Easily Confused Words

1. Easily Confused Words

2. onto 1. position (on top of…) Put the paper onto the desk 2. aware of…. “on top of it” on to 1. move forward We will move on to the library

3. into • slang for interested : He is into sports. She is into shopping. 2. to go from the outside to the inside • a direction is implied; motion is involved • will be followed by a noun She went into the store. He ran into the wall. She jumped into the water.

4. in to 1. Used when a direction and a purpose are present She went in to buy milk. I came in to warm my feet. He went in to see if he could help. “In” is followed by an infinitive phrase which is “to” followed by a verb: to buy, to warm

5. in to 2. when the verb is a verbal phrase. ~a verb made up of two words and one is not a helping verb: give in, turn in, turn on, fed up He gave in to his wife.

6. after noon occurring after 12:00 pm afternoon the time between noon and 6 pm

7. all ready Everyone or everything is ready. All is ready and prepared already by or before the set time

8. every one each, single one everyone all the people

9. every day each, single day everyday happening all the time common, ordinary

10. all together all items are together altogether completely wholly “totally”

11. may be a verb phrase maybe an adverb “perhaps”

12. a long length along a preposition “beside”

13. all ways in every single way possible always adverb which tells when something happens

14. a round a shape around a preposition telling where

15. Correct Answers – Troublesome Twosomes 1 onto 2 on to 3 on to 4 after noon 5 afternoon 6 afternoon 7 all ready 8 already 9 all ready

16. 10 every one 11 Everyone 12 every one 13 every day 14 everyday 15 every day 16 into 17 in to 18 Tune in

17. 19 altogether 20 all together 21 all together 22 may be 23 Maybe 24 may be