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11 CP Confusing Words-Part 2

AB
whosea possessive form of who
who'sa contraction of "who is" or "who has"
betweenused when referring to two objects "__________ Sara and Bekah"
amongused when dealing with multiple subjects "_________ all the students"
fartherrefers to geographic distance
furtherrefers to more; Do you need _________ instructions?
fewerusedw ith nouns that can be counted; ____________ pencils
lessoccurs with nouns that can't be counted ; ____________ patience
advicea noun; counseling
adviseverb; to counsel
precedeto go ahead of
proceedt o go forward
adaptto ajust; to change for a purpose
adoptto take as one's own
eminentdistinguished; well-known
imminentabout to happen; _________ danger
assureto state with confidence, alleviating any doubt
ensureto make certain
insureto protect against loss
alludeto refer to indirectly
eludeto evade; to escape from
elicitto draw forth; ________ donations for charity
illicitunlawful; Hester's _________ affair
discreetshowing good judgment or self-restraint
censorto remove because of immoral or objectionable ideas
sensora device that responds to a stimulus
consciencethe sense of right and wrong
consciousaware; The patient is _____________.


English teacher
Dobyns-Bennett High School
TN

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