This is the table of contents from the e-book 600+ Confusing English Words Explained. It will help clear up your doubts about how to use English words correctly, so that you can speak and write more confidently.
| a / an / one |
| able / capable |
| accident / incident |
| accurate / exact / precise |
| ache / pain / hurt |
| actual / current / present |
| administrator / boss / manager |
| adverse / averse |
| advice / advise |
| affect / effect |
| afraid / scared / frightened |
| after / later |
| agenda / itinerary / schedule |
| ago / back / before |
| aid / assist / help |
| aim / goal / objective |
| alien / foreigner / stranger |
| alive / life / live |
| already / yet |
| all / whole / every |
| all of / each of |
| all ready / already / all right / alright |
| allow / let / permit |
| allude / elude |
| almost / mostly / nearly |
| alone / lonely / only |
| also / as well / too |
altar / alter |
| although / though / even though |
| among / between |
| amoral / immoral |
| amount / number / quantity |
| ancient / antique |
| angry / upset |
| another / other / others |
| answer / reply / respond |
| any / some |
| apartment / flat / studio |
| apologize / sorry |
| apology / excuse |
appraise / apprise |
| arrive / come / get / reach |
| as far as / as long as / as soon as |
| assure / ensure / insure |
| automobile / car / vehicle |
| await / hope / expect / wait |
| award / reward / prize |
| awkward / embarrassing |
| baggage / luggage |
| beach / coast / shore |
| beautiful / pretty |
| become / get / turn |
| been / gone |
| before / in front of / opposite / across from |
| beg / plead |
| begin / start |
| belong to / belong with / belong in |
| below / under / beneath / underneath |
| beside / besides |
| big / large |
| big, small, long, short, tall, huge, and tiny |
| bill / invoice / receipt |
| blanket / comforter / quilt |
| borrow / lend / loan / owe |
| bother / disturb |
| bravery / courage |
| bring / take |
| bring up / grow up |
| Britain / England / the U.K. |
| broad / wide |
| by / until |
| can / could / able to |
| capital / capitol |
| carpet / mat / rug |
| ceiling / roof |
| chance / possibility / opportunity |
| change / switch |
| chauffeur / driver |
| city / downtown / town |
| classic / classical |
| clever / intelligent / smart |
| close / near / next |
| close / shut |
| cloth / clothes / clothing |
| collect / gather |
| come back / go back / get back |
compliment / complement |
| concern / concerned / concerning |
| confident / confidant / confidence |
| continual / continuous |
| convince / persuade |
| could / should / would |
| council / counsel |
| critic / critical / criticism / critique |
| cure / treat / heal / recover |
| custom / habit |
| deadly / fatal / lethal |
| decent / descent / dissent |
| delay / late / postpone |
| deny / refuse / reject / decline |
| defect / fault / flaw |
| definitely / definitively |
| despite / in spite of |
| die / died / dead |
| difficult / hard |
| dilemma / quandary |
| dinner / supper / meal / snack |
| dirt / earth / soil |
| dirty / messy |
| disability / handicap / impairment |
| discover / find out / notice / realize |
discreet / discrete |
| disease / illness |
| disinterested / uninterested |
| distinct / distinctive |
| do / make |
| dress / dressed / wear |
| during / while / meanwhile / meantime |
| early / soon |
| earn / gain / win |
| e.g. / i.e. |
| economic / economical |
| effective / efficient |
| either / neither |
| electric / electrical / electronic |
| empathy / sympathy |
| employees / staff |
| end / finish |
| enough / too |
| enquire / inquire |
| especially / specially |
| every day / everyday |
| ex- / former / previous |
| explore / exploit |
| extend / expand |
| famous / infamous |
| farther / further |
| fee / fare / tax |
| female / feminine / woman |
| few / little / less / fewer |
| fit / match / suit |
| floor / ground |
| for / since |
| forest / jungle / wood / woods |
| fun / funny |
| girl / lady / woman |
| good / well |
| good evening / good night |
| gratuity / tip |
| guarantee / warranty |
| gut / guts |
| hard / hardly |
| have / have got |
| have to / must / need to |
| haven’t / don’t have |
| hear / listen |
| hijack / kidnap |
| historic / historical |
| holiday / vacation |
| hope / wish |
| hopefully / thankfully |
| hostel / hotel / motel |
| house / home |
| how about…? / what about…? |
| human / humankind / human being / man / mankind |
| hundred / hundreds |
| I / my / me / mine / myself ? |
| if I was… / if I were… |
| if / whether |
| ignore / neglect |
| ill / sick |
| impending / pending |
| imply / infer |
| in / into / inside / within |
| in / on / at |
| in time / on time |
| incite / insight |
| income / salary / wage |
| Indian / indigenous / Native American |
| inhabit / live / reside |
| intend / tend |
| interested / interesting |
| interfere / intervene |
| its / it’s |
| job / work / career |
| just / only |
| kinds / types / sorts |
| know / meet |
| last / latest |
| last / past |
| late / lately |
| lay / lie |
| like / as |
| little / small |
| look / see / watch |
| lose / loose |
| lose / miss |
| made of / made from |
| marriage / married / wedding |
| may / might |
moral / morale |
| Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. / Miss |
| music / song |
| nausea / nauseous / queasy |
| north / northern |
| notable / noticeable |
| ocean / sea / lake / pond |
| of / from |
| oppress / suppress / repress |
| overtake / take over |
| pass away / pass out |
| pass the time / spend time |
| peak / pique |
| persons / peoples |
| poison / venom |
| politics / policy |
| poor / pore / pour |
| pray / prey |
principal / principle |
| problem / trouble |
| quiet / silent |
| raise / rise / arise |
| regard / regardless / regards |
| regretful / regrettable |
| relation / relationship |
| remember / remind / recall / recollect |
| replace / substitute |
| resolve / solve |
| review / revise |
| rob / thief / steal |
| safety / security |
| sell / sale |
| say / tell / speak |
| scream / shout |
| sensible / sensitive |
| shade / shadow |
| so / such |
| so / very / a lot |
| some time / sometime / sometimes |
| stuff / things |
| such as / as such |
| suppose / supposed to |
| than / then |
| think about / think of |
| tide / waves |
| till / until |
| to / for |
| too / very |
| travel / trip / journey |
| used to / be used to |
| wake / awake / sleep / asleep |
| wander / wonder |
| wary / weary |
| what / which |
| which / that |
| who / whom |
| will / would |
| worse / worst |
| year-old / years old |
