ABSTRACT
The Routledge Student Guide to English Usage is an invaluable A–Z guide to the appropriate use of English in academic contexts.
The first part of the book covers approximately 4000 carefully selected words, focusing on groups of confusable words that sound alike, look alike or are frequently mixed up. The authors help to solve academic dilemmas, such as correct usage of the apostrophe and the crucial difference between infer and imply. Examples of good usage are drawn from corpora such as the British National Corpus and the Corpus of Contemporary American English.
The second part covers the key characteristics of formal English in a substantial reference section, comprising:
• stylistic features
• punctuation
• English grammar
• the use of numbers
• email writing.
This is the essential reference text for all students working on improving their academic writing skills. Visit the companion website for a range of supporting exercises: www.routledge.com/cw/clark.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
letter A|31 pages
A
entry |2 pages
A, an
entry |2 pages
Abide, abode
entry |1 pages
Ability, capacity
entry |1 pages
Abnormal, subnormal
entry |1 pages
Aborigine, aboriginal
entry |2 pages
Abort, abortion, miscarriage
entry |1 pages
About, around, round
entry |1 pages
Above, above-mentioned, below (in reports)
entry |1 pages
Absorb, adsorb
entry |1 pages
Abstract, extract
entry |1 pages
Abuse, misuse
entry |1 pages
Abysmal, abyss, abyssal
entry |1 pages
Academic, scientist
entry |1 pages
Accent, accentuate
entry |1 pages
Accept, except
entry |2 pages
Access, excess, excessive
entry |1 pages
Accident, mishap, disaster, catastrophe
entry |1 pages
Accommodation, accommodations
entry |2 pages
Accounting, auditing, bookkeeping, creative accountancy
entry |1 pages
Accumulate, cumulative, accumulative, acquisitive
entry |1 pages
Achieve, accomplish, attain
entry |1 pages
Acid, acrid, pungent
entry |1 pages
Acknowledge, admit
entry |2 pages
Acoustic, acoustical, acoustics
entry |1 pages
Acquaintance, friend
entry |1 pages
Across, above, over (positions)
entry |1 pages
Actual, topical, current
entry |1 pages
Acumen, acuity
entry |1 pages
Acute, chronic (medical uses)
entry |2 pages
Ad, BC, BCE, CE, BP, kya, mya
entry |1 pages
Adapt, adopt, adept
entry |1 pages
Adaptation, adoption
entry |1 pages
Adapter, adaptor
entry |1 pages
Addendum, addenda
entry |1 pages
Adhesion, adherence
entry |2 pages
Adjourn, postpone
entry |1 pages
Admission, admittance, admissible
entry |1 pages
Advantageous, beneficial
entry |1 pages
Adverse, averse
entry |1 pages
Advertisement, advertorial, documercial, infotainment
entry |2 pages
Advice, advise
entry |1 pages
Adviser, advisor
entry |1 pages
Aerial, antenna
entry |1 pages
Aesthetic, ascetic, acetic
entry |2 pages
Affectation, affection
entry |1 pages
Affiliation, affinity
entry |1 pages
Affront, effrontery
entry |1 pages
Afterwards, afterward, subsequently
entry |1 pages
Agenda, agendas, hidden agenda
entry |1 pages
Aggravate, exacerbate
entry |2 pages
Aggressive, forceful, vigorous
entry |1 pages
Ago, since, for
entry |1 pages
Agree, accede, acquiesce
entry |1 pages
Agreement, agrément, gentleman's agreement
entry |1 pages
Aid, aide (nouns)
entry |2 pages
Aim, objective, goal, target
entry |1 pages
Air-, aero-
entry |1 pages
Aircraft, aeroplane, airplane, airship
entry |1 pages
Airspace, aerospace
entry |1 pages
Alcohol, liquor, liqueur
entry |1 pages
Alleviate, assuage, ameliorate
entry |1 pages
Allocate, allot
entry |1 pages
Allow, permit
entry |1 pages
Allowance, permission
entry |1 pages
All ready, already
entry |1 pages
All right, alright
entry |1 pages
All together, altogether
entry |1 pages
Allude, elude
entry |2 pages
Alter, change, modify
entry |1 pages
Alternative, alternate
entry |1 pages
Although, even though, though
entry |1 pages
Aluminium, aluminum
entry |1 pages
Alumni, former student
entry |2 pages
Ambassador, legate
entry |1 pages
Ambivalent, ambiguous
entry |1 pages
Amend, emend, correct
entry |2 pages
America, (The) Americas, North America, Central America, Latin America, South America
entry |1 pages
Amiable, amicable
entry |1 pages
Amnesty, moratorium
entry |1 pages
Among(st), amid(st), between
entry |1 pages
Amoral, immoral
entry |1 pages
Amount of, number of
entry |1 pages
Anaesthetic, anaesthetics, analgesic
entry |1 pages
Analyse, analyze
entry |1 pages
Analyst, annalist
entry |1 pages
Ancient, antique, antiquated
entry |1 pages
And, ampersand
entry |1 pages
Angler, fisherman
entry |2 pages
Annals, anal
entry |1 pages
Annex, annexe
entry |1 pages
Annoy, exasperate, infuriate
entry |1 pages
Annual, perennial
entry |1 pages
Annul, cancel, invalidate, rescind
entry |1 pages
Anticipate, expect
entry |1 pages
Antisocial, unsocial, unsociable
entry |1 pages
Anxious, nervous, nervy, on edge
entry |1 pages
Any, some
entry |1 pages
Anyone/anybody, any one, someone/somebody
entry |1 pages
Any way, anyway
entry |1 pages
Anywhere, anyplace
entry |1 pages
Apparent, manifest
entry |1 pages
Appeal, plea
entry |1 pages
Appendix/appendices, appendix/appendixes
entry |1 pages
Appraise, apprise
entry |1 pages
Approve, authorize, empower
entry |1 pages
Approximately, approx.
entry |1 pages
A priori, a posteriori
entry |1 pages
Apt, liable
entry |1 pages
Arab, Arabia, Arabic, Arabian
entry |1 pages
Archaeology, archeology
entry |1 pages
Archetype, artefact, artifact
entry |1 pages
Argument, altercation
entry |1 pages
Arise, arouse, rouse
entry |1 pages
Arithmetical progression, geometrical progression
entry |1 pages
Artifice, cunning, crafty
entry |1 pages
Artificial, synthetic
entry |1 pages
Artist, artiste
entry |1 pages
Arts, humanities, liberal arts
entry |1 pages
-Ary, -ery, -ory
entry |1 pages
Ascent, ascension
entry |1 pages
Ashamed, embarrassed
entry |1 pages
Asian, Asiatic
entry |1 pages
Assent, consent
entry |1 pages
Assertion, allegation, claim
entry |1 pages
Assume, presume
entry |1 pages
Assurance, insurance
entry |1 pages
Assure, ensure, insure
entry |1 pages
Astronomy, astrology
entry |1 pages
Aura, aurora
entry |1 pages
Authentic, genuine
entry |1 pages
Author, authoress
entry |1 pages
Authoritarian, authoritative
entry |1 pages
Autism, Asperger's syndrome
entry |1 pages
Automatic, automated, mechanical
entry |1 pages
Autumn, fall (season)
entry |1 pages
Auxiliary, ancillary, accessory
entry |1 pages
Avenge, avenger, revenge, vengeance
entry |1 pages
Average, mean, median
entry |1 pages
Avert, hinder, inhibit, prevent
entry |1 pages
Avoid, evade
entry |1 pages
Avoidance, evasion
entry |1 pages
Axe, axis, axes
entry |1 pages
Aye, no (politics)
letter |22 pages
B
entry B|1 pages
Back-handed compliment, left-handed compliment
entry |1 pages
Backlog (in BE and AE)
entry |1 pages
Backside, back
entry |1 pages
Backward, backwards
entry |1 pages
Bacterium, bacteria
entry |1 pages
Bad, poor
entry |1 pages
Bait, bated
entry |1 pages
Balance, scales
entry |1 pages
Baleful, baneful
entry |1 pages
Ball game, state of affairs, state of play
entry |1 pages
Bandwagon, cause
entry |1 pages
Bank, left and right (of a river)
entry |1 pages
Banknote, bill
entry |1 pages
Barbaric, barbarous
entry |1 pages
Barely, hardly, scarcely
entry |1 pages
Base, bass
entry |1 pages
Basement, cellar
entry |1 pages
Basic, basal
entry |1 pages
Bath, bathe
entry |1 pages
Battle, struggle, fight
entry |1 pages
Beach, beech
