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
amount
huge ________of
lava spurted from the
erupting volcano.
number
 A ________of
volcanoes are still active.
 Only
number
a small ________
of people passed.
amount
 Only a small ________
of butter is needed.
Borrow/Lend
 Borrow
= verb - to take something with the
understanding that it must be returned
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The opposite of lend
 Lend
= verb - to give something with the
understanding that it will be returned
 Mari
borrow Victor’s bicycle.
wants to ________
lend
 Victor will ________her
the bicycle for today.
borrow
 Can I ________
some money?
lend
 Can you _______
me some money?
Altogether vs. All together
 Altogether
= entirely
 All together = gathered, everything in one place
Altogether
 _________,
I thought that the student’s
presentation was well planned.
all together
 We were __________
at the family reunion
last spring.
 The
altogether impressed by the
critic wasn’t __________
latest film selection.
all together
 We will leave once everything is __________.
Are vs. Our
 Are
= verb - present tense of “to be”
 Our = possessive pronoun meaning “belonging
to us”
our
shared ______food.
are having fun.
 We _____
our
 This is ______
time.
are
 Where ______
you going?
 We
Assure/Ensure/Insure/Usher
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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
assure
I ________you
my intentions are good.
insure this valuable package.
Please ________
Ensure
________that
you lock your car before leaving it.
usher
The ________took
us to our seats.
usher out the unruly patron.
Security had to ________
Lead vs. Led
 Lead
=
 Noun - a type of metal
 Present tense verb – to guide
 Led = verb – past tense of “lead”
lead
that pipe made of _______?
lead
 Which candidate will best _______the
school?
led
 She _______the campers on an over-night hike.
 Is