Confusions

Many words either sound the same when spoken (known as homophones), share similar spellings, or both. It is quite important that you get things right - the alternative is to lose marks.

Click on the list of words to find out the differences - and how to make sure you don't get it wrong:

Advice and advise Affect and effect Bought and brought Complement and compliment Discreet and discrete Hear and here Its and it's Lead and led Less and fewer Licence and license Loose and lose

Plane and plain Poor, pore and pour Practice and practise Principal and principle Sort and sought Stationary and stationery - new! There, their and they're Threw, through and thorough To and too Warn and Worn Whose and who's Your and you're

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