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Confusable Words
Introduction
There are many word sets that confuse people. To help you, each
word of a confusable set has been used in one or more sentences.
Think about each sentence to see the difference between the words in
a set. If you are still unsure of the difference between words and
when they should be used, look them up in a dictionary
( http://www.mamacquariedictionary.com.au ).
Also, make sure you know how to spell each word.
Hint
You will see that in some cases the difference between words is that
one is a noun and one is a verb. You can determine whether a word is
a noun by seeing whether you can put an adjective (a describing
word modifying a noun) in front of it. You can determine whether a
word is a verb by seeing whether you can modify the verb by putting
an adverb (a verb modifier telling you how something is done) after
it.
Look at the following sentences and work out whether the words in
bold are verbs or nouns.
Practice makes perfect.
You can put the adjective good in front of practice. This shows you
that practice is a noun .
She will practise tomorrow.
You can modify the word practise by putting the adverb diligently after
it. This shows you that practise is a verb .
Word Sets
ability She has the ability to be a great singer.
capacity The hall will be filled to its capacity .
accept
I would love to accept your invitation.
except
All of her friends, except Tom, are coming to the
party.
access The student could not gain access to the class.
excess The number of applicants was in excess of five
hundred.
adolescents The adolescents decided to form a new group.
adolescence He was often depressed in his adolescence .
adapt
Susan helped adapt the film script for television.
adopt
My friend wants to adopt a child.
The government wants to adopt a new
environmental strategy.
advice
He gave sound advice to his client.
(rollover: a noun)
advise
He will advise his client to invest his money.
(rollover: a verb)
affect Does the music affect your mood?
(rollover: a verb meaning influence)
These measures may affect savings.
(rollover: a verb meaning influence)
effect
I wonder what effect that will have on his grades.
(rollover: a noun meaning influence)
The heat has a bad effect on my mood.
(rollover: a noun meaning influence)
The prisoner tried to effect an escape through the
ventilation system.
(rollover: a verb meaning to do something to cause a
result)
These measures may effect savings.
(rollover: effect meaning cause)
allusion An allusion was made to the role of women in the
campaign.
illusion She gave the illusion of being more confident than
she was.
alternately The exercise program requires us to run and walk
alternately .
alternatively You could pay the parking fine or, alternatively ,
you could go to court.
among He divided the money among three people.
The money was found among the clothes.
The bomb landed among the houses.
(rollover: some houses may have been hit)
between He divided the money between two people.
The money was found between two pages.
The bomb landed between the houses.
(rollover: no houses were hit)
bare
The cupboard was bare .
bear
She has a heavy load to bear .
Winnie-the-pooh is a friendly bear .
bored The children were bored on the rainy day.
board He nailed the board to the floor.
bought She bought a coat at the shop.
(rollover: from the verb to buy )
She bought a book.
(rollover: from the verb to buy )
brought
She brought her coat to the shop.
(rollover: from the verb to bring )
She brought a book.
(rollover: from the verb to bring )
break He will probably break that glass.
brake He put his foot on the brake .
breath
He took a deep breath .
(rollover: a noun)
breathe
I told him to breathe deeply.
(rollover: a verb)
compliment She was pleased with the compliment that she
received from her teacher.
After the compliment from her new friend she felt
very happy.
complement That subject will complement the other subjects
you have studied.
The red roses will complement the silver place
settings.
counsel She will counsel him about his problems.
council The council decided to remove the parking meters.
course
The computing course is very popular.
(rollover: this noun)
We will follow the coarse of a river.
(rollover: this noun)
coarse
The material in the dress is quite coarse .
(rollover: an adjective)
She used coarse language.
(rollover: an adjective)
comprises A bicycle comprises two wheels and a frame.
(rollover: note the form comprises )
composed of A bicycle is composed of two wheels and a frame.
(rollover: note the form is composed of )
consists of A bicycle consists of two wheels and a frame.
(rollover: note the form consists of )
dessert
She enjoyed the dessert at the end of the meal.
desert
He was lost in the desert .
He could not believe that his family would desert
him.
discreet
When you talk to Mary be very discreet because we
do not want her to become suspicious.
(rollover: prudent, tactful)
discrete
The coarse is divided into two discrete units.
(rollover: separate, distinct)
device
Your stanley knife is a useful device .
(rollover: a noun)
devise
She will devise a sophisticated plan
(rollover: a verb)
dual
She had dual citizenship because she was born in
the United States but her mother is Australian.
duel
The count challenged the prince to a duel .
effect I wonder what effect that will have on his grades.
(rollover: a noun meaning influence)
The heat has a bad effect on my mood.
(rollover: a noun meaning influence)
The prisoner tried to effect an escape through the
ventilation system.
(rollover: a verb meaning to do something to cause a
result)
These measures may effect savings.
(rollover: effect meaning cause)
affect Does the music affect your mood?
(rollover: a verb meaning influence)
These measures may affect savings.
(rollover: a verb meaning influence)
ensure You should ensure that the program will meet your
specifications.
(rollover: make sure)
insure
You should insure your jewelry against theft.
(rollover: provide insurance)
excess The number of applicants was in excess of five
hundred.
access The student could not gain access to the class.

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