false

Answer 62

True

Question 63

Anytime is commonly used after a preposition or by itself Any time is an adverb used to modify a verb. True or False

Answer 63

False Anytime is an adverb Any time is used after a preposition or by itself.

Question 64

Do you have any time to speak with us today? Do you have anytime to speak with us today? Which is correct? And why?

Answer 64

1 is correct You also have to make any time two words when you’re talking about an amount of time.

Question 65

I'm going to sit and read awhile / a while. I'm going to sit and read for awhile / a while.

Answer 65

1.Awhile Awhile modifies a verb 2. A while A while comes after a preposition

Question 66

I'm going to read for a while / awhile longer

Answer 66

A while A while is typically used after a preposition (Relating one word in a sentence to another)

Question 67

Perhaps having to wait a while / awhile isn't a bad thing

Answer 67

Awhile Awhile modifies a verb

Question 68

She was having computer trouble, she told him, and would be offline for awhile / a while

Answer 68

A while A while follows a preposition

Question 69

Go ahead, sit for a while / awhile Go ahead, sit a while / awhile

Answer 69

1.A while (A while comes after a preposition) 2. Awhile (Awhile is an adverb)

Question 70

Henry and Jennifer talked for awhile / a while Henry and Jennifer talked awhile / a while

Answer 70

1. A while (A while comes after a preposition) 2. Awhile (Awhile is an adverb)

Question 71

To tell the difference between "Affect and Effect" Remember Affect Verb Effect Noun RAVEN Put the word "The" in front of the word in question. If it sounds correct it is Effect, if not Affect.

Answer 71

True Dat

Question 72

A while is an adverb which means “for a period of time.” Awhile is a noun phrase which means “a period of time.” True or False

Answer 72

False Awhile is an adverb A while is a noun phrase

Question 73

When you use (some time/ sometime) as an adverb, it refers to an unspecified point in time. It doesn’t refer to a span of time—that’s what (sometime /some time) is for

Answer 73

Sometime / some time

Question 74

I’ll get around to finishing that book sometime / some time

Answer 74

Sometime

Question 75

I was so tired i decided to lie / lay down after lunch

Answer 75

Lie

Question 76

I wanted to led / lead an exciting life so i became a clown

Answer 76

Lead

Question 77

I wondered who's/ whose car that was.

Answer 77

Whose

Question 78

The dog was very quiet, quite

Answer 78

Quiet

Question 79

When will we know if the chemotherapy has taken effect? Correct or not

Answer 79

Correct Explanation: the phrasal verb take effect means “to go into operation; to start working.”

Question 80

We cannot effect a new policy without the board of directors voting on it first. Correct or not

Answer 80

Correct Explanation: the verb effect means “to bring about” or “to cause.”