Commonly Confused Words Week #3 Anderson & Bult. Amount vs. Number  Amount = refers to nouns that cannot be counted.  Number = refers to nouns that.

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Commonly Confused Words Week #3 Anderson & Bult

Amount vs. Number  Amount = refers to nouns that cannot be counted.  Number = refers to nouns that can be counted.  A huge ________of lava spurted from the erupting volcano.  A ________of volcanoes are still active.  Only a small ________ of people passed.  Only a small ________ of butter is needed. amount number amount

Borrow/Lend  Borrow = verb - to take something with the understanding that it must be returned  The opposite of lend  Lend = verb - to give something with the understanding that it will be returned  Mari wants to ________ Victor’s bicycle.  Victor will ________her the bicycle for today.  Can I ________ some money?  Can you _______ me some money? borrow lend borrow lend

Altogether vs. All together  Altogether = entirely  All together = gathered, everything in one place  _________, I thought that the student’s presentation was well planned.  We were __________ at the family reunion last spring.  The critic wasn’t __________ impressed by the latest film selection.  We will leave once everything is __________. Altogether all together altogether all together

Are vs. Our  Are = verb - present tense of “to be”  Our = possessive pronoun meaning “belonging to us”  We shared ______ food.  We _____ having fun.  This is ______ time.  Where ______ you going? our are our are

Assure/Ensure/Insure/Usher  Assure = to convince or to guarantee  Ensure = to make certain  Insure = to guard against loss  Usher =  Noun - a person who shows you to your seat  Verb – to escort/show someone to a place  I ________ you my intentions are good.  Please ________ this valuable package.  ________ that you lock your car before leaving it.  The ________ took us to our seats.  Security had to ________ out the unruly patron. assure insure Ensure usher

Lead vs. Led  Lead =  Noun - a type of metal  Present tense verb – to guide  Led = verb – past tense of “lead”  Is that pipe made of _______?  Which candidate will best _______the school?  She _______the campers on an over-night hike. lead led