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