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