Commonly Confused Words Created by Kathryn Reilly.
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Transcript of Commonly Confused Words Created by Kathryn Reilly.
Background Information
• Just one letter can make a huge difference!
• Knowing the difference between tricky word pairs avoids reader confusion!
Example: principal – is a person principle – is a belief Vs.
10 Confusing Word Pairs• This slideshow will review ten tricky word pairs
– Allusion vs. Illusion– Averse vs. Adverse– Conscience vs. Conscious– Disassemble vs. Dissemble– Elicit vs. Illicit– Emigration vs. Immigration – Hear vs. Here– Hoard vs. Horde– Passed vs. Past– Stationary vs. Stationery
Allusion vs. Illusion
• Allusion is a reference to something
• West Side Story is an allusion to Romeo and Juliet.
• Illusion is a visual trick.
• Magicians use illusions such as pulling a rabbit from a hat.
Averse vs. Adverse
• Averse means to strongly oppose something.
• Many people are averse to smoking in public areas.
• Adverse means unfavorable.
• The football game continued despite adverse weather.
Conscience vs. Conscious
• Conscience refers to morality; choosing the correct action
• Marley’s conscience would not let her shoplift.
• Conscious means to be aware of what’s going on
• After ten days, the coma patient regained consciousness.
Disassemble vs. Dissemble
• Disassemble means to take apart
• The curious child disassembled the remote to see how it worked.
• Dissemble means to lie.
• When caught, some people dissemble to try and get out of trouble.
Elicit vs. Illicit
• Elicit means to coax a response
• Teachers try to elicit answers from students during class discussions.
• Illicit means illegal
• Cocaine and heroine are both illicit drugs.
Emigration vs. Immigration
• Emigration occurs when one leaves a country
• During the Irish potato famine, a mass emigration happened to America.
• Immigration occurs when one enters a country
• Immigration into America is limited every year to a certain number.
Hear vs. Here
• Hear means to understand with one’s ear.
• Did you hear what Maddie said about Mark?
• Here refers to a specific place.
• Let’s meet over here by the fountain.
Hoard vs. Horde
• Hoard means to accumulate many things
• She hoarded books until she didn’t have any more room.
• Horde means a large group
• On Black Friday, hordes of shoppers went to the mall.
Passed vs. Past
• Passed is the past tense of pass
• I passed the ball to Richard during the game.
• Past refers to an event that has already occurred
• We should learn from the past so we do not repeat the same mistakes.