Commonly Confused Words Review

Among vs. Between

• Used for three or more

• Used for two

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Allusion vs. Illusion

• Refers to something in literature

• Refers to a misleading image

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Effect vs. Affect

• Result or consequence

• To have an impression on something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Fewer vs. Less

• Used for countable things

• Used for uncountable and abstract nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Hanged vs. Hung

• Past tense of hang (to put to death)

• Past tense of hang (to suspend)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Imply vs. Infer

• To suggest something without stating it

• To draw a conclusion about something

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Lie vs. Lay

• Object is laying itself down

• Object is being laid down

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Many vs. Much

• Referring to a large but definite number

• Referring to something great in quantity

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Rise vs. Raise

• Object is lifting itself

• Object is being risen by another force

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Than vs. Then

• Used to draw a comparison

• Used to refer to time/at that time

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A