A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accept 

 

 

except

 

 

 

 

addition 

 

 

edition

 

 

 

 

advice 

 

 

advise

 

 

affect 

 

 

effect

 

 

 

 

affinity 

 

 

infinity

 

 

 

 

allowed 

 

 

aloud

 

 

a lot 

 

 

allot

 

 

 

 

all ready

 

 

already

 

 

 

 

all together

 

 

altogether

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

board  

 

 

bored

 

 

 

 

break 

 

 

brake

 

 

 

 

buy

 

 

by

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

choose

 

 

chose

 

 

 

 

confidant 

 

 

confident

 

 

 

 

conscience  

 

 

conscious

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

decent 

 

 

descent 

 

 

 

 

desert 

 

 

dessert

 

 

 

 

device 

 

 

devise

 

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

emigrate 

 

 

immigrate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fair

 

 

fare

 

 

 

 

feat 

 

 

feet

 

 

 

 

for  

 

 

four

 

 

formally

 

 

formerly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hear 

 

 

here

 

 

 

 

hole 

 

 

whole

 

 

 

 

hour 

 

 

our

 

 

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

incite 

 

 

insight

 

 

 

 

its

 

 

it’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

knew 

 

 

new

 

 

 

 

know 

 

 

no

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lessen 

 

 

lesson

 

 

 

 

loose 

 

 

lose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Words that are often and easily confused

Below is a list of words that are often and easily confused. Sometimes the confusion is due to the fact that the words are spelt in a similar way but mostly the confusion is caused by the fact that the words (when spoken) sound the same. The list below does not include all of the words in this category (words that are often and easily confused) but it does contain the common ones.  

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