SOME CONFUSED WORDS

canvas	a rough cloth
canvass	to ask for votes
centenarian	someone who is at least 100 years old
centurion	the commander of a company of 100 men in the ancient Roman army
cereal	food processed from grain
serial	a book or radio or television performance delivered in instalments
ceremonial	describes the ritual used for a formal religious or public event
ceremonious	describes the type of person who likes to behave over-formally on social occasions
childish	of, like, or appropriate to a child
childlike	having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child
clothes	garments
cloths	the material out of which clothEs are made
canon	is a cleric
cannon	is a large gun
cast	a group of actors in a play a plaster CAST throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction
caste	a social group
cite	to refer to
sight	vision
site	land for a particular purpose
complement	that which completes
compliment	praise
alley	a little lane
ally	a friend
contemptible	worthy of contempt
contemptuous	a person who shows contempt is contemptuous
council	a board of elected representatives
counsel	advice
councillor	an electedrepresentative
counsellor	one who gives professional guidance
credible	believable
credulous	gullible
currant	a small dried grape used in cooking
current	a steady flow of water, air or electricity happening at the present time
allude	to refer to indirectly
elude	to evade capture or recall
allusion	an indirect reference
delusion	a false belief
illusion	a deceptive appearance
alternate	alternate Mondays (every other) alternate between two moods
alternative	another possibility two choices
amoral	not being governed by moral laws
immoral	means breaking the moral laws
astronomy	the scientific study of the stars and planets
astrology	the study of theinfluence of the stars and planets on human life and fortune
beside	next to by the side of
besides	Also as well as
blond	to describe men’s hair
blonde	to describe women’s hair
boarder	a person who pays to live in someone’s house
border	the edge or boundary of something
born	eg. He was born in 1989.
borne	bear-bore-borne (past participle)
dairy	a building or room for the processing, storage, and distribution of milk and milk products
diary	a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences
decent	conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour
descent	act of coming down ancestry
desert	abandon in a way considered disloyal or treacherous  sandy
dessert	a pudding
disinterested	impartial, unselfish, acting for the good of others and not for yourself
uninterested	bored
economic	related to the economy
economical	Thrifty avoiding extravagance
effective	able to produce a result
efficient	working well without wasting time, money or effort
eligible	suitably qualified
legible	able to be read
emigrant	leaves his or her country to live in another
immigrant	moves into a country to live permanently
eminent	famous
imminent	about to happen
epigram	a short witty saying
epitaph	an inscription on a tombstone
exceptionable	open to objection
exceptional	unusual
exhausting	tiring
exhaustive	Thorough fully comprehensive
explicit	stated clearly and openly
implicit	implied but not actually stated
fewer	the comparative form of ‘few’ used with plural nouns eg. fewer children
less	the comparative form of ‘little’ ‘a small amount’ eg. less enthusiasm less than is used with number alone; eg. Less than ten
fiance´	masculine
fiance´e	feminine
heroin	a drug
heroine	a female hero
historic	famous in history memorable likely to go down in recorded history
historical	existing in the past
imaginary	existing only in theimagination
imaginative	showing or having a vivid imagination
impractical	could be done but not    worth doing
impracticable	incapable of being done
industrial	associated withmanufacturing
industrious	hard-working
its	a possessive adjective  eg. its colour
it's	It is  it has
judicial	pertaining to courts of law and judges
judicious	showing good judgment
later	the comparative of ‘late’ shows time
latter	the opposite of ‘former’ shows position
lay	Lay-laid-laid lay down the weapon she laid an egg yesterday she has laid an egg already
lie	Lie-lay-lain I lie down for rest. I lay down for rest yesterday i have lain down in the shadow of this tree many a time.
luxuriant	growing abundantly
luxurious	rich and costly
masterful	dominating
masterly	very skilful
medal	a small metal disc given as an honour
meddle	to interfere
momentary	Lasting only for moments
momentous	of great significance
official	Authorised formal
officious	Self-important interfering
partake	to share with others (especially food and drink)
participate	to join in an activity to play a part in
personal	Of or pertaining to a particular person
personnel	Employees office staff
principal	chief teacher important
principle	moral rule
quiet	silent
quite	very
sceptic	One who doubts
septic	Infected by bacteria
sew	stitch
sow	Plant scatter
social	related to society
sociable	friendly
stationary	Not moving still
stationery	Writing materials envelops office materials
veracity	truthfulness
voracity	greed

Reference:- http://literarycriticismjohn.blogspot.in/2013/11/00262-confusables-english-grammar.html

SOME CONFUSED WORDS 2

Are you uncertain which one is right? There are a lot of words in English that look or sound alike but have very different meanings, such as pore and pour or flaunt and flout. It’s easy to get them confused and most electronic spellcheckers won’t be much help in this type of situation: they can tell you if a word has been spelled wrongly but they can’t generally flag up the misuse of a correctly spelled word.