entry |1 pages
Bear, carry
entry |1 pages
Bear market, bull market
entry |1 pages
Beaufort scale, Richter scale
entry |1 pages
Bedsit, studio
entry |1 pages
Beer, ale, lager
entry |1 pages
Begin, commence, start
entry |1 pages
Behaviour, behaviours
entry |1 pages
Belgium, Belgian
entry |1 pages
Belligerent, bellicose
entry |1 pages
Bereaved, bereft
entry |1 pages
Beside, besides
entry |1 pages
Best practice, benchmark
entry |1 pages
Between ... and, from ... to
entry |1 pages
Bi-, duo
entry |1 pages
Biannual, biennial, biennale
entry |1 pages
Bicentenary, bicentennial
entry |1 pages
Billion, billions, trillion
entry |1 pages
Birthday, date of birth
entry |1 pages
Bisect, dissect
entry |1 pages
Bit, byte (computer science)
entry |1 pages
Bizarre, bazaar
entry |1 pages
Black, African American, people of color, coloured, Negro
entry |1 pages
Blank cheque, carte blanche, free rein
entry |1 pages
Blatant, obvious
entry |1 pages
Bleach, blench, blanch, whiten
entry |1 pages
Blink, wink
entry |1 pages
Bloc, block
entry |1 pages
Blog, log
entry |1 pages
Blueprint, scheme
entry |1 pages
Blue-sky, hypothetical, horizon scanning
entry |1 pages
Blush, flush
entry |1 pages
Boat, ship
entry |1 pages
Bolder, boulder
entry |1 pages
Bona fide, bona fides
entry |1 pages
Border, bounds, boundary, frontier
entry |1 pages
Born, borne
entry |1 pages
Borrow, lend, loan
entry |1 pages
Bottom line, bottom out, rock bottom
entry |1 pages
Bottom-up, top-down, root and branch
entry |1 pages
Boyfriend, girlfriend
entry |1 pages
Boyish, girlish, girlie/girly
entry |1 pages
Brackets, parentheses
entry |1 pages
Brahman, Brahmin
entry |1 pages
Brake, break
entry |1 pages
Bravery, bravado
entry |1 pages
Breakdown, break down
entry |1 pages
Breast, bust, bosom, chest
entry |1 pages
Breath, breathe
entry |1 pages
Breech, breach
entry |1 pages
Brew, distil
entry |1 pages
Bribe, backhander, bung, blackmail
entry |1 pages
Bridal, bridle
entry |1 pages
Bring, take
entry |1 pages
Bring up, touch upon
entry |1 pages
Britain/Great Britain, England, United Kingdom/UK, British Isles
entry |4 pages
British, Briton, Britisher, Brit, English
entry |1 pages
Broach, brooch
entry |1 pages
Broad, broadly, wide, widely
entry |1 pages
Brother, brethren
entry |1 pages
Brought, bought
entry |1 pages
Buffet (noun and verb)
entry |1 pages
Bug, virus (computing terms)
entry |1 pages
Bungalow, ranch house
entry |1 pages
Burglary, housebreaking, breaking and entering
entry |1 pages
Burgle, rob, steal, thieve
entry |1 pages
Burial, funeral
entry |1 pages
Bury, berry
entry |1 pages
Bus, coach
entry |1 pages
Business, firm, enterprise, company, concern, undertaking
entry |1 pages
Button, icon, key (computing terms)
entry |1 pages
Buy, purchase
entry |1 pages
By, by-, bye
letter C|27 pages
C
entry |1 pages
Cache, cachet
entry |1 pages
Cafeteria, canteen
entry |1 pages
Calculus, calculuses, calculi
entry |1 pages
Calendar, calender
entry |1 pages
Callus, callous
entry |1 pages
Calm, tranquil
entry |1 pages
Campus, grounds (of universities)
entry |1 pages
Can1, could, may, might
entry |1 pages
Can2, tin (noun)
entry |1 pages
Canal, channel
entry |1 pages
Cancer, Cancer
entry |1 pages
Cantab, Oxon
entry |1 pages
Canvas, canvass
entry |1 pages
Capital, capitol
entry |1 pages
Capital punishment, corporal punishment
entry |1 pages
Carat, caret
entry |1 pages
Caravan, trailer, mobile home
entry |1 pages
Care about, care for
entry |1 pages
Career, vocation, profession
entry |1 pages
Careful, cautious, prudent
entry |1 pages
Careless, casual
entry |1 pages
Carousal, carousel
entry |1 pages
Case, instance
entry |1 pages
Cash card, charge card, credit card, debit card, store card
entry |1 pages
Cashier, teller
entry |1 pages
Cashmere, Kashmir
entry |1 pages
Cast, caste
entry |1 pages
Catholic, catholic
entry |1 pages
Catseyes, road reflectors, snow poles
entry |1 pages
Cc, bcc
entry |1 pages
Celibate, chaste
entry |1 pages
Celsius, centigrade
entry |1 pages
Celt, celtic
entry |1 pages
Censor, sensor, censer
entry |1 pages
Censure, censorship, criticism
entry |1 pages
Census, consensus
entry |1 pages
Centenary, centennial, century
entry |1 pages
Central reservation, median (roads)
entry |1 pages
Centre, center, middle
entry |1 pages
Centre in, centre on, revolve around
entry |1 pages
Ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonious
entry |1 pages
Cf., ref.
entry |1 pages
Chair, chairperson, chairman, chairwoman (meetings)
entry |1 pages
Charted, chartered, certified
entry |1 pages
Cheap, inexpensive
entry |1 pages
Childlike, childish
entry |1 pages
Chinese1, Chinaman
entry |1 pages
Chinese2, Pinyin (language)
entry |1 pages
Chord, cord
entry |1 pages
Choose, select, pick
entry |1 pages
Circa, c, ca
entry |1 pages
Civic, civics, civil
entry |1 pages
Clarification, elucidation
entry |1 pages
Classic, classical
entry |1 pages
Claustrophobia, agoraphobia
entry |1 pages
Clean, cleanse
entry |1 pages
Clergy, clergyman, priest, minister, vicar
entry |1 pages
Clerk, office staff
entry |1 pages
Click, clique
entry |1 pages
Client, clientele, customer, patron
entry |1 pages
Climatic, climactic
entry |1 pages
Climax, crescendo
entry |1 pages
Clock, watch
entry |1 pages
Close, near, nearby
entry |1 pages
Clothes, clothing, cloth
entry |1 pages
Coast, shore, seaside, littoral
entry |1 pages
Cohabit, live together, live-in
entry |1 pages
Coincide, conform, correspond
entry |1 pages
Comic, comical
entry |1 pages
Comment, commentary, commentate
entry |1 pages
Commission, Commission
entry |1 pages
Commit, committed, commitment, committal
entry |1 pages
Common, normal, ordinary
entry |1 pages
Common sense, commonsense
entry |1 pages
Communication, communications
entry |1 pages
Compare to, compare with
entry |1 pages
Compel, coerce
entry |1 pages
Compelling, compulsive
entry |1 pages
Competitor, concurrent
entry |1 pages
Complacent, complaisant, compliant
entry |1 pages
Complement, compliment
entry |1 pages
Complementary, complimentary
entry |1 pages
Compose, compile (artistic, literary work)
entry |1 pages
Comprehensive, comprehensible, understandable
entry |1 pages
Compulsory, mandatory, obligatory
entry |1 pages
Conduct (noun and verb)
entry |1 pages
Confidant(e), confident
entry |1 pages
Confine, contain
entry |1 pages
Congress, conference, symposium, seminar, workshop
entry |1 pages
Coniferous, carnivorous
entry |1 pages
Connections, relations
entry |1 pages
Connote, denote
entry |1 pages
Conservation, preservation
entry |1 pages
Conservative, conservative
entry |1 pages
Conservatory, conservatoire
entry |1 pages
Conserve, preserve
entry |1 pages
Consistent, consequent, subsequent
entry |1 pages
Consternation, worry
entry |1 pages
Constitute, comprise, consist
entry |1 pages
Contagious, infectious
entry |1 pages
Contemptible, contemptuous
entry |1 pages
Content, contents
entry |1 pages
Continuing education, further education
entry |1 pages
Continual, continuous
entry |2 pages
Contraceptive, condom, prophylactic
entry |1 pages
Contrastive, distinctive, distinct
entry |1 pages
Control, check
entry |1 pages
Convince, persuade
entry |1 pages
Cooperate, collaborate, collude
entry |1 pages
Cooperation, corporation
entry |1 pages
Coordinate, coordinates
entry |1 pages
Co-respondent, correspondent
entry |1 pages
Corn, sweetcorn, maize
entry |1 pages
Corpse, corps
entry |1 pages
Cost–benefit, cost-effective
entry |1 pages
