Confusable Words: Affect, Effect, Complement and Compliment Exercise

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1. The cold weather affected my health.
2. The cold weather had an adverse effect on my health.
3. Travel can be an excellent complement to one’s education.
4. The hostess received glowing compliments on the dinner.
5. The extreme cold discomforted the mountain climbers.
6. I made discreet inquiries about his credit rating.
7. Use your own discretion in choosing a restaurant.
8. Charles Dickens was an eminent writer.
9. A storm is imminent.
10. Not even the experts could figure out the magician’s ingenious escape.
11. Children are more ingenuous than adults.
12. We accept credit cards here.