IXL | Correct errors with frequently confused words

Fix the one word that is used incorrectly.

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question

Fix the one word that is used incorrectly.

When

working

out

you

should

rise

and

lower

weights

with

slow

controlled

motions

maximize

the

benefits

lifting

key idea

Certain words are often confused with one another. In your writing, you should pay close attention to these words and make sure you are using them correctly.

For example, fewer and less have similar meanings, but you should use them differently. Use fewer to describe things you can count, like pencils. Use less to describe things you can't count, like water.

Fewer people than expected came to watch the race.

Our town received less snow this winter due to the heat wave.

Affect and effect have similar spellings and can sound the same, but they have different meanings. Affect is usually a verb that means to change or influence. Effect is usually a noun that means an outcome or result.

Our team was losing, but I tried not to let that affect my performance.

The new medicine has an amazing effect on cold symptoms.

solution

Rise should be changed to raise.

Raise takes an object and means to cause something to move up or be higher. Rise does not take an object and means to move up on one's own.

This is the correct text:

When working out, you should raise and lower weights with slow, controlled motions to maximize the benefits of lifting.

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