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

President

Franklin

Roosevelt

gave

his

famous

fireside

chats

would

set

behind

desk

covered

microphones

rather

than

beside

fireplace

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

Set should be changed to sit.

When you sit down, you relax your body in a chair or on the ground. When you set something down, you put it in a particular place.

This is the correct text:

When President Franklin Roosevelt gave his famous fireside chats, he would sit behind a desk covered in microphones rather than beside a fireplace.

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