FOUR: EXAMPLES AND LISTS

Question 1

What are the misuses uses of this particular homonym?

accept/except

Answer 1

accept: verb meaning to receive.
except: usually a preposition meaning: excluding - but also a verb to exclude.

Question 2

What kinds of misuses occur with these words?

adapt/adopt

Answer 2

adapt: to become accustomed to or change

adopt: to take as one’s own.

Question 3

What kinds of misuses occur with these two words?

advice vs. advise

Answer 3

advice = noun
advise = verb

Question 4

What kinds of misuses occur with this homonym?

affect/effect

Answer 4

affect: A verb meaning to influence
effect: A noun

Question 5

What else is the word “result” besides a noun?

Answer 5

It is also a verb meaning to bring about.

Question 6

What are the misuses involved with these two words?

all ready

vs.

already

Answer 6

all ready: completely prepared

already: previously

Question 7

What are the misuses involved with these two words?

all together

vs.

altogether

Answer 7

all together: everyone gathered

altogether: entirely

Question 8

What are the misuses of these two words?

amoral vs. immoral

Answer 8

amoral: neither moral or immoral

immoral: morally wrong

Question 9

ante- vs. anti-

Answer 9

ante-: prefix meaning earlier or in front of.

anti-: prefix meaning against.

Question 10

anyone vs. any one

Answer 10

anyone: an indefinite pronoun.

any one: a particular person or thing in a group.

Question 11

capital/capitol

Answer 11

capital: refers to a city, resources, or wealth, the first or best, the top of a pillar or column.

capitol: The building where lawmakers meet.

Question 12

complement/compliment

Answer 12

complement: Verb meaning to go with, or a noun meaning something that completes.

compliment: verb meaning to flatter or noun meaning a flattering remark.

Question 13

conscience/conscious

Answer 13

conscience: noun meaning moral principles

conscious: adjective meaning aware of or alert

Question 14

elicit/illicit

Answer 14

elicit: Verb meaning to bring out or evoke.

illicit: adjective, meaning unlawful.

Question 15

eminent/imminent

Answer 15

eminent: outstanding or distinguished.

imminent: about to happen.

Question 16

farther/further

Answer 16

farther: describes a measurable distance

further: Usually suggests quantity or degree.

Question 17

ingenious vs. ingenuous

Answer 17

ingenious: clever
ingenuous: naive

Question 18

lie vs. lay

Answer 18

lie: Intransitive verb meaning to recline or rest on a surface.

lay: transitive verb meaning to put or place.

Question 19

maybe vs. may be

Answer 19

maybe: adverb meaning possibly.

may be: A verb phrase.

Question 20

passed vs. past

Answer 20

passed: past tense of the verb to pass.

past: Belonging to a former time or place.

Question 21

sometime/ some time/ sometimes

Answer 21

sometime: An adverb meaning at an indefinite time.

some time: Adjective “some” modifying noun”time” - two words to mean a period of time.

sometimes: Adverb meaning at times or now and then.

Question 22

there/their/they’re

Answer 22

there: adverb specifying place.

their: possessive pronoun

they’re: conjunction of “they” and “are.”

Question 23

weather/whether

Answer 23

weather: refers to the state of the atmosphere.

whether: conjunction referring to the choice between two alternatives.