Commonly misused words
- Accept, Except
Accept is a verb meaning to receive.
Except is usually a preposition meaning
excluding.
He will accept the job offer.
No one is
allowed to enter my room, except you.
- Affect, Effect
Affect is usually a verb meaning to
influence.
Effect is usually a noun meaning result.
Certain
foods may affect our mood.
He wanted to
know the effect of internet
on children.
- Capital, Capitol
Capital refers to a city.
Capitol to a building where lawmakers meet.
The
residents of state capital
protested the development plans.
The capitol has undergone extensive
renovations.
- Hear, Here
Hear is to detect a sound with one’s
ears.
Here refers to one’s immediate location.
Do you want
to hear my poem?
Take off
your shoes here.
- Principal, Principle
Principal is a noun meaning the head of a
school or an organization or a sum of money.
Principle is a noun meaning a basic truth or
law.
A school principal should have leadership
skills.
I’m not
going to change my principles.
- Their, There, They’re
Their is a possesive pronoun.
There is an adverb specifying place.
They’re is a contraction of they are.
Their application is being validated.
She is
eating lunch there.
They’re my favorite singer.
- To, Too, Two
To is preposition.
Too is an adverb.
Two is a number.
It is the
bed way to ask for
help.
I like
reading too.
Only two chocolate cakes left.
- Want, Won’t, Wont
Want means the act of desiring or wishing
for something.
Won’t is a contraction for “will not”.
Wont is a word meaning “accustomed” or “inclined
to” (as an adjective) or “habit or costum” (as a noun).
His only want was to see his son again.
He won’t let me drive his car.
He took a
walk in the evening, as was his wont.
- Whose, Who’s
Whose is an interrogative word or a
relative pronoun.
Who’s is contraction for who is or who
has.
Whose story changed her life?
Who’s that girl?
- Your, You’re
Your is a possesive pronoun.
You’re is a contraction of you are.
Your brother is very handsome.
You’re the best friend that I ever had.
Confusingly related words
- Remind, Remember
Remind to cause a person to remember, cause
(a person) to think of (someone or something).
Remember to recall to the mind with effort;
think of again.
Remind me to return
this book to my friend.
I don’t remember anything about
you.
- Borrow, Lend
Borrow show that something is (temporarily)
take from another person.
Lend show that something (temporarily)
given to another.
You borrowed my books yesterday.
She lends me some money today.
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