Council, counsel
entry |1 pages
Councillor, counsellor
entry |1 pages
Country, state
entry |1 pages
Cracker, cookie, biscuit
entry |1 pages
-Crat, -cratic
entry |1 pages
Crawl, creep
entry |1 pages
Credible, credulous
entry |1 pages
Creditable, commendable, praiseworthy
entry |1 pages
Crevasse, crevice
entry |1 pages
Crisis, crises
entry |1 pages
Criterion, criteria
entry |1 pages
Critic, critique
entry |1 pages
Critical, crucial
entry |1 pages
Cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary
entry |1 pages
Crotch, crutch
entry |1 pages
Curb, kerb
entry |1 pages
Currant, current
entry |1 pages
Curriculum, syllabus
entry |1 pages
Curriculum vitae, résumé
entry |1 pages
Cursor, mouse pointer
entry |1 pages
Cyclic, cyclical
entry |1 pages
Cynic, sceptic, sceptical, septic
letter D|14 pages
D
entry |1 pages
Damage, damages, compensation
entry |1 pages
Data, datum
entry |1 pages
Day, daytime, 24 hours, 24/7, round-the-clock
entry |1 pages
Deadly, deathly, mortal, lethal
entry |1 pages
Deca-, deci-
entry |1 pages
Decade, ten years
entry |1 pages
Deception, deceit
entry |1 pages
Deceptive, deceitful
entry |1 pages
Decide, determine, resolve
entry |1 pages
De facto, de jure
entry |1 pages
Defect, defection
entry |1 pages
Defective, deficient
entry |1 pages
Defence, defense
entry |1 pages
(The) defence, (the) prosecution (law)
entry |1 pages
Definite, definitive
entry |1 pages
Deflation, devaluation
entry |1 pages
Defuse, diffuse
entry |1 pages
Degree, diploma, certificate
entry |1 pages
Deliberate, consider
entry |1 pages
Deliverables, delivery
entry |1 pages
Demand, demands
entry |1 pages
Demonstration, protest
entry |1 pages
Demure, demur
entry |1 pages
Department, division (parts of organizations)
entry |1 pages
Dependant, dependent, independent
entry |1 pages
Depreciate, deprecate, deplore
entry |1 pages
Derisive, derisory
entry |1 pages
Descendant, descendent
entry |1 pages
Desert, deserts, dessert
entry |1 pages
Destiny, fate, providence
entry |1 pages
Develop, exploit
entry |1 pages
Device, devise
entry |1 pages
Diagnose, diagnosis
entry |1 pages
Diagram, technical drawing
entry |1 pages
Dichotomy, paradox, contradiction
entry |1 pages
Different, various
entry |1 pages
Dilemma, predicament, quandary, Hobson's choice
entry |1 pages
Dinner jacket, tuxedo
entry |1 pages
Disabled, crippled, handicapped, invalid
entry |1 pages
Disburse, disperse
entry |1 pages
Disc, disk
entry |1 pages
Discount, reduction, rebate
entry |1 pages
Discreet, discrete
entry |1 pages
Discrepancy, disparity, imbalance
entry |1 pages
Discriminate, discrimination, discriminating
entry |1 pages
Disguise, guise
entry |1 pages
Disinterested, uninterested
entry |1 pages
Dismantle, demolish
entry |1 pages
Dismiss, fire, sack, notice (give someone notice)
entry |1 pages
Dispersal, dispersion
entry |1 pages
Dispose of, disposal
entry |1 pages
Disprove, disapprove
entry |1 pages
Dissolve, melt
entry |1 pages
Distract, divert, detract
entry |1 pages
Distress, hardship
entry |1 pages
Distrust, mistrust
entry |1 pages
Diurnal, nocturnal, crepuscular
entry |1 pages
Dock, berth, wharf
entry |1 pages
Double meaning, double entendre
entry |1 pages
Download, upload
entry |1 pages
Draught, draft
entry |1 pages
Draughts, checkers
entry |1 pages
Drinkable, potable
entry |1 pages
Dryer, drier
entry |1 pages
Dual, duel
entry |1 pages
Dye, die, dice
letter E|20 pages
E
entry |1 pages
Each, every, both
entry |1 pages
Earnings, income, revenue
entry |1 pages
Earth, ground, soil
entry |1 pages
Earth Science, Natural Science, Life Sciences, Physical Science
entry |1 pages
East, eastern
entry |1 pages
Eastward, eastwards, easterly, eastbound
entry |1 pages
Easy, easily, facile
entry |1 pages
Eatable, edible
entry |1 pages
Ebb, flood, flow, ebb and flow
entry |1 pages
Eclipse, ellipse, ellipsis
entry |1 pages
Economics, economic, economical, economically, economy
entry |1 pages
Edit, redact
entry |1 pages
Effect, affect
entry |1 pages
Effective, efficient
entry |1 pages
E.g., for example, for instance, i.e.
entry |1 pages
Egoism, egotism
entry |1 pages
Elapse, lapse
entry |1 pages
Elder/eldest, older/oldest
entry |1 pages
Election, vote, ballot
entry |1 pages
Electric, electrical, electronic, electrifying
entry |1 pages
Eliminate, abolish
entry |1 pages
El Niño, La Niña
entry |1 pages
Email, e-business, e-cash, e-commerce, E-number, e-petition
entry |1 pages
Email address, email harvesting
entry |1 pages
Embarrass, harass
entry |1 pages
Embassy, consulate, legation
entry |1 pages
Embed, entrench
entry |1 pages
Emigrant, émigré, immigrant, migrant
entry |1 pages
Eminent, imminent
entry |1 pages
Eminently, imminently
entry |1 pages
Emotional, emotive
entry |1 pages
Employ, take on
entry |1 pages
Empty, hollow
entry |1 pages
Emulate, imitate
entry |1 pages
En, en-1 (French loan words)
entry |1 pages
En-2, em- (verb prefixes)
entry |1 pages
Endeavour, strive, try
entry |1 pages
Endemic, epidemic, pandemic
entry |1 pages
Endorse, endorsement
entry |1 pages
Endow, donate
entry |1 pages
Enemy, enmity
entry |1 pages
Enervate, energize
entry |1 pages
Enfold, embrace
entry |1 pages
Engineer, contrive (verbs)
entry |1 pages
Enormity, magnitude
entry |1 pages
Enough, adequate, sufficient
entry |1 pages
Enquire, inquire
entry |1 pages
Enquiry, inquiry
entry |1 pages
Entity, entirety
entry |1 pages
Entomology, etymology
entry |1 pages
Entrance, enthral, bewitch
entry |1 pages
Entrepreneur, undertaker
entry |1 pages
Envelop, envelope
entry |1 pages
Envious, enviable
entry |1 pages
Environment, milieu, surroundings, setting, background
entry |1 pages
Envisage, envision
entry |1 pages
Envoy, emissary
entry |1 pages
Episode, event, happening, incident, occurrence
entry |1 pages
Epitaph, epithet
entry |1 pages
Epitome, embodiment
entry |1 pages
Equal, more equal
entry |1 pages
Equinox, solstice
entry |1 pages
Equitable, fair, just
entry |1 pages
Era, epoch, aeon, age
entry |1 pages
Erase, eradicate, delete
entry |1 pages
Eraser, rubber
entry |1 pages
Errant, arrant
entry |1 pages
Eschatological, scatological
entry |1 pages
Especial, special
entry |1 pages
Especially, specially
entry |1 pages
Essential, vital, imperative, important
entry |1 pages
Estate (car), station wagon
entry |1 pages
Estimate, ballpark figure
entry |1 pages
Et al., co-worker, colleague
entry |1 pages
Ethic, ethics
entry |1 pages
Euphemism, euphoria
entry |1 pages
Euphony, cacophony
entry |1 pages
Euro, Euro-, EUR
entry |1 pages
Evacuate, abandon
entry |1 pages
Eventually, eventual, eventuality
entry |1 pages
Everyday, every day, daily
entry |1 pages
Everyone/everybody, every one, every body
entry |1 pages
Everything, every thing
entry |1 pages
Everywhere, everyplace
entry |1 pages
Evidence, testimony
entry |1 pages
Examination, exam (education)
entry |1 pages
Examine, scrutinize
entry |1 pages
Exceed, surpass
entry |1 pages
Excellent, excellence, Excellency
entry |1 pages
Exceptional, extraordinary
entry |1 pages
Exclude, bar
entry |1 pages
Executive, executioner, executor, executant
entry |1 pages
Expense, expenditure
entry |1 pages
Experience, experiences
entry |1 pages
Experiential, experimental
entry |1 pages
Expertise, proficiency, skill, competence, competency
entry |1 pages
Explain, elucidate, clarify
entry |1 pages
Exponential, logarithmic, arithmetic
entry |1 pages
Exposé, exposition, exhibition
entry |1 pages
Extant, extinct
entry |1 pages
