Similar English Words
A list of similar English words that are most confused such as advice and advise or complement and compliment... Below is a good word reference to help you avoid misusing those words with similar spellings and / or pronunciations.
Also See:
Homonyms and Homophones
Common English Mistakes
Lie vs Lay
Affect or Effect
See / Watch / Look
Accept / Except / Expect
Advice or Advise
Also See:
Homonyms and Homophones
Common English Mistakes
Lie vs Lay
Affect or Effect
See / Watch / Look
Accept / Except / Expect
Advice or Advise
Comparisons of Similar Words
| Advice (Noun) Affect (Verb: Influence, noun: feeling) Altar (Noun: In a Church) Beside (Preposition: At the side of) Cite (Noun: Mention) Complement (Noun: Accessory, Verb: accompany) Discreet (Adjective: Prudent) Elicit (Verb: Draw forth) Eminent (Adjective: Prominent) Envelop (Verb: Surround) Forbear (Verb: Refrain) Lightening (Adjective: Getting lighter) Loath (Adjective: Reluctant) Moral (Noun: Ethics Adjective: Ethical) Passed (Verb: Preterit of Pass) Precede (Verb: Come before) Principal (Adj.: 1st, main, Noun: Leader, highest authority) Stationary (Adjective: Motionless) Than (Prep. & Conj. Used with comparison) Who's (Contraction of "Who is") Wreak (Verb: Damage) E.G. (Abbreviation of example (Latin root)) | Advise (Verb) Effect (Verb: Bring about; noun: results) Alter (Verb: To change) Besides (Conjunction: In addition to) Site (Noun: Place) Compliment (Noun & Verb: Praise) Discrete (Adjective: Separate) Illicit (Adjective: Illegal) Imminent (Adjective: Soon to occur) Envelope (Noun: For mailing) Forebear (Noun: Ancestor) Lightning (In the sky) Loathe (Verb: Despise) Morale (Noun: Spirits) Past (Noun: History, Adj.: Gone, Prep.: By) Proceed (Verb: Continue) Principle (Noun: Rule) Stationery (Noun: Paper) Then (Adverb: Used with notions of time) Whose (Pronoun, Adjective, Possessive Adj.) Wreck (Noun: Destruction) Ex. (Abbreviation of Example) |
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