Misused and confused words ppt-2

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Adapt Adopt : Adapt Adopt 1. Become adjusted to new conditions. 2.Take (a person) into a relationship . Examples: 1.Some people cannot adapt to new surroundings. 2.Chris was adopted by his uncle .

Affect Effect : Affect Effect Produce an effect on. The result or consequence of an action. Examples: 1.Lack of sleep affects the quality of your work. 2.The subtle effect of the lightning made the room look ominous.

Allusion Illusion : Allusion Illusion An indirect reference. The faulty perception of realty. Examples: 1. The professor made an allusion to Virginia Woolf’s work. 2.They saw a mirage: that is a type of illusion one sees in the desert.

Beside Besides : Beside Besides By the side of In addition to Examples:1. John’s house is beside a small river. 2. He knows French and German besides English.

Expect Except : Expect Except Look for as appropriate or one’s due (from a person). Exclude from a general statement, condition, etc. Examples: 1. I expect your cooperation. 2. Please take all the books off the shelf except for the red one.

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Elder OLDER : Elder OLDER Senior of the two. Advanced in age. Examples: 1.Mary is the elder of the two sisters. 2.Ram is older than Hari by two years.

Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the following sentences. : Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the following sentences. ____ (Beside/Besides) painting, he also does modelling, sculpture and designing. John is ____ (elder/older) to Joseph. 3. The fever ___ (affected/effected) his brain. 4. The birds are ____(adapted/adopted) to fly. 5. The policy is designed to give an ______ (allusion/illusion) of reform. 6. Eat everything ____ (except/expect) sugar.

Slide 9 : 7. He stood _____(besides/beside) her. 8. Ann is ____ (elder/older) than Susy. 9. The net ____(effect/affect) of the sin is death. 10. Mary has ____ (adapted/adopted) a child. 11. The speech made ____ (allusions/illusions) to the final report. 12. The parents ____(except/expect) so much from their children.

Slide 10 : THANK YOU

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