40 Commonly Confused Words and Meanings
accept: Receive
except: Leave out
adverse: unfavorable or harmful
adverse: strongly disliking or opposed to
advice: Guidance or recommendations
advise: To offer suggestions about best
affect: Influence
effect: Result
allowed: Permitted
aloud: Clearly heard
allude; Make indirect reference
elude; Escape from something
ate: Past tense of
eat: Eight The number
aural: Relating to ears or hearing
oral: Relates to the mouth or spoken word
bare: Naked or to uncover
bear: To carry or put up with something
born: having started a life
borne: carried
bough: Branch of a tree
bow: front of a ship or to bend the head
break: Smash, split
brake: Stopping device
by: Preposition
buy: Purchase
capital: City, wealth
capitol: Building
canvas: Strong type of cloth
canvass: Seek someone’s vote
climatic: relating to climate
climactic: creating a climax
coarse: Rough
course: Way or path
currant: Dried grape
current: Happening now
disinterested: Impartial
uninterested: Not interested
dual: Having two parts
duel: Contest between two participants
for: Preposition
four: The number
forth: Forward
fourth: Comes after third
hear: Perceive
here: In this place
illicit: not allowed by law or against rules
elicit: draw out a reply or reaction
immoral: not following moral standards
amoral: unconcerned with right or wrong
infer: draw a conclusion from
imply: indirectly suggest something
loathe: to hate someone or something
loath: reluctant or unwilling
loose: Free
lose: Misplace
palate: Roof of the mouth
palette: Board for mixing colors
peace: Absence of war
piece: Part, portion
plain: Simple
plane: Flat surface
pole: Long, slender piece of wood
poll: Vote in an election
principle: Rule
principal: Chief person
quiet: silent
quite: Really, positively
serial: happening in a series
cereal: breakfast food or edible grain
sight: Ability to see
site: Location or place
storey: Level of a building
story: Tale or account
stationary: Not moving
stationery: Writing paper
than: comparison
then: At that time
to: In the direction of
too: Also
