Words often Confused

Words often Confused

Read the following sentences and notice the underlined words.

Mrs. Jordan said, 'Except his gold watch. He promised that to our Jimmy. (Except = excluding or apart from)

The Slaters did not accept the proposal of the Jordans. (accept = allow)

In the above sentences the words except and accept look and sound alike. But they have different meanings and spellings.

There are many such words in English that look or sound alike but have very different meanings. It's easy to get confused with these.

A. Write the words that are likely to be confused with the words given. Find their meanings and use them in sentences of your own to show the difference in meaning.

1. alter -                                                                                 2. principal –

3. gait -                                                                                   4. canvas –

5. check -                                                                               6. ceiling –

7. complement -                                                                    8. stationary –

9. all ready -                                                                          10. advice –