| | accept, except, expect - I expected this to happen; everyone except John accepted the offer. |
| | advice, advise - My teacher advised me with this advice. |
| | affect, effect - The happy effects affected my mood. |
| | all ready, already - Is it all ready, already? |
| | a lot (much, many) - A lot of people wear sandals. Many people wear dress shoes. |
| | amount, number - A large ammount of energy went into moving the large number of boxes. |
| | beside, besides - I won't sit beside him; besides, he has a girlfriend. |
| | choose, chose, chosen - Yesterday I chose swiss, I should've chosen cheddar, today I'll choose correctly. |
| | complement, compliment - The fact that they complement each other is a compliment. |
| | conscience, conscious - My conscience tells me stealing is a conscious choice. |
| | device, devise - I devised that cool device. |
| | few (fewer), little (less) - Few people have less time than me. |
| | formally, formerly - Formerly, we were told to dress formally. |
| | have, of - I have a lot of money. |
| | hoping, hopping - I was hoping the hopping bunny would go away. |
| | imply, infer - I implied this; and he inferred that. |
| | its, it's - When it's time, the computer will run its program. |
| | lay, lie - Lay/laid means "to put." Lie/lay means "to rest." |
| | lead, led - We led for most of the game; now they have lead. |
| | loose, lose - If you leaves your shoelaces loose, you will lose your shoe. |
| | passed, past - In the past, Marino passed for touchdowns, now Peyton has past him. |
| | principal, principle - The principal told the teachers to have some principles. |
| | than, then - Then again, the quiz was harder than I thought. |
| | their, there, they're - Look over there! They're playing with their puppies. |
| | to, too - I don't want to come off too strong. |
| | which, who - He is the one who invented the razor, which I use every day. |
| | whose, who's - Who's going with us? And whose luggage is this? |
| | you're, your - You're the one that lost your wallet. |