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confusing words checklist Confusing Word Pairs Graphic Confusing Words

The words deaf students often confuse are not the ones most people confuse; the words may sound completely different, but opticugraphs are visually similar. Ok, I made up the word, but.... there should be a word for these. (Many are still under construction.)

affect - effect alley - ally (allies) allusion - illusion beside - besides bought-brought came - cane - care center - certain chair - choir cite - site clean-clear complaint - compliant complement - compliment complete - compete councilor - counselor councilor - counselor ever-every-even emigrant - immigrant __emigrant - immigrant __ expect-except experience-experiment factory-factors farther - further forward - foreword form-from gave - grave - grove hello - halo help - held holly - holy impress - express number - member - mumble over - oven participate -particular- participle -particle

pen - pan - pin

person - persona personal - personnel pity - pithy plant - planet

predict - predicate pretty - petty principal - principle produce-product quit-quite-quiet religion-region remind - remain section-selection seem - seam Shell - Shall stationary - stationery steam - stream ten - tan - tin tower - toward though-thought-through-thorough unicorn - union until - unit valley - volley Vowels - Consonants weather - whether whisper - whistle - whittle wonder-wander