Confusing Pair of Words in English
In language learning process we come across confusing pair of words. If you are a beginner or intermediate language learner you might have encountered confusing pair of words in English Language.
English Language is full of confusing words that sound alike but are spelled differently. It’s also full of words that share similar (but not identical) meanings that are easy to misuse.
For example:
I need to buy _______________ for my kids.
a. Stationery
b. Stationary
carefully study this sentence and choose the correct option.
Well, it is confusing indeed. Likely there are hundreds of words in English Language that are really confusing.
So Your vocabulary will be better equipped if you understand the subtle differences between these pairs of similar sounding words.
Listed below are 10 pairs of English words that we tend to confuse:
