Hi everyone!!!
It's been a while since our last Word Wars so today I've got 3 groups of words for you!!
1. Callous vs Callus
2. Childish vs Childlike
3. Continual vs Continuous
Do you know the differences??
1. Callous vs Callus
Callous = (adj) someone who is cruel and insensitive, not caring about how other people feel.
e.g. Even though he's a nice guy, he can be so callous sometimes.
Callus = (n) a hard patch of skin or tissue on the body.
e.g. She developed a callus on the side of her foot from wearing shoes that didn't fit her properly.
2. Childish vs Childlike
Childish = (adj) when someone behaves immaturely, like a child.
This adjective is used when describing someone negatively.
e.g. I can't believe how childish he is! He's 30 years old... Is he ever going to act his age??
The two brothers fought childishly over the last piece of cake.
Childlike = (adj) when someone has an innocent sense of wonder and enthusiasm about the world.
This adjective is used when describing the innocence of someone, a kind of behaviour one would expect from a child.
e.g. My grandfather would be so childlike when we spent time in nature.
The two parents are always so childlike when it comes to buying toys for their kids.
3. Continual vs Continuous
Continual = (adj) something that is frequently repeated, happening with short breaks.
e.g. The continual tapping coming from the other room didn't allow us to concentrate on the test.
The teacher was bombarded with continual questions throughout the lesson.
Continuous = (adj) something that keeps going on and on, without interruption.
e.g. The continuous buzzing sound from the machine gave me a headache.
The continuous strong winds kept them awake all night.
I hope I've cleared these up for you!
Let me know if there are any other groups of words you struggle with.
Have a great day!
:)
It's been a while since our last Word Wars so today I've got 3 groups of words for you!!
1. Callous vs Callus
2. Childish vs Childlike
3. Continual vs Continuous
Do you know the differences??
1. Callous vs Callus
Callous = (adj) someone who is cruel and insensitive, not caring about how other people feel.
e.g. Even though he's a nice guy, he can be so callous sometimes.
Callus = (n) a hard patch of skin or tissue on the body.
e.g. She developed a callus on the side of her foot from wearing shoes that didn't fit her properly.
2. Childish vs Childlike
Childish = (adj) when someone behaves immaturely, like a child.
This adjective is used when describing someone negatively.
e.g. I can't believe how childish he is! He's 30 years old... Is he ever going to act his age??
The two brothers fought childishly over the last piece of cake.
Childlike = (adj) when someone has an innocent sense of wonder and enthusiasm about the world.
This adjective is used when describing the innocence of someone, a kind of behaviour one would expect from a child.
e.g. My grandfather would be so childlike when we spent time in nature.
The two parents are always so childlike when it comes to buying toys for their kids.
3. Continual vs Continuous
Continual = (adj) something that is frequently repeated, happening with short breaks.
e.g. The continual tapping coming from the other room didn't allow us to concentrate on the test.
The teacher was bombarded with continual questions throughout the lesson.
Continuous = (adj) something that keeps going on and on, without interruption.
e.g. The continuous buzzing sound from the machine gave me a headache.
The continuous strong winds kept them awake all night.
I hope I've cleared these up for you!
Let me know if there are any other groups of words you struggle with.
Have a great day!
:)
