Commonly confused words

Do you ......................... payment by credit card? (accept / except)

• accept

• except

Everybody turned up at Fiona's party ......................... her exboyfriend. (accept / except)

• accept

• except

What ......................... did the high altitude have on you? (affect / effect)

• affect

• effect

Did the high altitude ......................... you when you were in Quito? (affect / effect)

• affect

• effect

She gave me some excellent ......................... about my girlfriend. (advice / advise)

• advice

• advise

I ......................... you not to get involved in Sandra and Mike's problems. (advice / advise)

• advice

• advise

We need to find something to ......................... the curtains. (complement / compliment)

• complement

• compliment

She got annoyed with me because I didn't ......................... her on her new hair style. (complement / compliment)

• complement

• compliment

Don't tell anyone about my promotion. I want to be as ......................... about it as possible. (discreet / discrete)

• discreet

• discrete

Catalan and Valencian are not ......................... languages. (discreet / discrete)

• discreet

• discrete