Extempore, impromptu
entry |1 pages
Extensive, extended
entry |1 pages
External student, auditor (education)
entry |1 pages
Extracurricular, extramural, extension (education)
letter F|12 pages
F
entry |1 pages
Facility, faculty
entry |1 pages
Fact, in fact, the fact is, as a matter of fact
entry |1 pages
Failing, failure
entry |1 pages
Familiar, familial
entry |1 pages
Fanatic, fanatical, fanaticism
entry |1 pages
Far away, faraway
entry |1 pages
Farther/farthest, further/furthest
entry |1 pages
Fashion statement, fashion-forward
entry |1 pages
Fatal, fateful
entry |1 pages
Fault, mistake, error, malfunction
entry |1 pages
Feedback, response
entry |1 pages
Female, feminine
entry |1 pages
Ferment, foment
entry |1 pages
Few, a few, several, many
entry |1 pages
Fewer, less
entry |1 pages
Fiancé, fiancée
entry |1 pages
Field, area, discipline, subject (education)
entry |1 pages
File, folder, binder (office terms)
entry |1 pages
Finance, fund, funding
entry |1 pages
Financial, fiscal, monetary
entry |1 pages
Find out, ascertain
entry |1 pages
First name, forename, Christian name, given name
entry |1 pages
Fish, fishes
entry |1 pages
Flagrant, fragrant
entry |1 pages
Flair, flare
entry |1 pages
Float, drift
entry |1 pages
Floor, ground, storey, story
entry |1 pages
Flotsam, jetsam
entry |1 pages
Fluent, fluid
entry |1 pages
Fluorescence, phosphorescence
entry |1 pages
Focus, focuses, foci
entry |1 pages
Folk, folks
entry |1 pages
Font, character (typography)
entry |1 pages
Foot, feet
entry |1 pages
Foreword, preface
entry |1 pages
Formally, formerly
entry |1 pages
Former, latter
entry |1 pages
Formula, formulas, formulae
entry |1 pages
Fortnight, two weeks
entry |1 pages
Fortnightly, semi-monthly, bimonthly
entry |1 pages
Fortunate, fortuitous
entry |1 pages
Forum, forums, fora
entry |1 pages
Founder, flounder
entry |1 pages
Frail, fragile, delicate
entry |1 pages
Frame, framework
entry |1 pages
Free, freely
entry |1 pages
Freight, goods, cargo
entry |1 pages
Freshman, fresher, sophomore, junior, senior (education)
entry |1 pages
Fringe benefit, perk
entry |1 pages
Fruitful, fertile
entry |1 pages
Fruitless, hopeless
entry |1 pages
Fulfil, fulfill
letter G|7 pages
G
entry |1 pages
Gaelic, Gallic, French
entry |1 pages
Gasp, gape, yawn
entry |1 pages
Gay, homosexual, lesbian
entry |1 pages
Genial, congenial
entry |1 pages
Genius, genus
entry |1 pages
German, Germanic, germane
entry |1 pages
Gesticulate, gesture
entry |1 pages
Get, got, gotten
entry |1 pages
Geyser, geezer
entry |1 pages
Gild, guild
entry |1 pages
Gilt, guilt
entry |1 pages
Gluttonous, glutinous
entry |1 pages
Golden handshake, golden handcuffs, golden hello, golden parachute
entry |1 pages
Goodbye, good day
entry |1 pages
Gorilla, guerrilla
entry |1 pages
Gourmet, gourmand, glutton
entry |1 pages
Government, administration
entry |1 pages
Governor, governess
entry |1 pages
Gracious, graceful
entry |1 pages
Graffiti, the writing on the wall
entry |1 pages
Grandiloquent, garrulous, eloquent, loquacious
entry |1 pages
Gravy, sauce
entry |1 pages
Great-grandfather, great grandfather
entry |1 pages
Greek, Grecian, Graeco-
entry |1 pages
Grill, grille, grilling, roasting
entry |1 pages
Groin, groyne
entry |1 pages
Group, holding company, subsidiary, parent company, sister company
entry |1 pages
Groupie, hanger-on, stalker
entry |1 pages
Guarantee, warranty, guarantor
entry |1 pages
Guardian, custodian
entry |1 pages
Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany
letter H|9 pages
H
entry |1 pages
Habit, habits, habitat
entry |1 pages
Habitable, inhabitable, uninhabitable
entry |1 pages
Half, halve
entry |1 pages
Handicraft, handiwork, handwork
entry |1 pages
Handsome, pretty
entry |1 pages
Hangar, hanger
entry |1 pages
Hanged, hung
entry |1 pages
Harmonious, harmonic, harmonize
entry |1 pages
Head of state, head of government
entry |1 pages
Height, altitude
entry |1 pages
Heighten, intensify
entry |1 pages
Heir, successor
entry |1 pages
Hesitancy, hesitation
entry |1 pages
High, highly, tall
entry |1 pages
Hinduism, Hindu, Hindi
entry |1 pages
Hire, rent, lease, let
entry |1 pages
Historic, historical
entry |1 pages
Hoard, horde
entry |1 pages
Home, hone
entry |1 pages
Homo, homo-
entry |1 pages
Homogeneous, homogenous
entry |1 pages
Homograph, homonym, homophone
entry |1 pages
Horrifying, horrendous, horrific
entry |1 pages
Host, hostess
entry |1 pages
House, home, building
entry |1 pages
Housewife, househusband, homemaker
entry |1 pages
However, how ever
entry |1 pages
Human, humane
entry |1 pages
Humanism, humanitarian, humanity
entry |1 pages
Humble, modest
entry |1 pages
Humility, humiliation
entry |1 pages
Humour, humorous
entry |1 pages
Hundred, hundreds
entry |1 pages
Hurdle, hurtle
entry |1 pages
Hurricane, typhoon, tornado, cyclone
entry |1 pages
Husbandry, farming
entry |1 pages
Hydrofoil, hovercraft
entry |1 pages
Hyper-, hypo-
entry |1 pages
Hyperbole, exaggeration
entry |1 pages
Hypercritical, hypocritical
entry |1 pages
Hypothesis, hypotheses
letter I|17 pages
I
entry |1 pages
I, me
entry |1 pages
Iberia, Iberian
entry |1 pages
Idle, idol
entry |1 pages
Idolize, venerate, revere
entry |1 pages
Ill, sick
entry |1 pages
Illegible, unreadable, illiterate
entry |1 pages
Illicit, elicit
entry |1 pages
Illusion, allusion, delusion
entry |1 pages
Imaginary, imaginative, fanciful
entry |1 pages
Immerse, submerge
entry |1 pages
Immobile, immovable, irremovable
entry |1 pages
Immorality, immortality
entry |1 pages
Immunity, impunity
entry |1 pages
Impediment, impedimenta
entry |1 pages
Impel, propel
entry |1 pages
Imperious, arrogant, haughty
entry |1 pages
Implement, carry out, execute
entry |1 pages
Implication, inference
entry |1 pages
Implicit, explicit
entry |1 pages
Imply, infer
entry |1 pages
Impossible, improbable
entry |1 pages
Impotent, infertile
entry |1 pages
Impractical, impracticable
entry |1 pages
Impudent, impertinent
entry |1 pages
Impulsive, impetuous
entry |1 pages
Impute, attribute
entry |1 pages
Inability, unable
entry |1 pages
Inch, inches
entry |1 pages
Incredible, incredulous
entry |1 pages
Index, indexes, indices
entry |1 pages
Industry, industrial, industrious
entry |1 pages
Inept, inapt, unapt
entry |1 pages
Inequality, inequity, iniquity, injustice
entry |1 pages
Inexplicable, unfathomable
entry |1 pages
Infamous, notorious
entry |1 pages
Inflammable, flammable, non-flammable
entry |1 pages
Inflict, afflict
entry |1 pages
Inflow, influx
entry |1 pages
Influence, impact
entry |1 pages
Informant, informer
entry |1 pages
Information, news
entry |1 pages
Ingenious, ingenuous, ingénue
entry |1 pages
Inherent, intrinsic
entry |1 pages
Inheritance, heritage, heredity
entry |1 pages
Inheritance tax (BE), estate tax (AE)
entry |1 pages
Inhuman, inhumane
entry |1 pages
In-law, in-laws
entry |1 pages
Innovation, invention, discovery
entry |1 pages
Innovative, new
entry |1 pages
Innuendo, insinuation
entry |1 pages
Innumerable, numerous
entry |1 pages
Innumerate, enumerate
entry |1 pages
Insane, mad, neurotic, paranoid
entry |1 pages
Insight, incite
entry |1 pages
Institute, institution, institutionalize
entry |1 pages
Instruction, instructions
entry |1 pages
Insulate, isolate
entry |1 pages
Intelligent, intellectual
entry |1 pages
Intense, intensive
entry |1 pages
Inter, intern
entry |1 pages
Inter-, intra-
entry |1 pages
Interface, connection
entry |1 pages