Here’s a quick-reference list of pairs of words that regularly cause people problems. The words follow the accepted British English spelling. Some of them do have alternative American spellings and you will find these at the main dictionary entry on this website.

Word 1	Meaning	Word 2	Meaning
accept	to agree to receive or do	except	not including
adverse	unfavourable, harmful	averse	strongly disliking; opposed
advice	recommendations about what to do	advise	to recommend something
affect	to change or make a difference to	effect	a result; to bring about a result
aisle	a passage between rows of seats	isle	an island
all together	all in one place, all at once	altogether	completely; on the whole
along	moving or extending horizontally on	a long	referring to something of great length
aloud	out loud	allowed	permitted
altar	a sacred table in a church	alter	to change
amoral	not concerned with right or wrong	immoral	not following accepted moral standards
appraise	to assess	apprise	to inform someone
assent	agreement, approval	ascent	the action of rising or climbing up
aural	relating to the ears or hearing	oral	relating to the mouth; spoken
balmy	pleasantly warm	barmy	foolish, crazy
bare	naked; to uncover	bear	to carry; to put up with
bated	in phrase 'with bated breath', i.e. in great suspense	baited	with bait attached or inserted
bazaar	a Middle Eastern market	bizarre	strange
berth	a bunk in a ship, train, etc.	birth	the emergence of a baby from the womb
born	having started life	borne	carried
bough	a branch of a tree	bow	to bend the head; the front of a ship
brake	a device for stopping a vehicle; to stop a vehicle	break	to separate into pieces; a pause
breach	to break through, or break a rule; a gap	breech	the back part of a gun barrel
broach	to raise a subject for discussion	brooch	a piece of jewellery
canvas	a type of strong cloth	canvass	to seek people’s votes
censure	to criticize strongly	censor	to ban parts of a book or film; a person who does this
cereal	a grass producing an edible grain; a breakfast food made from grains	serial	happening in a series
chord	a group of musical notes	cord	a length of string; a cord-like body part
climactic	forming a climax	climatic	relating to climate
coarse	rough	course	a direction; a school subject; part of a meal
complacent	smug and self-satisfied	complaisant	willing to please
complement	to add to so as to improve; an addition that improves something	compliment	to praise or express approval; an admiring remark
council	a group of people who manage or advise	counsel	advice; to advise
cue	a signal for action; a wooden rod	queue	a line of people or vehicles
curb	to keep something in check; a control or limit	kerb	(in British English) the stone edge of a pavement
currant	a dried grape	current	happening now; a flow of water, air, or electricity
defuse	to make a situation less tense	diffuse	to spread over a wide area
desert	a waterless, empty area; to abandon someone	dessert	the sweet course of a meal
discreet	careful not to attract attention	discrete	separate and distinct
disinterested	impartial	uninterested	not interested
draught	a current of air	draft	a first version of a piece of writing
draw	an even score at the end of a game	drawer	a sliding storage compartment
dual	having two parts	duel	a fight or contest between two people
elicit	to draw out a reply or reaction	illicit	not allowed by law or rules
ensure	to make certain that something will happen	insure	to provide compensation if a person dies or property is damaged
envelop	to cover or surround	envelope	a paper container for a letter
exercise	physical activity; to do physical activity	exorcise	to drive out an evil spirit
fawn	a young deer; light brown	faun	a mythical being, part man, part goat
flaunt	to display ostentatiously	flout	to disregard a rule
flounder	to move clumsily; to have difficulty doing something	founder	to fail
forbear	to refrain	forebear	an ancestor
foreword	an introduction to a book	forward	onwards, ahead
freeze	to turn to ice	frieze	a decoration along a wall
grisly	gruesome, revolting	grizzly	a type of bear
hoard	a store	horde	a large crowd of people
imply	to suggest indirectly	infer	to draw a conclusion
loath	reluctant, unwilling	loathe	to hate
loose	to unfasten; to set free	lose	to be deprived of; to be unable to find
meter	a measuring device	metre	a metric unit; rhythm in verse
militate	to be a powerful factor against	mitigate	to make less severe
palate	the roof of the mouth	palette	a board for mixing colours
pedal	a foot-operated lever	peddle	to sell goods
pole	a long, slender piece of wood	poll	voting in an election
pour	to flow or cause to flow	pore	a tiny opening; to study something closely
practice	the use of an idea or method; the work or business of a doctor, dentist, etc.	practise	to do something repeatedly to gain skill; to do something regularly
prescribe	to authorize use of medicine; to order authoritatively	proscribe	to officially forbid something
principal	most important; the head of a school	principle	a fundamental rule or belief
sceptic	a person inclined to doubt	septic	infected with bacteria
sight	the ability to see	site	a location
stationary	not moving	stationery	writing materials
storey	a level of a building	story	a tale or account
titillate	to arouse interest	titivate	to make more attractive
tortuous	full of twists; complex	torturous	full of pain or suffering
wreath	a ring-shaped arrangement of flowers etc.	wreathe	to surround or encircle

Reference:- http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/commonly-confused-words