Some people confuse words that have a similar sound or spelling when they speak or write English. Let's hope that you are not one of them, but in case some English words do confuse you, here are some helpful hints that will stop you making silly mistakes.
There is a long list of 'confusable' words in English and here we only have space to check out a few of them. Look at these 10 pairs of words that sound similar and could cause problems. Then try and use them correctly.
1. kerb (n, the edge of the pavement) / curb (v, to restrain)
2. jungle (n, a thick tangled forest of tropical plants) / jumble (n, a confusing mess of things)
3. to sew (v, to join together using a needle and thread) / to sow (v, to put seeds into the ground)
4. personal (adj, belonging to a particular person) / personnel (n, the people employed by a company)