Interment, internment
entry |1 pages
Intermission, interval
entry |1 pages
Interstate, intestate
entry |1 pages
Into, in to
entry |1 pages
Intolerable, intolerant
entry |1 pages
Inuit, Eskimo
entry |1 pages
Inundate, overwhelm
entry |1 pages
Invasive, non-invasive
entry |1 pages
Invitation, invite
entry |1 pages
Involve, implicate
entry |1 pages
Ionic, Ionic
entry |1 pages
Iran, Iranian
entry |1 pages
Iraq, Iraqi
entry |1 pages
Irish, Eire, Hibernian
entry |1 pages
Iron, ion
entry |1 pages
Irreligious, non-religious, sacrilegious
entry |1 pages
Irreparable, unrepairable
entry |1 pages
Islam, Muslim, Muhammadan, Islamism, Islamist
entry |1 pages
Isle, aisle
entry |1 pages
Israeli, Israelite, Jew, Jewish, Judaism, Hebrew
entry |1 pages
Italics, italic, italicize
entry |2 pages
Its, it's
letter J|2 pages
J
entry |1 pages
Jail, gaol
entry |1 pages
Jibe, gybe
entry |1 pages
Journal, periodical
entry |1 pages
Judgement, judgment
entry |1 pages
Judicial, judicious
entry |1 pages
Junction, juncture
entry |1 pages
Junior doctor, house officer
entry |1 pages
Junior school, junior high school, high school, junior college
entry |1 pages
Juror, jurist
entry |1 pages
Jurisdiction, jurisprudence
entry |1 pages
Juvenile, puerile
letter K|2 pages
K
entry |1 pages
Key, quay
entry |1 pages
Key in, type in, enter, overwrite
entry |1 pages
Kickback, kickoff
entry |1 pages
Kind of/sort of, type of
entry |1 pages
Knell, knoll
entry |1 pages
Knifes, knives
entry |1 pages
Knot, miles per hour, metres per second
entry |1 pages
Knowledge, wisdom
letter L|9 pages
L
entry |1 pages
Landward, landwards
entry |1 pages
Lane, carriageway (roads)
entry |1 pages
Large, big, considerable, significant, substantial
entry |1 pages
Latitude, longitude
entry |1 pages
Laudable, laudatory
entry |1 pages
Lead, led
entry |1 pages
Leak, leek
entry |1 pages
Learned, learnt
entry |1 pages
Learning difficulty, mental handicap, special needs
entry |1 pages
Leave, holiday, vacation, recess
entry |1 pages
Lecturer, senior lecturer, don
entry |1 pages
Left, left-hand, left-handed
entry |1 pages
Legal, lawful, legitimate
entry |1 pages
Legislation, legislature, legislative
entry |1 pages
Levee, levy
entry |1 pages
Libel, slander
entry |1 pages
Licence, license, permit
entry |1 pages
Lie1, lay, laid
entry |1 pages
Lie2, economical with the truth, window dressing
entry |1 pages
Lift, elevator
entry |1 pages
Light1, illuminate
entry |1 pages
Light2, lite
entry |1 pages
Lightning, lightening
entry |1 pages
Limit, delimit
entry |1 pages
Linage, lineage
entry |1 pages
Linguistic, linguistics
entry |1 pages
Liquid, liquidate, liquidize, liquefy
entry |1 pages
Literal, literally, verbatim
entry |1 pages
Literate, numerate, computerate
entry |1 pages
Little, small
entry |1 pages
Livid, lurid
entry |1 pages
Llama, lama
entry |1 pages
Loath, loathe
entry |1 pages
Local, locale
entry |1 pages
Locality, location
entry |1 pages
Loch, lough, firth, fjord
entry |1 pages
Loose, loosen, lose
entry |1 pages
Lorry, truck, juggernaut
entry |1 pages
Loud, loudly, aloud
entry |1 pages
Luxuriant, luxurious
entry |1 pages
Lyric, lyrics, lyrical
letter M|14 pages
M
entry |1 pages
Madam, ma'am, madame, mesdames, lady
entry |1 pages
Major, central, prime
entry |1 pages
Majority, plurality
entry |1 pages
Male, masculine, macho
entry |1 pages
Man, gentleman
entry |1 pages
Manager, management, supervisor
entry |1 pages
Managing director, CEO, president
entry |1 pages
Mania, phobia
entry |1 pages
Manner, manor
entry |1 pages
Mantel, mantle
entry |1 pages
Map, chart
entry |1 pages
Marginal, marginally, slight, slightly
entry |1 pages
Marine, maritime
entry |1 pages
Marital, nuptial
entry |1 pages
Mark, grade (education)
entry |1 pages
Mark, marque (vehicles)
entry |1 pages
Martial, marshal
entry |1 pages
Massacre, decimate, exterminate
entry |1 pages
Masterly, masterful
entry |1 pages
Mate, guy
entry |1 pages
Material, matériel
entry |1 pages
Mathematics, maths, math
entry |1 pages
Matrix, matrices
entry |1 pages
Maximum, minimum, maximal, minimal
entry |1 pages
May be, maybe, perhaps
entry |1 pages
Means (singular and plural)
entry |1 pages
Meantime, meanwhile
entry |1 pages
Measles, German measles, mumps
entry |1 pages
Meddle, interfere
entry |1 pages
Media, medium
entry |1 pages
Medical, medicinal
entry |1 pages
Medieval, middle age, Middle Ages
entry |1 pages
Mediocre, middle-of-the-road, second-rate
entry |1 pages
Meeting, rendezvous, appointment
entry |1 pages
Menu bar, drop-down menu
entry |1 pages
Meritorious, meretricious
entry |1 pages
Metal, mettle
entry |1 pages
Method, methodology, Methodist
entry |1 pages
Metre, meter
entry |1 pages
Micrometer, micrometre
entry |1 pages
Mil., milli-, kilo-
entry |1 pages
Mile, light year
entry |1 pages
Millennium, millenary, millinery
entry |1 pages
Million, millions
entry |1 pages
Miner, minor
entry |1 pages
Minister, secretary (political)
entry |1 pages
Minute, minutes
entry |1 pages
Mist, fog, smog
entry |1 pages
Mitigate, militate
entry |1 pages
Mobile1, cellphone (telephone)
entry |1 pages
Mobile2, movable
entry |1 pages
Molten, melted
entry |1 pages
Moment, momentary, momentarily
entry |1 pages
Monologue, soliloquy
entry |1 pages
Moonlight, moonlit, moonshine
entry |1 pages
Moral, morals, morale
entry |1 pages
Morph, merge
entry |1 pages
Most of, all of
entry |1 pages
Motif, motive
entry |1 pages
Mountain, hill
entry |1 pages
Moose, mousse, elk
entry |1 pages
Mr, Ms, Mrs
entry |1 pages
Murder, manslaughter, homicide
entry |1 pages
Mute, moot
entry |1 pages
Mutual, reciprocal
entry |1 pages
Mysterious, enigmatic
entry |1 pages
Mystical, mystique
letter N|7 pages
N
entry |1 pages
Naked, nude, bare
entry |1 pages
Namely, viz., videlicet
entry |1 pages
Native, indigenous
entry |1 pages
Native American, American Indian, Red Indian, redskin
entry |1 pages
Naturalist, naturist
entry |1 pages
Nature reserve, national park, reservation
entry |1 pages
Nauseous, nauseated
entry |1 pages
Naval, navel
entry |1 pages
Nb, sic
entry |1 pages
Negligible, negligent
entry |1 pages
Neighbourhood, vicinity
entry |1 pages
Netherlands, Holland, Low Countries, Dutch, Flemish
entry |1 pages
Nice, delightful
entry |1 pages
Niceness, nicety
entry |1 pages
No-go area, dead zone
entry |1 pages
Non-availability, non-existence
entry |1 pages
No one, none, nobody, nonentity
entry |1 pages
Nor, or
entry |1 pages
North, northern
entry |1 pages
Northerly, northward, northwards, northbound
entry |1 pages
Notable, noteworthy, noticeable, prominent
entry |1 pages
Note, notice, message, memo, memorandum
entry |1 pages
A number of, the number of, amount
entry |1 pages
Numerator, denominator
entry |1 pages
Nutritionist, dietitian
entry |1 pages
Nutritious, nutritional
letter O|7 pages
O
entry |1 pages
Obnoxious, noxious
entry |1 pages
Observation, observance
entry |1 pages
Obsolescent, obsolete
entry |1 pages
Obstinate, obdurate, stubborn, determined
entry |1 pages
Occupy, preoccupy
entry |1 pages
Octopus, octopuses
entry |1 pages
Odorous, odious
entry |1 pages
Offence, offensive
entry |1 pages
Official, officious
entry |1 pages
Old, aged, elderly
entry |1 pages
On behalf of ... /on someone's behalf, on the part of ... / on someone's part
entry |1 pages
On, upon
entry |1 pages
Ones, one's
entry |1 pages
One-sided, lopsided
entry |1 pages
On to, onto
entry |1 pages
Onward, onwards
entry |1 pages
Op. cit., ibid.
