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Commonly Confused

Commonly Confused Words

QuestionAnswer
access vs. excess
addition vs. edition
allude vs. elude
allusion vs. illusion
base vs. bass
collaborate vs. corroborate
currant vs. current
desert vs. dessert
device vs. devise
envelop vs. envelope
formally vs. formerly
forth vs. fourth
hoard vs. horde
incredible vs. incredulous
liable vs. libel
detract vs. distract
loose vs. lose
median vs. medium
moral vs. morale
peace vs. piece
pedal vs. peddle
personal vs. personnel
plain vs. plane
pole vs. poll
pore vs. poor vs. pour
pray vs. prey
preposition vs. proposition
quiet vs. quite
resume vs. résumé
right vs. rite vs. write
role vs. roll
stationary vs. stationery
statue vs. stature vs. statute
track vs. tract
waist vs. waste
wander vs. wonder
 

 



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