English is easy pairs of confusing english words


Here are 20 pairs/groups of confusing English words with similar spellings. These are excellent for testing children's attention to detail, vocabulary, spelling awareness, and verbal IQ. These words are mainly from the various Competitive examinations.
No. Word Meaning
1 Accept-To receive
Except-Excluding
2 Affect-To influence
Effect-Result; consequence
3 Advice-Guidance (noun)
Advise-To give guidance (verb)
4 Principal-Head of a school; most important
Principle- A rule or belief
5 Stationary-Not moving
Stationery-Writing materials
6 Complement-Something that completes
ComplimentPraise
7 Desert-Dry land / to abandon
Dessert-Sweet dish after a meal
8 Loose-Not tight
Lose-To misplace or fail to win
9 Quiet-Silent
Quite-Very; completely
10 Then-After that
Than-Used-In comparisons
11 Weather-Climate conditions
Whether If
12 Breath-Air taken into the lungs (noun)
Breathe-To inhale and exhale (verb)
13 Cloth-Fabric
Clothe-To dress someone
14 Farther-Greater physical distance
Further-Additional; more
15 Personal- Private; belonging to a person
Personnel-Employees or staff
16 Elicit-To draw out a response
Illicit-Illegal
17 Eminent-Famous; respected
Imminent-About to happen
18 Allusion-An indirect reference
Illusion-A false appearance
19 Moral-A lesson or ethical principle
Morale-Confidence or team spirit
20. Historic-Important in history
                  Historical-Related to history
21. Accept-Receive
Except-Excluding   
22. Affect-Influence 
Effect-Result
23 Advice-Suggestion
Advise-To suggest  
24. Lose-Misplace 
Loose-Not tight
25. Desert-Dry land
Dessert-Sweet dish
26. Stationary-Not moving
Stationery-Writing materials  
27. Principal-Head of school 
Principle- Rule
28. Quiet-Silent
Quite-Completely
29. Brake-Stop a vehicle
Break-Separate into pieces
30. Complement-Complete something
Compliment-Praise
31. Allusion-Indirect reference 
Illusion-False appearance
32. Elicit-Draw out
Illicit-Illegal
33. Eminent-Famous 
Imminent-About to happen
34. Cite-Quote
Site-Location
35. Moral-Ethical lesson
Morale-Confidence
36. Farther-Physical distance
Further-Additional
37. Weather-Climate
Whether-If
38. Canvas-Cloth
Canvass-Seek votes or opinions
39. Peak-Highest point
Peek-Quick look
40. Medal-Award 
Meddle-Interfere

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