1. Confusables I Quiz Review
Don’t be so confused!!!!

2. Advice and Advise So what did you come up with???
ADVICE: “ice” suffix indicates a noun
ADVISE: “ise” suffix indicates a verb
The definition?
A suggestion; To offer an opinion or help
Examples:
Your counselors give you ADVICE on your academic classes. They ADVISE you to take all your coursework so that you can graduate.

3. Allusion and illusion Allusion: “ion” suffix indicates a Noun
In literature, we use the verb “allude” to refer to something or someone historically, so an ALLUSION is the reference to someone or something historically.
iLLusion: “ion” suffix indicates a noun……
Think of magic, magician, imaginary….
Something that appears to be but is not

4. Among and Between AMONG: A fungus among us…haha
Sharing information, having conversation with more than two people.
Example: Among the class members, several students are in sports.
BETWEEN: Conversation and sharing of information with two people.
Example: “Just BETWEEN you and me”
Yes, both are prepositions……good.

5. ALLOT and “a Lot” ALLOT: A Verb
To distribute, to assign a share or portion
Example: Ms. Hulsey ALLOTS the papers to her students.
“a lot”: slang, inappropriate English
Means having much of something
Example: “I got A LOT of junk car parts in my front yard.”

6. Bring and Take BRING: To carry toward something or someone
Example: I will BRING breakfast to class tomorrow.
TAKE: To take away from something or someone.
Example: I will TAKE AWAY the knowledge I learned and apply it to my new job.

7. May and Can MAY: helping verb, asking for PERMISSION.
CAN: helping verb, describing physical or mental ability
If you ask me if you CAN go to the bathroom, I will tell you that I am not a doctor and I have no idea.
If you ask me if you MAY go to the bathroom, I will most likely say yes and give you permission.

8. BAD and BADLY BAD: an adjective: bad manners,
bad breath, bad driving skills………
Modifies (describes) a NOUN.
BADLY: “LY” suffix indicates….
an adverb
Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.
Driving badly, writing badly….
badly blue….(Adverb describing an adjective)

9. CAPITOL and CAPITAL
CAPITOL: “ol” suffix…..always, always, always with this word means the actual brick and mortar building. The legislature.
Example: I went to the capitol to see the Georgia Legislature in session and the governor.
CAPITAL: money, Uppercase letter, the major city of a state, or a grand idea or scheme
Example: The capital for the business was enough for the down payment on the building.
Yes, both are NOUNS.

10. CANNOT and CAN NOT
CANNOT: Verb, means absolutely in no way on God’s green earth will something happen or you can do something, physically or mentally…….
CAN NOT: “Can’t” You choose not to do something. You can’t go because you make up some excuse.
The two are NOT interchangeable.

11. COMPLIMENT and COMPLEMENT
What word can you pull from this word?
Complete… It means to complete something or a part of something
As a VERB, to add to something, to complete, such as an outfit, and grammatically, as a NOUN, in a sentence after the verb to complete the sentence.
COMPLIMENT: High praise
Example: Give my compliments to
the chef.