Enhance Your Language Skills with Confusing Words Flash Cards for quick learning
Accept: to receive or agree to something Except: excluding or not including something
Affect: to influence or have an impact on something Effect: a result or consequence of something
Allusion: an indirect reference to something Illusion: a false perception or belief
Capital: a city where a country's government is located Capitol: a building where a legislative body meets
Complement: something that completes or enhances something else Compliment: a polite expression of praise or admiration
Desert: a barren or arid land Dessert: a sweet treat served after a meal
Discreet: careful or cautious in one's speech or actions Discrete: separate or distinct
Elicit: to evoke or draw out a response or reaction Illicit: illegal or forbidden
Emigrate: to leave one's own country to settle in another Immigrate: to come to a new country to settle
Farther: physical distance Further: additional or more advanced
Its: possessive form of 'it' It's: contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'
Lose: to misplace or fail to win Loose: not tight or firmly fixed
Principal: a person in a leading position or a sum of money Principle: a fundamental truth or belief
Stationary: not moving or still Stationery: writing materials
Than: used for making comparisons Then: at that time or next in order
Their: possessive form of 'they' There: in or at that place They're: contraction of 'they are'
To: expressing motion or direction Too: also or excessively Two: the number 2
Weather: the state of the atmosphere Whether: expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives
Your: possessive form of 'you' You're: contraction of 'you are'
Advice: guidance or recommendations Advise: to give advice or counsel
Aisle: a passageway between rows of seats or shelves Isle: a small island
Bare: uncovered or naked Bear: a large mammal or to carry a burden
Breath: the air taken into or expelled from the lungs Breathe: to inhale and exhale air
Cite: to quote or refer to a source Site: a location or place Sight: the ability to see
Complement: something that completes or enhances something else Supplement: an addition or extra
Counsel: advice or guidance Council: a group of people who meet to discuss or make decisions
Dual: consisting of two parts or elements Duel: a prearranged combat between two individuals
Eminent: famous or respected Imminent: about to happen
Ensure: to make certain or guarantee Insure: to provide insurance coverage Assure: to give confidence or promise
Hear: to perceive sound Here: in or at this place
Lead: to guide or be in charge Led: past tense of 'lead'
Lightning: a sudden flash of light in the sky Lightening: making or becoming lighter
Loose: not tight or firmly fixed Lose: to misplace or fail to win
Moral: relating to principles of right and wrong Morale: the confidence or enthusiasm of a group
Past: gone by in time Passed: past tense of 'pass'
Peace: freedom from disturbance Piece: a portion or part
Personal: relating to an individual Personnel: employees or staff
Rain: water falling from the sky Reign: to rule or hold power Rein: a strap used to control a horse