Master confusing words with ease
Eek vs. Eke
Eek
Examples:
When the mouse appeared, she shrieked, 'Eek!', and jumped back.He woke up to find a spider on his pillow. "Eek!" he gasped.The sudden thunder made him yell 'Eek!' and drop his book.
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Eke
/iːk/Examples:
She manages to eke out a living from her small garden.The old lamp eked out just enough light to read by.He kept his business afloat by eking out profits.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Eek is an exclamation often used when something startles you, think of a mouse running by.
- Eke has to do with survival or making ends meet, imagine stretching your budget to eke out a living.
- The sudden sound in eek is like a scream or squeak noise unexpected in nature.
- Eke relies on the letter k to remind you of how you keep going even when resources are low.
- Think of eek as a reaction, while eke is more about action in tough situations.
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