Whole and Hole - Confusing words

Whole and Hole - Confusing words


Whole and Hole are different in meaning but frequently misused and confused.

Whole and Hole: Pick and choose the correct alternative:

1. I was so hungry that I ate the whole pizza by myself.
2. I was so hungry that I ate the hole pizza by myself.
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ANSWER: 1. I was so hungry that I ate the whole pizza by myself.




3. The gardener made a hole in the garden to plant the sapling.
4. The gardener made a whole in the garden to plant the sapling.
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ANSWER: 3. The gardener made a hole in the garden to plant the sapling.




5. The cookies are made up of whole grain.
6. The cookies are made up of hole grain.
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ANSWER: 5. The cookies are made up of whole grain.




7. The dress that she picked up from the sale had a hole in it.
8. The dress that she picked up from the sale had a whole in it.
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ANSWER: 7. The dress that she picked up from the sale had a hole in it.


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