words often confused
Words often Confused Definition:
The phrase "words often confused" is used generally to define two or more words that are frequently confused with one another due to the following reasons:
Similarity in spelling: For example, desert (dessert), personal (personnel), compliment (complement)
Similarity in pronunciation: For example: allusion (Illusion), accidental (incidental), perspective (prospective)
Confusion in meaning: For example: imply - infer; junction - juncture; footer - footnote.
Same spelling but different meanings (homonyms): For example, the word 'bank' that could mean the land alongside a river or a financial establishment where customers deposit money or take loans.
Different spelling but same pronunciation (homophones): For example, fair (fare)
Look at the below words in each pair and observe the differences in using the sentences -
1. led - lead
Led - The tour guide led us through the museum, explaining each exhibit.
Lead - The pipes in the old building were made of lead, which is harmful to health.
2. accept - except
Accept - She decided to accept the job offer because it was a great opportunity.
Except - Everyone was invited to the party except for John, who was out of town
3. threw - through
Threw - He threw the ball across the field, aiming for his teammate.
Through - We walked through the forest to reach the waterfall.
4. affect - effect
Affect - the new law will affect the way business. Operate.
Effect - The medicine had a positive effect on her health.
5. among - between
among - She felt lost among the crowd at the concert.
Between - The secret was kept between the two friends.
6. capitol - capital
capitol - The capitol building is where the government meets.
Capital - Paris is the capital of France.
7. since - for
since - Since it started raining, we decided to stay indoors.
For - They have lived in that house for five years.
8. compliment - complement
compliment - She received a compliment on her beautiful dress.
Complement - The wine perfectly complemented the flavors of the meal.
9. enquiry - inquiry
enquiry - The customer made an enquiry about the availability of the product.
Inquiry - The police launched an inquiry into the cause of the accident.
10. loose - lose
loose - His shoes were so loose that they almost fell off while running.
Lose - Don’t lose your keys; it’s hard to get a replacement.
Exercise - 2: (Remember)
addition - refers to something added
edition - refers to a particular version of a book, newspaper, etc.
resume - to begin again after stopping
résumé - a short document describing your education, work history, etc.
allude - to speak of something or someone in an indirect way
elude - to avoid or escape someone or something
detract - to reduce the strength, value, or importance of something
distract - to cause someone to stop paying attention to something
climatic - relating to the climate
climactic - related to the word climax
Fill in the blanks with the correct words:
If you ______ up straight, you can avoid neck pain. (set/sit)
A few medicines have other _________ besides the intended one. (affects/effects)
Tharun has come up with a good _________ for our group presentation. (ideal/idea)
John is _________ in dancing. (adopt/adept)
She paid no heed to my_______. (advise/advice)
If your ________ is to any man present here, do name him. (allusion/illusion)
I’m sorry I believed in this ______ policy of our government. (duel/dual)
A wandering _______ attacked the villager’s food stores. (hoard/horde)
_________ are part of the elk, caribou and moose family. (dear/deer)
We find wild ________ in Asia too. (bores/boars)
