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Commonly Confused Words: A Quick Reference Guide: Part 2

Click here for Commonly Confused Words: A Quick Reference Guide: Part 1 Confusing Words Tricks To Help You Tell Them Apart Adverse vs. Averse Think of the following sentences to help you remember that adverse relates to conditions and averse relates to people: The drugs had adverse side effects. The adverse weather conditions ruined our day. Even though she had a terrible voice, she wasn’t averse to singing the verse. Affect vs. Effect Affect is a verb and is used to describe an action. Effect is a noun and is used to describe the end consequence. Think of ...

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Commonly Confused Words: Heal vs. Heel

What does each word mean? To heal means to recover and become healthy again. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word. Here is heal used in some example sentences: He was known for healing mild illnesses with herbal remedies. It took six weeks for her ankle to heal enough for her to go running again. Click here to find the Spellzone vocabulary lists related to the word heal. A heel the back part of a foot below the ankle. The word is also used to describe the bottom back part of a shoe or sock. Click here for the full Spellzone dictionary definition of the word. Here is heel used in some example sentences: These shoes give me bl...

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