S51 Checking frequently confused words

1. Undersea cables able/enable people to telephone friends in other parts of the world.

• able

• enable

2. Disney World has many robots that look alive/life.

• alive

• life

3. Although fascinating, the book is some/somewhat depressing.

• some

• somewhat

4. Satellites have made communication with other person/people fast and efficient.

• person

• people

5. A great number /amount of buffalo were shot from train windows in nineteenth-century America.

• number

• amount

6. Humans have done/have made great advances in technology at the expense of the environment.

• have done

• have made

7. The American national symbol, the bald eagle, is live/alive and thriving in Alaska.

• live

• alive

8. Ann set aside/beside 10 percent of her paycheck to buy a new car.

• aside

• beside

9. The Mayans' observance/observation of the heavenly bodies helped them make an accurate calendar.

• observance

• observation

10. The Rocky Mountains boast a large number/quantity of peaks over 10,000 feet high.

• number

• quantity