30 Confusing words in English
1)a , eh
a: very short little insignificant English word
eh: an interrogative utterance
2) acts , ax
acts: things done
ax: chopping tool
3) ad , add
ad: short for advertisement
add: short for addition
4) adds , ads , adze
adds: performs additions
ads: more than one advertisement
adze: axe-like tool
5) ade , aid , aide
ade: fruit beverage
aid: to assist
aide: an assistant
6) aerie , airy
aerie: eagle's nest
airy: breezy
7) aero , arrow
aero: of aircraft
arrow: slender, pointed shaft
8) affect , effect
affect: to change
effect: result
9) ail , ale
ail: sick
ale: beer
10) air , are , e'er , ere , err , heir
air: stuff we breathe
are: 1/100th of a hectare
e'er: contraction of "ever"
ere: eventually
err: to make a mistake
heir: one who will inherit
11) bailed , baled
bailed: pumping water out of a boat
baled: to gather into a bale
12) aisle , I'll , isle
aisle: walkway
I'll: contraction of "I will"
isle: island
13) all , awl
all: everything
awl: pointed scriber
14) allowed , aloud
allowed: permitted
aloud: spoken
15) altar , alter
altar: raised center of worship
alter: to change
16) an , Ann
an: a single instance
Ann: a woman's name
17) ant , aunt
ant: insect
aunt: parent's sister
18) ante , auntie
ante: preliminary bet
auntie: sister of a parent
19) arc , ark
arc: portion of a circle
ark: vessel
20) ascent , assent
ascent: the climb
assent: to agree
21) ate , eight
ate: past tense of eat
eight: the number base of octal
22) auger , augur
auger: a drill
augur: foretell
23) aught , ought
aught: anything
ought: should
24) aural , oral
aural: of hearing
oral: of the mouth
25) auricle , oracle
auricle: external part of the ear
oracle: seer
26) away , aweigh
away: distant
aweigh: just clear of the bottom
27)aweful , awful , offal
aweful: filled with awe
awful: really bad
offal: butchered entrails
28) awed, odd
awed: in a state of wonder
odd: not usual
29) aye , eye , I
aye: naval affirmative
eye: ocular organ
I: oneself
30) bail , bale
bail: bucket handle
bale: bundle of hay
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