Battle of Words

Many English learners feel confused when they see the words “spend” and “spent.” They look similar, and they are related to money, time, and…

Many English learners get confused when they see or hear words like “sweeped” and “swept.” They look similar, and both seem like they could be…

Many English learners get confused between “didn’t” and “doesn’t.” They look similar, and both are negative words, so people often mix them…

Many English learners and even native speakers get confused between the words “creeped” and “crept.” They look similar and both seem related…

Many English learners get confused when they see the words “paid” and “payed.” They look almost the same, so people often think they are just…

Many English learners feel confused when they see the words “have” and “had.” These two words look very similar, but they are used in…

Many learners feel confused about “a” and “an.” At first, it looks easy, but small mistakes happen again and again. You may wonder: Should I…

Many people feel confused about “lead” and “led.” They look very similar, and even their pronunciation can be tricky. Some people say “lead”…

Many learners feel confused when they see the words “lieing” and “lying.” They look very similar, and both seem like they come from the verb…

Many learners feel confused when they see two spellings of the same word: “cancelled” and “canceled.” Both look correct. Both sound the same.…