entry |1 pages
Opinion, view, point of view
entry |1 pages
Opportunity, possibility, chance
entry |1 pages
Optic, optics
entry |1 pages
Optician, optical
entry |1 pages
Optional, voluntary
entry |1 pages
Opus, opera
entry |1 pages
-Or, -our spellings
entry |1 pages
Ordinance, ordnance
entry |1 pages
Orient, oriental
entry |1 pages
Orphan, fatherless, motherless
entry |1 pages
Ostensible, ostensive
entry |1 pages
Outdoor, outdoors
entry |1 pages
Outstanding, unpaid
entry |1 pages
Outward, outwards
entry |1 pages
Overestimate, underestimate
entry |1 pages
Overflow, overfly
entry |1 pages
Overlook, oversee
entry |1 pages
Oversight, overview
entry |1 pages
Overtone, undertone
entry |1 pages
Oxbridge, Ivy League
letter P|26 pages
P
entry |1 pages
P., pp. (pages)
entry |1 pages
Pack, package, packet
entry |1 pages
Pair, couple
entry |1 pages
Palate, palette, pallet
entry |1 pages
Paradigm shift, step change
entry |1 pages
Paraffin, kerosene
entry |1 pages
Parameter, perimeter
entry |1 pages
Paramount, supreme
entry |1 pages
Part (adverb), partial, partially, partly
entry |1 pages
Part (noun), portion, share
entry |1 pages
Partner, spouse
entry |1 pages
Party, side (in agreements, conflicts)
entry |1 pages
Pass, past
entry |1 pages
Pastoral, pastorale
entry |1 pages
Patent, patently
entry |1 pages
Pathetic, bathetic
entry |1 pages
Pathos, bathos
entry |1 pages
Patience, patients, patient
entry |1 pages
Patriot, compatriot, expatriate
entry |1 pages
Pavement, sidewalk
entry |1 pages
Pay, salary, wage
entry |1 pages
Payment, repayment, remittance, settlement
entry |1 pages
Peace, piece
entry |1 pages
Peaceful, peaceable
entry |1 pages
Peal, peel
entry |1 pages
Pedal, peddle
entry |1 pages
Pedlar, peddler
entry |1 pages
Pederast, paedophile, paediatrician
entry |1 pages
Pedestrian, unimaginative
entry |1 pages
Pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing, pelican crossing, crosswalk
entry |1 pages
Peek, peak
entry |1 pages
Peer, pier
entry |1 pages
Peer review, peer pressure
entry |1 pages
Peer-to-peer, client-server
entry |1 pages
Pendant, pendent
entry |1 pages
Pending, back burner
entry |1 pages
Peninsula, peninsular
entry |1 pages
Penny, pence
entry |1 pages
Pension, board, American plan (accommodation)
entry |1 pages
Pensioner, senior citizen
entry |1 pages
Per, pr
entry |1 pages
Per annum, per capita, per diem
entry |1 pages
Per cent, percentage
entry |1 pages
Perfect, more than perfect
entry |1 pages
Permissible, permissive
entry |1 pages
Perpendicular, vertical
entry |1 pages
Perpetuate, perpetrate
entry |1 pages
Persecute, prosecute
entry |1 pages
Person, people, peoples
entry |1 pages
Persona, façade
entry |1 pages
Personal, personnel
entry |1 pages
Perspective, prospective
entry |1 pages
Perverse, pervert
entry |1 pages
Petite, petit, petty
entry |1 pages
Petrol, gas, gasoline, diesel
entry |1 pages
Phase, faze
entry |1 pages
Phenomenon, phenomena
entry |1 pages
Philippines, Filipino, Filipina
entry |1 pages
Phishing, computer fraud
entry |1 pages
Phone, call, ring
entry |1 pages
Phosphorus, phosphorous
entry |1 pages
Physician, physicist
entry |1 pages
Physics, physique
entry |1 pages
Picaresque, picturesque
entry |1 pages
Pidgin, pigeon, dove
entry |1 pages
Pin, chip and PIN
entry |1 pages
Pincers, pliers
entry |1 pages
Pitiful, pitiable, piteous
entry |1 pages
Place, put
entry |1 pages
Plagiarism, reverse engineering
entry |1 pages
Plain, plane
entry |1 pages
Plan, planning
entry |1 pages
Plaster, cement, concrete, mortar
entry |1 pages
Platform, bay, gate (transport)
entry |1 pages
Plc, Ltd
entry |1 pages
Plea bargaining, turn state's evidence
entry |1 pages
Please find enclosed ... , enclosed please find
entry |1 pages
Plough, plow
entry |1 pages
Poison, intoxicate
entry |1 pages
Pole, poll
entry |1 pages
Politic, body politic
entry |1 pages
Political, politics, policy
entry |1 pages
Pollute, contaminate
entry |1 pages
Popular, trendy
entry |1 pages
Populous, populace, population
entry |1 pages
Pore, pour
entry |1 pages
Port, harbour
entry |1 pages
Portable, transportable
entry |1 pages
Post1, mail
entry |1 pages
Position, post2, job (occupations)
entry |1 pages
Positive, negative
entry |1 pages
Potent, strong
entry |1 pages
Pound, lb, ounce
entry |1 pages
P.p., signed by
entry |1 pages
Practical, practicable
entry |1 pages
Practice, practise, practitioner
entry |1 pages
Prairie, pampas, savanna(h), steppe, veld(t)
entry |1 pages
Precedence, precedent
entry |1 pages
Preceding, earlier
entry |1 pages
Precipitate, precipitous
entry |1 pages
Precise, accurate
entry |1 pages
Precision, accuracy
entry |1 pages
Premature, immature
entry |1 pages
Premier, premiere
entry |1 pages
Premise, premises
entry |1 pages
Prescribe, proscribe
entry |1 pages
Prescription, proscription
entry |1 pages
Pressure, stress
entry |1 pages
Prestige, kudos
entry |1 pages
Pretentious, portentous
entry |1 pages
Pretext, excuse
entry |1 pages
Prevaricate, procrastinate
entry |1 pages
Primeval, primitive
entry |1 pages
Principle, principal
entry |1 pages
Private school, public school
entry |1 pages
Prize, prise
entry |1 pages
Pro, con
entry |1 pages
Proceed, precede
entry |1 pages
Procedure, proceeding, proceedings
entry |1 pages
Prodigy, progeny
entry |1 pages
Product, produce, fabricate
entry |1 pages
Professor, chair
entry |1 pages
Profit & loss account, balance sheet
entry |1 pages
Prognosis, prediction, forecast
entry |1 pages
Programme, program
entry |1 pages
Prohibit, forbid
entry |1 pages
Prone, supine
entry |1 pages
Pronounce, pronunciation
entry |1 pages
Propaganda, publicity
entry |1 pages
Propellant, propellent
entry |1 pages
Prophecy, prophesy
entry |1 pages
Prophet, seer
entry |1 pages
Proposal, proposition
entry |1 pages
Prostrate, prostate
entry |1 pages
Proved, proven
entry |1 pages
Ps., PPS.
