Accept - to receive something

• I accept this challenge

Except - to exclude

• I like all fruit except bananas and pears

Addition - something that has been added

• The striker is a new addition to the team

Edition - a particular version of a book other printed material

• Today's edition of the paper was rubbish!

Advice/Advise

Advice - Opinion or recommendations (noun)

• The tutor gave good advice about exams

Advise - The act of giving opinion or recommendation (verb)

• I advise you not to do that

Affect/Effect

Affect - To impact or change

• The flooding affected people living near the coast

Effect - The result of an impact or change

• The effect of the flooding was to force people to move inland

Allowed - To permit something

• He was allowed to leave the room

Aloud - Spoken or able to be heard

• If you read your essay aloud you might hear some mistakes

All ready/already

All ready - Ready

• We are all ready to begin

Already - Before

• I've watched that film already

All together - Gathered in one place

• We were all together at the wedding

Altogether - Entirely

• That has a different meaning altogether

Ascent - Climbing or going up

• The plane's ascent made my ears pop

Assent - To give permission

• I assent to cookies being stored on my PC

Beside - To be next to

• The table is beside the bed

Besides - In addition to, also

• Besides heavy metal, what other music do you like?

Breath - the air that you breathe in and out (noun)

• It was so cold you that you could his breath

Breathe - the act of taking air in and out of the lungs (verb)

• You can't breathe underwater

Buy - To acquire something with money

• I'll buy you a coffee

By - Near

• He stood by the door

Bye - Short form of goodbye

• He said bye bye

Choose - To select in the present

• I choose that puppy with the big sad eyes

Chose - to select in the past

• I chose the puppy last week

Complement - To enhance or complete

• Those shoes really complement your dress!

Compliment - an expression of praise or admiration (noun) to praise admire, or say something nice (verb)

• I told Maria that she had a nice smile and she thanked me for the compliment

Council - An administrative body or a group of people who meet for a specific purpose

• I wish the council would fix the roads!"

Counsel - To give advice

• I would counsel against taking any major decisions right now

Hear - To perceive sound through the ears

• Did you hear what I said

Here - In this location

• Bring it over here

It's - Shortened form of it is

• It's raining again

Its - belonging to it

• The dog chewed its bone

Loose - not tight or tied

• My shoelaces were loose so I tripped

Lose - to misplace or not to win

• Don't lose the money
• I hope Kerry lose the match

Passed - To have moved on or ahead of in the past

• I passed Peter in the street without noticing him.

Past - Before now

• In the past I ate a lot less than I do now

They're - shortened form of they are

• They're coming to get you Barbara!

There - indicates location

• The noise is coming from over there

Their - belonging to them

• They boys left their shoes in the changing room

Through - go from one side to the other

• I went through the house

Threw - to have thrown something in the past

• Yesterday I threw the ball into the house

To - indicates direction (preposition)

• They went to the beach

Too - excessively or also

• He was driving too fast
• She came too

Two - the number between one and three

• I have two apples

Your - belong to you (pronoun)

• Don't forget your toothbrush!

You're - contraction of you are

• You're an idiot