Commonly Confused Words #10 All together vs. altogether

Definitions: All together- everyone or everything coming together in a group Ex. The last time that we were all together was in Altogether- referring to an idea/topic/subject as a whole Ex. Math is altogether my least favorite subject.

Directions: Choose the appropriate words for the following sentences. 1.My best friends are going to the state fair (all together, altogether). 2. Black Friday shopping is (all together, altogether) insane. 3. If people in horror movies would stay (altogether, all together) they probably wouldn’t die as quickly. 4. That was (all together, altogether) the best dessert I have ever had.

Context Clues Ben had a real shnoogle here. He had to come up with something really funny and it had to be fast! If he couldn’t there might be a new class clown at Cooper Elementary! Ben bnaggled his lunch tray and moved to the salad bar thinking furiously. Then something green caught his eye. That was it! He rackily scooped a large spoonful of the small green slices on top of his pizza. He then carefully strolled over to where the group of knuffling students was seated. He acted like he didn’t even notice they were there. He sat down and began to arrange the jalapeno peppers evenly over the slice of pizza. 1.Based on the context what does the word shnoogle mean? a)Exciting b) nervous c) problem d) fit 2.Based on the context what does the word bnaggled mean? a)Snatched b)bagged c) smuggled d)bragged 3.Based on the context what does the word rackily mean? a)Rudely b) carefully c) stupidly d) smartly 4.Based on the context what does the word knuffling mean? a)Shuffling b)quiet c)snuffling d)laughing