| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accept / except | receive; excluding |
| 2. | advice / advise | noun counsel; verb counsel |
| 3. | affect / effect | verb influence; noun result |
| 4. | all ready / already | fully prepared; previously |
| 5. | allusion / illusion | indirect reference; false appearance |
| 6. | altar / alter | worship table; change |
| 7. | any one / anyone | any single person; any person |
| 8. | any way / anyway | in any manner; regardless |
| 9. | assure / ensure | reassure; make certain |
| 10. | beside / besides | next to; in addition |
| 11. | born / borne | given birth; carried |
| 12. | breath / breathe | air; inhale and exhale |
| 13. | bring / take | move here; move there |
| 14. | canvas / canvass | heavy cloth; solicit votes |
| 15. | capital / capitol | city or wealth; legislature building |
| 16. | cite / site | quote; location |
| 17. | climactic / climatic | relating to climax; relating to climate |
| 18. | complement / compliment | complete; praise |
| 19. | conscience / conscious | moral sense; aware |
| 20. | continual / continuous | repeated; unbroken |
| 21. | council / counsel | advisory body; advice or lawyer |
| 22. | defuse / diffuse | make less dangerous; spread out |
| 23. | deprecate / depreciate | disapprove; decrease in value |
| 24. | desert / dessert | arid land; sweet course |
| 25. | device / devise | tool; invent |
| 26. | die / dye | cease living; color material |
| 27. | discreet / discrete | tactful; separate |
| 28. | dual / duel | twofold; fight between two |
| 29. | economic / economical | relating to economy; thrifty |
| 30. | elicit / illicit | draw out; illegal |
| 31. | emigrate / immigrate | leave country; enter country |
| 32. | ensure / insure | make certain; provide insurance |
| 33. | envelop / envelope | wrap; paper container |
| 34. | everyday / every day | ordinary; each day |
| 35. | explicit / implicit | stated clearly; implied |
| 36. | farther / further | physical distance; additional extent |
| 37. | fewer / less | countable; uncountable amount |
| 38. | flaunt / flout | display proudly; openly disregard |
| 39. | forego / forgo | go before; do without |
| 40. | formally / formerly | officially; previously |
| 41. | gorilla / guerrilla | ape; irregular fighter |
| 42. | grisly / grizzly | ghastly; grayish or bear |
| 43. | hang / hanged | suspend; executed by hanging |
| 44. | historic / historical | important in history; about history |
| 45. | hoard / horde | store up; large crowd |
| 46. | human / humane | person-related; compassionate |
| 47. | idle / idol | inactive; object of worship |
| 48. | imply / infer | suggest; conclude |
| 49. | ingenious / ingenuous | clever; innocent and frank |
| 50. | its / it’s | possessive; it is |
| 51. | later / latter | afterward; second of two |
| 52. | lay / lie | put down; recline |
| 53. | learn / teach | gain knowledge; give instruction |
| 54. | lend / borrow | give temporarily; take temporarily |
| 55. | lightening / lightning | becoming lighter; electrical flash |
| 56. | listen / hear | pay attention; perceive sound |
| 57. | loath / loathe | reluctant; hate |
| 58. | lose / loose | misplace; not tight |
| 59. | mantel / mantle | fireplace shelf; cloak or covering |
| 60. | marshal / martial | arrange or officer; warlike |
| 61. | may / might | possibility or permission; weaker possibility |
| 62. | medal / meddle | award; interfere |
| 63. | moral / morale | ethical lesson; group spirit |
| 64. | naval / navel | relating to navy; belly button |
| 65. | ordinance / ordnance | law; military weapons |
| 66. | peak / peek | highest point; quick look |
| 67. | pedal / peddle | foot lever; sell door-to-door |
| 68. | persecute / prosecute | harass; bring legal action |
| 69. | personal / personnel | private; staff |
| 70. | perspective / prospective | viewpoint; expected future |
| 71. | pore / pour | study closely; cause to flow |
| 72. | precede / proceed | come before; continue |
| 73. | principal / principle | main or school head; rule |
| 74. | quiet / quite | silent; fairly or completely |
| 75. | raise / rise | lift; go upward |
| 76. | rebut / refute | argue against; prove wrong |
| 77. | regimen / regiment | health routine; military unit |
| 78. | reign / rein | rule; strap for steering |
| 79. | respectfully / respectively | politely; in stated order |
| 80. | review / revue | critical assessment; variety show |
| 81. | right / rite | correct or entitlement; ritual |
| 82. | role / roll | part played; turn or list |
| 83. | say / tell | utter words; inform |
| 84. | sit / set | be seated; place |
| 85. | sole / soul | only or foot bottom; spirit |
| 86. | some time / sometime | a period; at an unspecified time |
| 87. | speak / talk | use speech; converse |
| 88. | stationary / stationery | still; writing materials |
| 89. | straight / strait | not curved; narrow passage |
| 90. | than / then | comparison; next or at that time |
| 91. | to / too | preposition; also or excessively |
| 92. | tortuous / torturous | winding; causing pain |
| 93. | trooper / trouper | mounted soldier; dependable performer |
| 94. | vain / vein | conceited or futile; blood vessel |
| 95. | venal / venial | corruptible; pardonable |
| 96. | wander / wonder | roam; feel curiosity |
| 97. | weather / whether | atmospheric conditions; if |
| 98. | who / whom | subject form; object form |
| 99. | who’s / whose | who is; belonging to whom |
| 100. | your / you’re | possessive; you are |