entry |1 pages
Public, audience, congregation, spectators, onlookers
entry |1 pages
Public holiday, bank holiday
entry |1 pages
Punctual, punctilious
entry |1 pages
Purposely, purposefully
letter Q|2 pages
Q
entry |1 pages
Quality assurance, quality control
entry |1 pages
Quarter, fourth, forth
entry |1 pages
Quash, squash
entry |1 pages
Quasi, quasi-
entry |1 pages
Queer, strange, odd
entry |1 pages
Quilt, eiderdown, duvet
entry |1 pages
Quite, quiet
entry |1 pages
Quotation, quote, quota
letter R|18 pages
R
entry |1 pages
Racket, racque
entry |1 pages
Radio, wireless
entry |1 pages
Radius, radii
entry |1 pages
Railway, railways, railroad
entry |1 pages
Rain, drizzle, hail
entry |1 pages
Rain check, defer
entry |1 pages
Rainfall, precipitation
entry |1 pages
Rapt, wrapped
entry |1 pages
Rare, rarely, seldom
entry |1 pages
Rather, fairly
entry |1 pages
Ravage, ravish
entry |1 pages
Raw material, commodity
entry |1 pages
Re, re-
entry |1 pages
Read, skim, study, peruse
entry |1 pages
Readable, legible
entry |1 pages
Real, really, true, truly
entry |1 pages
Reality, realty
entry |1 pages
Rearward, rearwards
entry |1 pages
Reason, grounds, cause
entry |1 pages
Rebound, redound
entry |1 pages
Receipt, receipts
entry |1 pages
Recent, last, latest
entry |1 pages
Reconcile, settle
entry |1 pages
Record, register, registration
entry |1 pages
Recount, retell
entry |1 pages
Recover, re-cover
entry |1 pages
Recreation, recreate
entry |1 pages
Redbrick university, plateglass university
entry |1 pages
Redecorate, restore, refurbish, renovate, rehabilitate
entry |1 pages
Redundant, jobless, unemployed
entry |1 pages
Referee, umpire, judge
entry |1 pages
Referendum, referendums, referenda
entry |1 pages
Reform, re-form
entry |1 pages
Refuse, decline, deny, refute
entry |1 pages
Regarding, in regard to/with regard to
entry |1 pages
Regardless, irregardless
entry |1 pages
Register office, registry
entry |1 pages
Regretful, regrettable
entry |1 pages
Reign, rein
entry |1 pages
Relaid, relayed
entry |1 pages
Remains, remainder, remnant, relic
entry |1 pages
Remember, recollect, recall, remind
entry |1 pages
Remembrance, memory, reminiscence, recollection
entry |1 pages
Repairable, reparable
entry |1 pages
Repeat, reiterate, repetitive
entry |1 pages
Repel, repulse
entry |1 pages
Repellent, repulsive
entry |1 pages
Replica, replicate
entry |1 pages
Reply, answer
entry |1 pages
Report, rapport
entry |1 pages
Reprobate, degenerate
entry |1 pages
Requisite, prerequisite, precondition, requirement
entry |1 pages
Requisition, indent
entry |1 pages
Residence, residency
entry |1 pages
Resident, inhabitant, citizen, subject
entry |1 pages
Resign, re-sign
entry |1 pages
Resort, re-sort
entry |1 pages
Respectable, respectful
entry |1 pages
Respective, respectively, irrespective
entry |1 pages
Responsible, accountable
entry |1 pages
Restaurant, café, diner
entry |1 pages
Restive, restless
entry |1 pages
Result, outcome
entry |1 pages
Retire, retreat, withdraw, pull back
entry |1 pages
Reverent, reverend
entry |1 pages
Reversal, reversion
entry |1 pages
Reverse, inverse, obverse
entry |1 pages
Review, revue
entry |1 pages
Revolt, rebellion, riot, uprising
entry |1 pages
Rich, affluent, wealthy
entry |1 pages
Right, rightly, correct, right-hand, right-handed
entry |1 pages
Rightward, rightwards
entry |1 pages
Rigour, rigor
entry |1 pages
Rise, raise, raze
entry |1 pages
Roast, fry
entry |1 pages
Rock, stone, pebble
entry |1 pages
Rocket science, brain surgery
entry |1 pages
Rode, rowed
entry |1 pages
Role, roll
entry |1 pages
Room, hall, chamber
entry |1 pages
Rouble, ruble, rubble
entry |1 pages
Route, itinerary, service
entry |1 pages
Rucksack, backpack
entry |1 pages
Rules, regulations, stipulation
entry |1 pages
Rumour, gossip
entry |1 pages
Rural area, countryside
letter S|30 pages
S
entry |1 pages
Sack, sac
entry |1 pages
Sacrifice, gambit, forfeit
entry |1 pages
Safe, secure
entry |1 pages
Safety, security
entry |1 pages
Saline, salty
entry |1 pages
Salon, saloon
entry |1 pages
Saloon (car), sedan
entry |1 pages
Saltwater, salt water
entry |1 pages
Sanction, penalty
entry |1 pages
Satisfactory, satisfying
entry |1 pages
Satisfied, certain
entry |1 pages
Scandinavia, Nordic countries
entry |1 pages
Scapegoat, stalking horse
entry |1 pages
Scarcity, shortage
entry |1 pages
Scenery, landscape
entry |1 pages
Schedule, timetable
entry |1 pages
Scholar, scholarly, fellow (academic)
entry |1 pages
Scholarship, grant, bursary, stipend
entry |1 pages
School, college
entry |1 pages
Scots/Scottish, Scot, Scotch
entry |1 pages
Sea, seas, ocean
entry |1 pages
Seabed, sea floor
entry |1 pages
Seasonal, seasonable, seasoned
entry |1 pages
Secondment, second (work)
entry |1 pages
Secular, sectarian
entry |1 pages
Sell-by date, use-by date, shelf life
entry |1 pages
Semi-, demi-, hemi-
entry |1 pages
Semi-detached house, duplex
entry |1 pages
Semi-weekly, biweekly
entry |1 pages
Sensible, sensitive, insensible, insensitive
entry |1 pages
Sensual, sensuous
entry |1 pages
Serendipity, serendipitous
entry |1 pages
Sergeant, lieutenant
entry |1 pages
Series, serial, cereal
entry |1 pages
Serious, grave
entry |1 pages
Serve, service
entry |1 pages
Session, cession
entry |1 pages
Sew, sow
entry |1 pages
Sewage, sewer, sewerage
entry |1 pages
Sex, gender
entry |1 pages
Sexually transmitted disease, venereal disease
entry |1 pages
Shade, shadow
entry |1 pages
Shall, will
entry |1 pages
Sharp, sharply
entry |1 pages
Shear, sheer
entry |1 pages
Shelf, shelve, pigeonhole
entry |1 pages
Shop assistant, sales clerk
entry |1 pages
Short, shortly
entry |1 pages
Should, ought to, must, have to
entry |1 pages
Sibling, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister
entry |1 pages
Side, hand
entry |1 pages
Sign, signal
entry |1 pages
Silicon, silicone
entry |1 pages
Similar, like, alike, as if
entry |1 pages
Simple, simplistic
entry |1 pages
Sink, submerged, sunken
entry |1 pages
Sir, Sir, Dame
entry |1 pages
Site, sight, cite
entry |1 pages
Sitting room, living room, lounge, drawing room
entry |1 pages
Situation, state of affairs
entry |1 pages
Size, sized, sizeable
entry |1 pages
Ski (noun and verb), skiing
entry |1 pages
Skilful, skillful, skilled
entry |1 pages
Skull, scull
entry |1 pages
Slack, slacken
entry |1 pages
Slate, slated
entry |1 pages
Sledge, toboggan, sleigh
entry |1 pages
Sliver, slither
entry |1 pages
Slow, slowly
entry |1 pages
Smart, clever
entry |1 pages
Smell, stink, stench, odour
entry |1 pages
Snow, sleet, slush
entry |1 pages
So-called, in name only
entry |1 pages
Sociable, social, societal
entry |1 pages
Social science, social studies
entry |1 pages
Social security, social security number
entry |1 pages
Social worker, caseworker
entry |1 pages
Sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite
entry |1 pages
Sofa, settee, couch, chesterfield, davenport
entry |1 pages
Solicitor, lawyer, attorney, barrister, counsel
entry |1 pages
Soluble, solvable, solution
entry |1 pages
Someday, some day
entry |1 pages
Sometime, some time, sometimes
entry |1 pages
Somewhere, someplace
entry |1 pages
Soon, presently, at present
entry |1 pages
Sore, soar
entry |1 pages
Sound, noise
entry |1 pages
South, southern
entry |1 pages
Southward, southwards, southerly, southbound
entry |1 pages
Spacious, spatial, spacial
entry |1 pages
Spam, Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE)
entry |1 pages
Speciality, specialty, specialism
entry |1 pages
Species, variety
entry |1 pages
Spectra, spectre, specter
entry |1 pages
Speed, sped, speeded
entry |1 pages
Spell, spelt, spelled
entry |1 pages
Spell check, spellchecker
entry |1 pages
Spill, spilt, spilled
entry |1 pages
Spin, spin doctor (news)
entry |1 pages
Spire, steeple, tower
entry |1 pages
Spiritual, spirited
entry |1 pages
Sprain, strain
entry |1 pages
Stalagmite, stalactite
entry |1 pages
Stamp, stomp
entry |1 pages
Stand (for office), run (for office)
entry |1 pages
Stand, grandstand, stadium, arena
entry |1 pages
Starlight, starlit
entry |1 pages
State of the art, cutting edge
entry |1 pages
