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Although ‘reek’ and ‘wreak’ sound alike, they have very different meanings, so using the wrong...
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‘Forward’ and ‘foreword’ look similar on paper. They may even sound similar when spoken aloud....
The words wry and rye sound the same, which makes it easy to confuse them...
‘Ascent’ and ‘assent’ sound similar and only differ by one letter, but they also have...
‘Creak’ and ‘creek’ are homophones: words that sound the same when spoken but have different...
‘Leant’ and ‘lent’ sound identical. They’re also both past tense verbs. As a result, it’s...
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The words ‘hole’ and ‘whole’ sound the same. However, one is spelled with a ‘w’...
‘Allude’ and ‘elude’ sound alike, but using the wrong one could change the meaning of...
Mixing up ‘hung’ and ‘hanged’ is quite a common error. Both words can be the...
At first glance, the words ‘uncharted’ and ‘unchartered’ look almost identical. But the pesky extra...
The words ‘wave’ and ‘waive’ sound identical. And to make matters more confusing, ‘wave’ has...
Things could turn ‘grisly’ if you disturb a ‘grizzly’, and then you have to hope...