Commonly Misused Words and Confusing Related verbs

Commonly Misused Words

1.            Council  –  Counsel

Council is group of people that assembles for discussion

Counsel means advice or guidance.

Example: 

·         The Counsil works  as a volunteer in africa for 6 days

·         The students need counsel from their teacher

2.             Accept  –   Except

Accept is a verb that means to receive.

Except is a preposition that means excluding.

Example:

·         Do you accept my email?

·         Except he wasn’t going to school

3.            Than –  Then

Than(CONJUNCTION; used to show comparison)

Then (ADVERB; at that time)

Example:

·          I hope she better  than me

·         Then i saw her a few days  ago in seoul

4.            Peak —  Peek

Peak(ADJECTIVE or NOUN; highest point; top)

Peek (NOUN; a glance)

Example:

·          I can reach peak score if i study with him

·         She play’s  peek-a-boo with her son

Confusing Related verbs

1.       I — Me

I (PRONOUN; a subject of a clause or a complement pronoun)

Me (PRONOUN; a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition)

Example:

·         I think the answer will still be the same

·          Tell me if you need money

2.           Your — You’re

Your (PRONOUN USED AS ADJECTIVE; possessive form of you)

You’re (PRONOUN + VERB; contraction of you are)

·         Tell your kitchen staff i’m ready for lunch now

·         You’re allways with jackson

3.           Who’s — Whose

Who’s (PRONOUN + VERB; a contraction of who is)

Whose (PRONOUN USED AS ADJECTIVE; possessive form of who)

Example:

·         Who’s making this cake?

·         The dentist is with a child whose teeth are causing some problems

4.           Weather — Whether

Weather  (VERB; to bear up against. NOUN; the state of the atmosphere)

Whether (CONJUNCTION; an introduction of alternatives)

Example:

·         Do you know whether  he coming or not?

·         Today the weather is very nice

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