Stationary, stationery
entry |1 pages
Statistics, stats, figure (information)
entry |1 pages
Statue, statute
entry |1 pages
Staunch, stanch
entry |1 pages
Stay, visit
entry |1 pages
Step, stage
entry |1 pages
Steps, stairs
entry |1 pages
Stimulus, stimulant
entry |1 pages
Stimulation, simulation
entry |1 pages
Stockpile, storage, sequestration
entry |1 pages
Storm, gale
entry |1 pages
Straight, strait
entry |1 pages
Stranger, foreigner, alien
entry |1 pages
Strategy, tactic
entry |1 pages
Stratum, strata
entry |1 pages
Street, road, avenue, boulevard, alley
entry |1 pages
Strength, power, force
entry |1 pages
Stretch, tract, area
entry |1 pages
Strict, hard, harsh, rigorous, severe, tough
entry |1 pages
Strike, stricken
entry |1 pages
String (of), succession (of), sequence of events, train of events
entry |1 pages
Student, undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, pupil
entry |1 pages
Style, stile
entry |1 pages
Subscription, membership fee
entry |1 pages
Subsistence, subsidence, subsidy
entry |1 pages
Substitute, replace
entry |1 pages
Suggestible, suggestive, evocative
entry |1 pages
Suit, suite
entry |1 pages
Sulfur, sulphur
entry |1 pages
Sum, total
entry |1 pages
Super-, supra-
entry |1 pages
Supermarket, hypermarket, shopping centre, mall
entry |1 pages
Supply, provide, provision, deliver
entry |1 pages
Surname, family name, last name
entry |1 pages
Suspect, suspicious
entry |1 pages
Sweat, perspire
entry |1 pages
Swelled, swollen
entry |1 pages
Sympathy, empathy
letter T|16 pages
T
entry |1 pages
Table a motion, second a motion
entry |1 pages
Tale, story
entry |1 pages
Talisman, amulet, charm
entry |1 pages
Talk, speech, lecture, address
entry |1 pages
Talks, discussion
entry |1 pages
Tap, faucet
entry |1 pages
Tartan, plaid
entry |1 pages
Tasteful, tasty, delicious
entry |1 pages
Tasteless, unsavoury
entry |1 pages
Taught, taut
entry |1 pages
Taxi, cab
entry |1 pages
Teach, train, learn
entry |1 pages
Technician, technologist, technocrat
entry |1 pages
Technical, technique, technology
entry |1 pages
Teem, team
entry |1 pages
Teething troubles/problems, growing pains
entry |1 pages
Temperature, fever
entry |1 pages
Tempo, pace
entry |1 pages
Temporary, temporal
entry |1 pages
Temporary solution, band-aid solution
entry |1 pages
Tendency, trend
entry |1 pages
Tender, bid
entry |1 pages
Tenure, term
entry |1 pages
Term, semester, trimester, quarter (university terms)
entry |1 pages
Terminable, terminate
entry |1 pages
Terminal, terminus
entry |1 pages
Testimonial, testament
entry |1 pages
Thankful, grateful
entry |1 pages
Thankfully, hopefully
entry |1 pages
Theatre, theater, movies
entry |1 pages
There, their, they're
entry |1 pages
Therefore, therefor
entry |1 pages
Thesis, dissertation
entry |1 pages
Thin, lean, slim, skinny, emaciated
entry |1 pages
Thorough, meticulous, fastidious
entry |1 pages
Thousand, thousands
entry |1 pages
Thread, cotton
entry |1 pages
Through, thru
entry |1 pages
Tight, tightly
entry |1 pages
Timber, timbre, lumber
entry |1 pages
Timidity, temerity
entry |1 pages
Titillate, titivate
entry |1 pages
Today, tomorrow
entry |1 pages
Toilet, toilette, WC, bathroom, public convenience
entry |1 pages
Tone, tint, tinge
entry |1 pages
Tonne, ton
entry |1 pages
Topic, issue
entry |1 pages
Tortuous, torturous
entry |1 pages
Towards, toward
entry |1 pages
Town, city
entry |1 pages
Town house, terraced house, row house, brownstone
entry |1 pages
Toxic, toxics, toxin
entry |1 pages
Track, trail, path
entry |1 pages
Trade union, labor union
entry |1 pages
Trademark, brand name, brand
entry |1 pages
Trailblazer, pathfinder
entry |1 pages
Transcribe, transliterate
entry |1 pages
Transcript, academic record
entry |1 pages
Transfer, relocate, resettle
entry |1 pages
Translate, interpret
entry |1 pages
Transmit, broadcast
entry |1 pages
Transparency, slide, overhead
entry |1 pages
Transparent, translucent
entry |1 pages
Transport, transportation
entry |1 pages
Travel, journey, trip, tour, voyage
entry |1 pages
Treachery, traitor, treason
entry |1 pages
Treaty, accord
entry |1 pages
Treble, triple
entry |1 pages
Troop, troupe
entry |1 pages
Trooper, trouper
entry |1 pages
Truth, truthfulness, veracity
entry |1 pages
Typical, characteristic, usual, customary
entry |1 pages
Typo, misprint
letter U|4 pages
U
entry |1 pages
Unaware, oblivious
entry |1 pages
Unbalanced, biased
entry |1 pages
Unbending, inflexible, rigid
entry |1 pages
Underneath, below, under
entry |1 pages
Uneatable, inedible
entry |1 pages
Unexceptionable, unexceptional
entry |1 pages
Unfair, inequitable, unjust
entry |1 pages
Unilateral, bilateral, trilateral, multilateral
entry |1 pages
Unintelligible, incomprehensible
entry |1 pages
Unique, really unique
entry |1 pages
United Kingdom, United States of America, United Nations, UK, USA, UN
entry |1 pages
University, uni, varsity
entry |1 pages
Unlawful, illegal, illegitimate
entry |1 pages
Unsatisfied, dissatisfied
entry |1 pages
Unstable, instability
entry |1 pages
Until, till
entry |1 pages
Urban, urbane
entry |1 pages
Usable, useable
entry |1 pages
Use, utilize, usage
entry |1 pages
Used to, be used to
letter V|5 pages
V
entry |1 pages
Vacancy, opening
entry |1 pages
Vacant, available
entry |1 pages
Vaccinate, inoculate, immunize
entry |1 pages
Valuable, invaluable, priceless
entry |1 pages
Valueless, worthless
entry |1 pages
Value creation, wealth generation, added value
entry |1 pages
Vapour, vaporize
entry |1 pages
Venal, venial, venereal
entry |1 pages
Vendor, vender
entry |1 pages
Verbal, oral, aural, written
entry |1 pages
Verbiage, verbosity
entry |1 pages
Verso, recto
entry |1 pages
Vertex, vortex
entry |1 pages
Vest, undershirt, waistcoat
entry |1 pages
Vet, veterinary surgeon, veterinarian
entry |1 pages
Via, by means of
entry |1 pages
Vice, vise
entry |1 pages
Vicious, viscous
entry |1 pages
Victim, casualty
entry |1 pages
Vigour, vigor
entry |1 pages
Village, settlement
entry |1 pages
Visible, visual
entry |1 pages
Vociferous, voracious
entry |1 pages
Voucher, coupon
letter W|8 pages
W
entry |1 pages
Waist, waste
entry |1 pages
Wait, await
entry |1 pages
Waive, wave
entry |1 pages
Waiver, waver
entry |1 pages
Wake, waken, awake, awaken
entry |1 pages
Warm, hot
entry |1 pages
Warning, caveat, proviso
entry |1 pages
Waterproof, watertight
entry |1 pages
Weather, whether, wether
entry |1 pages
Web page, website, home page, World Wide Web
entry |1 pages
Weight, weighting
entry |1 pages
Well-, well
entry |1 pages
Welsh, welch
entry |1 pages
West, western
entry |1 pages
Westerly, westbound, westward, westwards
entry |1 pages
Whatever, wherever
entry |1 pages
While, whilst, whereas
entry |1 pages
Whisky, whiskey
entry |1 pages
White-collar, blue-collar
entry |1 pages
White Paper, Green Paper
entry |1 pages
Whitsun, Pentecost
entry |1 pages
Who, whom
entry |1 pages
Whose, who's
entry |1 pages
Win-win, no-win
entry |1 pages
Wire, strand, wire rope
entry |1 pages
-Wise, -ways
entry |1 pages
Witness, testify
entry |1 pages
Womanly, womanish, effeminate, effete
entry |1 pages
Wood, forest
entry |1 pages
Work, works
entry |1 pages
Work experience, internship, placement
entry |1 pages
Workforce, staff, manpower
entry |1 pages
Worldly, mundane
entry |1 pages
Wound, injure
entry |1 pages
Wreak, wrought
entry |1 pages
Wreck, destroy, smash
entry |1 pages
Write, wright, rite
letter X|2 pages
X
entry |1 pages
X-axis, y-axis, z-axis
entry |1 pages
Xenon, halogen (headlamps)
entry |1 pages
Xerox©, photocopy
entry |1 pages
Xmas, Noël, Yuletide
entry |1 pages
X-rated, 18 certificate
entry |1 pages
X-ray, ultrasound
letter Y|2 pages
Y
entry |1 pages
Yankee, Yank
entry |1 pages
Yea, nay
entry |1 pages
-Year-old, years old
entry |1 pages
Yield, relinquish, surrender
entry |1 pages
Yogurt, yoghurt, yoghourt, yurt
entry |1 pages
Yoke, yolk
entry |1 pages
-Yse, -yze
letter Z|2 pages
Z
entry |1 pages
Zenith, nadir
entry |1 pages
Zero, oh, nought, naught, nil
entry |1 pages
Zero tolerance, zero-sum game
entry |1 pages
Zip, zip fastener
entry |1 pages
Zip code, postcode
entry |1 pages
Zoom, whizz
