Certain Words Are Confusing (Homonyms)

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accept except

to agree; to receive but, with the exception that

affect vs. effect	Rule 1. Use effect when you mean bring about or brought about,cause or caused. Example: He effected a commotion in the crowd.   Meaning: He caused a commotion in the crowd. Rule 2. Use effect when you mean result.  Example: What effect did that speech have? Rule 3. Also use effect whenever any of these words precede it: a, an, any, the, take, into, no. These words may be separated fromeffect by an adjective.   Examples:  That book had a long-lasting effect on my thinking.                    Has the medicine produced any noticeable effects? Rule 4. Use the verb affect when you mean to influence rather thanto cause.  Example: How do the budget cuts affect your staffing? Rule 5. Affect is used as a noun to mean emotional expression. Example: She showed little affect when told she had won the lottery.
air error heir	what we breathe make a mistake one who inherits something
aisle I’ll isle	passageway contraction for I will a small island
all ready already	means all are ready Example: We are all ready to go. refers to time Example: Is it summer already?
canvas canvass	awning cloth, tarp to poll; a poll
discreet discrete	careful, confidential individual, distinct
does does	female deer (plural) (pronounced like hose) a form of to do (pronounced like fuzz)
hangar hanger	shed or shelter for housing airplanes something to hang a garment on in the closet
hear here	to listen; to give an official hearing in this spot
hoes hose	flat-bladed gardening tools a flexible tube for conveying liquid
it's its	contraction for it is or it has Example: It’s for a good cause. possessive pronoun Example: The cat hurt its paw.
lay vs. lie	lay vs. lie chart Present Past Participle (A Form of Have) To recline lie, lying lay has/have/had lain To put or place  (verb followed by an object)   lay, laying laid has/have/had laid To tell a falsehood lie, lying lied has/have/had lied Examples in the Present Tense: I like to lie down for a nap at 2:00 p.m. I am lying down for a nap today. The hens lay eggs. The hen is laying eggs. I am tempted to lie about my age. I am not lying about my age. Examples in the Past Tense: I lay down for a nap yesterday at 2:00 p.m. The hen laid two eggs yesterday. He lied on the witness stand. Examples with a Participle (has, have): I have lain down for a nap every day this week. The hen has laid two eggs every day this week. He has lied each day on the witness stand.
lead led	a metal element (pronounced like red); present tense of led(pronounced like seed) guided, past tense of to lead
on to vs. onto	Use onto if you can add up before on. Examples: He climbed (up) onto the roof.                  She held on to her child in the crowd.
overdo overdue	to do to excess past due
stationary stationery	in one place writing paper
steal steel (noun, adjective)	rob iron alloy; determined
than then	used for comparison indicates time, answers when
their there they're	possessive pronoun location contraction for they are
threw through	past tense of throw in one end and out the other
were we're	past tense of are contraction for we are
yore you're your	long past contraction for you are possessive pronoun For more help click the link http://www.grammarbook.com/homonyms/confusing-words-4.asp