Grammar in EAP
Correct word or form of word
Correct word
In English many words are similar and easily confused. For example, summary & summery, cereal & serial, write & right. Make sure you have the correct word.
Here are some examples of words often confused in academic English – they are called homophones:
accept – except
principal – principle
seem – seam
right – write
affect – effect
hole – whole
formerly – formally
board – bored
compliment – complement
new – knew
disgust – discussed
genes – jeans
role – roll
whether – weather
weak – week
stationery – stationary
course – coarse
Exercises
Exercise: Homophones
Or try this exercise: Correct Word