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Write 20 confusing words with their word class​

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Write 20 confusing words with their word class.


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Here are following 20 confusing words with their word class are as given below:

1. The word 'quite' (an adverb) and 'quiet' (Can be used as an adjective, noun or verb).

2. The word 'then' (an adjective, noun or an adverb) and 'than' (conjunction).

3. The word 'principal' (noun or an adjective) and 'principle' (noun).

4. The word 'allowed' (verb or an adjective) and 'aloud' (an adverb).

5. The word 'to' (preposition) and 'too' (an adverb).

6. The word 'their' (pronoun) and 'There' (an adverb).

7. The word 'affect' (verb) and 'effect' (noun).

8. The word 'peace' (noun) and 'piece' (noun or verb).

9. The word 'cite' (verb) and 'Site' (noun).

10. The word 'arid' (an adjective) and 'acid' (noun).

11. The word 'lead' (noun and verb) and 'led' (verb).

12. The word 'by' (an adverb or preposition) and 'buy' (verb).

13. The word 'week' (noun) and 'weak' (an adjective).

14. The word 'precede' (verb) and 'proceed' (verb).

15. The word 'coarse' (an adjective) and 'course' (noun).

16. The word 'hard' (an adverb or an adjective) and 'hardly' (an adverb).

17. The word 'base' (noun) and 'bass' noun).

18. The word 'dessert' (noun) and 'desert' (verb or noun).

19. The word 'likely' (an adverb or an adjective) and 'literally' (an adverb).

20. The word 'brick' (noun) and 'break' (noun and verb).

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