| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accept vs. except | Receive or agree; exclude or excluding. |
| 2. | advice vs. advise | Guidance; give guidance. |
| 3. | affect vs. effect | Usually influence; usually a result. |
| 4. | allude vs. elude | Refer indirectly; escape or evade. |
| 5. | already vs. all ready | Before now; completely prepared. |
| 6. | altogether vs. all together | Entirely; everyone or everything together. |
| 7. | apart vs. a part | Separated; one portion. |
| 8. | awhile vs. a while | For some time; a period of time. |
| 9. | bare vs. bear | Uncovered; an animal or carry. |
| 10. | board vs. bored | Plank or committee; feeling uninterested. |
| 11. | born vs. borne | Brought into life; carried or endured. |
| 12. | bought vs. brought | Purchased; carried or taken somewhere. |
| 13. | break vs. brake | Damage or interrupt; device for slowing movement. |
| 14. | breath vs. breathe | Air inhaled or exhaled; inhale and exhale. |
| 15. | capital vs. capitol | Government city or wealth; American legislative building. |
| 16. | classic vs. classical | Exemplary or enduring; relating to established traditions. |
| 17. | coarse vs. course | Rough; route or series of lessons. |
| 18. | complement vs. compliment | Complete or enhance; praise. |
| 19. | conscious vs. conscience | Aware; inner sense of right and wrong. |
| 20. | continual vs. continuous | Repeated frequently; uninterrupted. |
| 21. | council vs. counsel | Governing group; advice or give advice. |
| 22. | credible vs. credulous | Believable; too ready to believe. |
| 23. | dairy vs. diary | Milk production or products; personal written record. |
| 24. | defuse vs. diffuse | Reduce danger or tension; spread out. |
| 25. | desert vs. dessert | Dry region or abandon; sweet final course. |
| 26. | discrete vs. discreet | Separate; careful about privacy. |
| 27. | disinterested vs. uninterested | Impartial; not interested. |
| 28. | dissent vs. descent | Disagreement; downward movement or ancestry. |
| 29. | economic vs. economical | Relating to the economy; avoiding waste. |
| 30. | elicit vs. illicit | Draw out a response; illegal. |
| 31. | eminent vs. imminent | Distinguished; about to happen. |
| 32. | everyday vs. every day | Ordinary; each day. |
| 33. | exact vs. extract | Demand or obtain; remove or pull out. |
| 34. | fair vs. fare | Just or an exhibition; transport charge. |
| 35. | farther vs. further | Physical distance; additional extent or distance. |
| 36. | fewer vs. less | For countable items; for uncountable amounts. |
| 37. | flair vs. flare | Natural talent; sudden burst of light. |
| 38. | flout vs. flaunt | Openly disregard; show off. |
| 39. | forth vs. fourth | Forward or outward; number four in order. |
| 40. | good vs. well | Usually describes things; usually describes actions. |
| 41. | historic vs. historical | Historically significant; relating to history. |
| 42. | hoard vs. horde | Stored supply or accumulate; large crowd. |
| 43. | idle vs. idol | Inactive; worshipped figure or admired person. |
| 44. | illusion vs. allusion | False perception; indirect reference. |
| 45. | imply vs. infer | Suggest indirectly; draw a conclusion. |
| 46. | ingenious vs. ingenuous | Inventive; innocent and straightforward. |
| 47. | into vs. in to | Movement inside; separate words serving separate functions. |
| 48. | its vs. it’s | Belonging to it; it is or has. |
| 49. | jealous vs. envious | Fearing loss to rivals; wanting others’ advantages. |
| 50. | led vs. lead | Guided previously; guide now or a metal. |
| 51. | lie vs. lay | Recline; put something down. |
| 52. | literally vs. figuratively | In the exact sense; metaphorically. |
| 53. | lose vs. loose | Misplace or fail to win; not tight. |
| 54. | maybe vs. may be | Perhaps; might be. |
| 55. | medal vs. meddle | Award; interfere without invitation. |
| 56. | miner vs. minor | Mine worker; underage person or less important. |
| 57. | moral vs. morale | Ethical or a lesson; confidence and enthusiasm. |
| 58. | morning vs. mourning | Early part of the day; expressing grief. |
| 59. | naval vs. navel | Relating to a navy; belly button. |
| 60. | number vs. amount | Quantity of countable items; quantity of mass. |
| 61. | onto vs. on to | Movement to a surface; separate grammatical words. |
| 62. | passed vs. past | Went by; earlier time or beyond. |
| 63. | patience vs. patients | Calm endurance; people receiving medical care. |
| 64. | peace vs. piece | Calm or absence of war; a portion. |
| 65. | pedal vs. peddle | Foot-operated lever; sell goods. |
| 66. | persecute vs. prosecute | Mistreat repeatedly; bring legal proceedings against. |
| 67. | personal vs. personnel | Individual or private; employees. |
| 68. | perspective vs. prospective | Viewpoint; expected or potential. |
| 69. | plain vs. plane | Simple or flat land; aircraft or surface. |
| 70. | pore vs. pour | Tiny opening or study closely; flow out. |
| 71. | practice vs. practise | British English: noun; verb. American English: practice. |
| 72. | precede vs. proceed | Come before; continue or move forward. |
| 73. | prescribe vs. proscribe | Recommend or order; prohibit. |
| 74. | principal vs. principle | Main or school leader; rule or belief. |
| 75. | raise vs. raze | Lift or increase; demolish completely. |
| 76. | rap vs. wrap | Sharp knock or rhythmic speech; cover. |
| 77. | reticent vs. reluctant | Reserved about speaking; unwilling to act. |
| 78. | role vs. roll | Function or character; rotate or a cylinder. |
| 79. | root vs. route | Plant’s anchoring part or origin; travel path. |
| 80. | sole vs. soul | Only or foot’s underside; spiritual essence. |
| 81. | stake vs. steak | Pointed post or financial interest; meat slice. |
| 82. | stationary vs. stationery | Not moving; writing materials. |
| 83. | steal vs. steel | Take unlawfully; strong iron alloy. |
| 84. | suite vs. sweet | Connected rooms; sugary or pleasing. |
| 85. | taught vs. taut | Provided instruction; stretched tight. |
| 86. | team vs. teem | Cooperating group; be full of. |
| 87. | then vs. than | Indicates time; introduces a comparison. |
| 88. | threw vs. through | Propelled something; from one side to another. |
| 89. | tortuous vs. torturous | Twisting or complicated; causing extreme suffering. |
| 90. | unsocial vs. antisocial | Avoiding company; hostile to society or others. |
| 91. | venal vs. venial | Open to bribery; relatively minor or forgivable. |
| 92. | waist vs. waste | Middle of the torso; squander or rubbish. |
| 93. | waive vs. wave | Give up a right; oscillation or gesture. |
| 94. | weak vs. week | Lacking strength; seven days. |
| 95. | weather vs. whether | Atmospheric conditions; introduces alternatives or uncertainty. |
| 96. | were vs. we’re | Past form of be; we are. |
| 97. | who vs. whom | Subject form; object form. |
| 98. | whose vs. who’s | Belonging to whom; who is or has. |
| 99. | yoke vs. yolk | Harness joining working animals; egg’s yellow center. |
| 100. | your vs. you’re | Belonging to you; you are. |