Commonly Confused Words

accept: to receive or to agree
except: to exclude or make an exception ofadvice: an opinion or recommendation
advise: to counsel or recommend

affect: to influence or to change
effect: either the result of something, or to cause something

allude: to refer to indirectly
elude: to avoid

assistance: help
assistants: helpers

e.g,: for example
i.e.: that is

cite: to refer to
sight: a view
site: a location

compliment: a flattering gesture
complement: something that completes or makes perfect

differ: to be different
defer: to delay or postpone

elicit: to draw out
illicit: illegal

intra: within one thing
inter: between two or more things

its: the possessive form of it
it's: "it is"

lessen: to decrease
lesson: something on learns

loose: not tight
lose: to misplace or surrender possession of

moral: a value, principle or ethic
morale: state of mind or attitude

patience: the ability to be patient, or characteristic of being patient
patients: people receiving professional care

personal: private, intimate
personnel: employees

principle: a moral standard
principal: head administrator at a school

stationary: in one place, not moving
stationery: writing paper

than: as compared to
then: at that time

their: plural possessive form of they
they're: "they are"
there: a place or location

through: finished
threw: past time of throw

to: toward
too: also, or to a certain degree
two: a number

weak: lacking strength
week: seven days

weather: conditions of the climate
whether: alternatives; which one of two

whose: possessive form of who
who's: "who is"

your: possessive form of you
you're: "you are"