Gerund Word Explorer
ConfusableAges 15–20

Credible or credulous

Credible

Believable and trustworthy.

The witness gave a credible account.

Credulous

Too ready to believe things; easily fooled.

The credulous buyer fell for the scam.

Remember: credIBLE: able to be believed. It describes the claim. CREDULOUS describes a listener who believes too easily.

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The ____ buyer fell for the scam.

Short lessonCommonly confused wordsSome words look or sound alike but do different jobs. A small trick keeps them apart.

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