Saturday, July 27, 2013

CONFUSING AND SIMILAR WORDS IN ENGLISH 

air - what we breathe
heir - one who inherits something
accept - to agree; to receive
except - but with the exception of
find - discover
fined - penalized
brake- stop
break- separate into pieces
ascent (noun)- movement upward
assent - enthusiastic agreement; to agree
consent - agreement
ad - advertisement
add - to perform addition
adverse - unfortunate; strongly opposed
averse - having repugnance (refers to people)
advice (noun) - recommendation
advise (verb) - the act of giving a recommendation
ail - to be ill; to cause pain or distress
ale - malt beverage more bitter than beer
aisle - passageway
Isle - a small island
all - entire, everything
awl - a tool
allowed - gave permission to
aloud - aid out loud; spoken
altar - pedestal, usually religious
alter - to modify
allude - to refer indirectly
elude - avoid capture
illude – mislead

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