The following is a list of commonly confused words that would be helpful in identifying grammatically erroneous sentences, choosing the appropriate word and fill in the blanks type of questions:
81. Its, it’s
Its: possessive form of ‘it’
It’s: contraction of ‘it is’
82. Eminent, imminent
Eminent: well-known, important
Imminent: about to happen, impending
83. Plate, plait
Plate: a flat dish
Plait: a formation of interlaced strands of hair
84. Fare, fair, fear
Fear: unpleasant emotion caused due to a threat
Fair: equal, light complexioned
Fare: charge, quality of performance
85. Lose, loose
Lose: unable to win
Loose: not tight
86. Principal, principle
Principal: first in order, main
Principle: fundamental truth or a law
87. Former, formal
Former: the one before
Formal: done in accordance with convention
88. Formerly, formally
Formerly: in the past
Formally: adhering to convention
89. Forth, Fourth
Forth: away from the starting point
Fourth: adjective form of four
90. Diary, dairy
Diary: a notebook used to record events
Dairy: a place where milk and milk products are processed or stored
91. Counsel, Console, council
Counsel: formal advice, a practitioner of law
Console: comfort someone (verb); a small cabinet (noun)
Council: an administrative body of people
92. Dissent, descent
Dissent: disagreement with common notions
Descent: come down from a previous position
93. Coarse, course
Coarse: rough
Course: a path taken
94. Corps, corpse, crops
Corps: a division of the army
Corpse: a dead body
Crops: cultivated plants
95. Conscious, conscience
Conscious: aware
Conscience: a moral sense of right and wrong
96. Hear, here
Hear: the sense of hearing
Here: at a particular place
97. Heard, herd
Heard: the past tense of hear
Herd: a group of animals, usually cattle
98. Stationary, stationery
Stationary: not in motion
Stationery: pertaining to writing and other office materials
99. Cloth, clothe
Cloth: garment
Clothe: the act of putting clothes on someone
100. Altogether, all together
Altogether: completely
All together: all in a group
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