CONFUSING WORDS

Word	Type	Meaning	Example (Sentence)
Adapt	Verb	To change or change something to suit different conditions	When I lived in Kerala, I had to adapt my lifestyle to fit in with the culture there.
Adopt	Verb	To accept something formally and put into effect	Our company adopted a no smoking within 100 yards of the premises
Allusion	Noun	An implied or indirect reference especially in literature	Your allusion to Shakespeare is unclear in this essay.
Illusion	Noun	A misleading image presented to the vision	That picture is an optical illusion. It tricks your eye into seeing something that's not there.
Accept	Verb	To agree to take something	I always accept good advice.
Except	Prep	Not including	I teach every day except Sunday(s).
Advice	Noun	An opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation.	I need someone to give me some advice.
Advise	Verb	To give information and suggest types of action	I advise everybody to be polite to their teacher.
		You can also use any in a positive statement if it comes after a word whose meaning is negative or limiting:	1. She gave me some bad advice.
			2. Really? She rarely gives any bad advice.
Affect	Verb	To influence, act upon, or change something or someone	The noise outside affected my performance.
Effect	Noun	Effect is followed by the preposition on and preceded by an article (an, the) meaning: to have an impact on something or someone.	His smile had a strange effect on me
Alone	Adj. Or adv.	Without other people or on your own	He likes living alone
Lonely	Adj.	Means you are unhappy because you are not with other people	The house feels lonely now that all the children have left home.
A lot	Can be used as	Adj. - a large amount or number of people or things	I need a lot of time to develop this web site. I look a lot like my sister.
		Adv. - very much or very often
A lot		Doesn’t exist	There is no such word in English
Allot	Verb	To give (especially a share of something) for a particular purpose	We were allotted a desk each.
All ready		Completely ready	Are you all ready for the test
Already	Adv.	Before the present time or earlier than the time expected	I asked him to come to the cinema but he'd already seen the film.
All together	Adv.	Together in a single group	The waiter asked if we were all together
Altogether	Adv.	"Completely" or "in total "	She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether.
Any one		Any single person or thing out of a group of people or things	I can recommend any one of the books on this site
Anyone		Any person. It's always written as one word.	Did anyone see that UFO?
Any & some	Both are determiners	They are used to talk about indefinite quantities or numbers, when the exact quantity or number is not important. As a general rule we use some for positive statements, and any for questions and negative statements	1. I asked the waiter if he could get me some water. I said, "Excuse me, have you got any water?" Unfortunately they didn't have any.
			2. Would you mind getting some chocolates while you're at the shop?
Apart	Adv.	Separated by distance or time.	I always feel so lonely when we're apart.
A part	Noun	A piece of something that forms the whole of something	They made me feel like I was a part of the family.