SIMILAR WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED

1. SIMILAR WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED To avoid confusion, choose carefully between the following pairs of words. Use the dictionary to verify the exact meaning of any word you are in doubt about.

2. SIMILAR WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED • accept--except fiscal--physical • ad--add formally--formerly • adapt--adopt graft--graph • advice--advise hear--here • affect--effect human--humane • altar--alter its--it's

3. SIMILAR WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED • among--between later--latter • amount--number leave--let • appraise--apprise lessen--lesson • assistance--assistants loose--lose • balance--remainder miner--minor • beside--besides moral--morale

4. SIMILAR WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED • canvas--canvass obtain--secure • capital--capitol partly--partially • cereal--serial party--person • cheap--inexpensive passed-past • choose--chose personal--personnel • cite--site--sight practicable--practical

5. SIMILAR WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED • coarse--course precede--proceed • council--counsel suit--suite • farther--further then-than • fewer--less their--there • uninterested--disinterested

6. SIMILAR WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED • complement--compliment • principal--principle • respectfully-respectively • confidentially--confidently • stationary--stationery • correspondence--correspondents