Vocabulary Help: Commonly Confused Words http://katy.tutoringcenter.com/blog

1. Vocabulary Help:
Commonly
Confused Words

2. “Who’s”
A contraction of “who
is” or “who has”
Who’s vs Whose
“Whose”
The possesive case of
“who”
Contractions have apostrophes, so remember that “who’
s” stands for two words

3. “Adapt”
To change something
for a specific purpose
Adapt vs Adopt
“Adopt”
To take something as
your own
People “adapt” to their environment by “adopting” new
behaviors

4. “Already”
Adverb referring to
something
accomplished at an
earlier time
Already vs All Ready
“All Ready”
Adjective meaning that
everybody is set to go
I “already” told you that we are “all ready”!

5. “Allude”
To mention indirectly
without actually
referring to something
Allude vs Elude
“Elude”
To evade, so it has an
“e”

6. “Allusion”
Indirect way of talking
about something
Allusion vs Illusion
“Illusion”
A false perception
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