B2
percent vs percentage
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| percentnoun/pərˈsent/ | Meaning one part in every hundred; written as % | Goes with percent of | Example About forty percent of students in my class live in a dorm. |
| percentagenoun/pərˈsen.tɪdʒ/ | Meaning an amount shown as a part of 100 | Goes with high percentage | Example A large percentage of students in big cities work part-time. |
Which word fits?
1 of 6Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
I'm a hundred sure I locked the door.