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ESL Confusing Words
words that sound the same or spelled almost the same
word | meaning |
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two | 2 |
to | used before a verb- to live, to work used as a preposition- to school, to the park, to the beach, to the right, to the left |
too | also A: I like blueberries. What about you? B: I like blueberries too! |
one | 1 |
won | past tense of win The Eagles won the Super Bowl. |
four | 4 There four letters in the word FOUR. |
for | I got a gift for my birthday. |
eight | 8 |
ate | past tense of eat You ate the whole pizza last night! |
diner | a restaurant |
dinner | a meal usually in the evening |
right | turn to the right (opposite of left) correct (Your answer is right.) |
write | to use an pencil or pen to print or make words on paper |
dessert | something sweet after dinner- pie, cake, ice cream, pudding |
desert | a hot and dry area with no water and a lot of sand a cactus in the dessert |
wait | to wait in a long line to buy a Christmas present to wait for ten minutes for the bus at the bus stop |
weight | how heavy or light someone or something is What is the baby's weight? 7 pounds 2 ounces 7lbs. 2oz. |
which | a question word used to ask someone to make a choice Which one do you want? the blue one or the red one? |
witch | She flies on her broom on Halloween. |
hear | to use your ears hear a sound or a noise |
here | a place; present, not absent |
dear | my dear mother (special, precious) Dear Santa, Dear Mr. Jones: (in a greeting in a letter or email) |
deer | an animal |
its | possessive adjective The puppy hurt its tail. (The tail belongs to the puppy.) |
it's | a contraction for it is It is rainy. It's rainy. |
your | possessive adjective Do you have your homework? (The homework belongs to you.) |
you're | contraction for you are You're great! You are great! |
who's | contraction for who is Who's on the phone? Who is on the phone? |
whose | Asks for an owner Whose coat is this? That is John's coat. The coat belongs toJohn. |