1. affect (영향을 미치다) vs. effect (효과, 영향)
His words affected my decision. (영향을 미쳤다)
The new law had a great effect on society. (영향을 주었다)
2. imply (암시하다) vs. infer (추론하다)
His tone implies that he is angry. (그의 말투가 암시한다)
From his words, we can infer that he is angry. (우리는 추론할 수 있다)
3. principle (원칙) vs. principal (교장, 주요한)
Honesty is an important principle. (정직은 중요한 원칙이다)
The principal of our school gave a speech. (교장 선생님이 연설하셨다)
4. rise (오르다, 자동사) vs. raise (올리다, 타동사)
The sun rises in the east. (해가 뜬다)
He raised his hand. (그는 손을 들었다)
5. lie (눕다, 거짓말하다) vs. lay (놓다, 두다)
He lies on the bed. (그는 침대에 눕는다)
He laid the book on the table. (그는 책을 놓았다)
6. affluent (부유한) vs. effluent (폐수)
The city is home to many affluent families. (부유한 가정)
The factory released effluent into the river. (폐수를 방출했다)
7. complement (보완하다) vs. compliment (칭찬)
The red wine complements the steak. (와인이 스테이크를 보완하다)
She gave me a nice compliment. (그녀는 나에게 칭찬을 했다)
8. elicit (끌어내다) vs. illicit (불법의)
The teacher tried to elicit answers from students. (답변을 끌어내려 했다)
He was involved in illicit activities. (불법 활동에 연루되었다)
9.stationary (정지한) vs. stationery (문구류)
The car remained stationary. (차가 멈춰 있었다)
I bought some stationery at the store. (문구류를 샀다)
10. precede (앞서다) vs. proceed (진행하다)
The speech preceded the ceremony. (연설이 행사보다 먼저 있었다)
The meeting will proceed as planned. (계획대로 진행될 것이다)
11. economic (경제의) vs. economical (절약하는)
The country faces an economic crisis. (경제 위기를 맞다)
A smaller car is more economical. (더 경제적이다)
12. disinterested (공평한) vs. uninterested (무관심한)
A judge must be disinterested. (판사는 공정해야 한다)
He seems uninterested in the topic. (그는 주제에 관심이 없어 보인다)
13. convince (확신시키다) vs. persuade (설득하다)
I convinced him that I was right. (내가 옳다고 확신시켰다)
I persuaded him to join us. (그를 설득했다)
14. emigrate (이민을 가다) vs. immigrate (이민을 오다)
They emigrated to Canada. (캐나다로 이민을 갔다)
They immigrated to the U.S. (미국으로 이주했다)
15. historic (역사적인) vs. historical (역사와 관련된)
It was a historic event. (역사적인 사건이었다)
The museum has historical documents. (역사 관련 문서가 있다)
16. farther (거리상 더 멀리) vs. further (추가적인)
We walked farther than before. (더 멀리 걸었다)
Do you need further explanation? (추가 설명이 필요하신가요?)
17. ensure (보장하다) vs. assure (확신시키다) vs. insure (보험을 들다)
The contract ensures fairness. (공정함을 보장한다)
I assure you that I am honest. (나는 정직하다고 확신시킨다)
I need to insure my car. (차량 보험을 들어야 한다)
18. council (위원회) vs. counsel (조언, 상담)
The council made a decision. (위원회가 결정을 내렸다)
He gave me good counsel. (좋은 조언을 해줬다)
19. personal (개인의) vs. personnel (직원)
This is my personal opinion. (개인적인 의견이다)
The company’s personnel are well-trained. (직원들은 훈련이 잘 되어 있다)
20. cite (인용하다) vs. site (장소) vs. sight (시야, 광경)
He cited a famous author. (유명한 작가를 인용했다)
This is the site of the accident. (사고 현장이다)
The sight of the sunset was amazing. (일몰이 멋진 광경이었다)
21. moral (도덕적인) vs. morale (사기)
He has strong moral values. (그는 강한 도덕적 가치를 지닌다)
The team's morale is high. (팀의 사기가 높다)
22. allusion (암시) vs. illusion (환상)
The book made an allusion to Greek mythology. (그리스 신화에 대한 암시가 있다)
It was just an illusion. (그건 환상이었다)
23. adapt (적응하다) vs. adopt (채택하다, 입양하다)
He quickly adapted to the new school. (새 학교에 적응했다)
They adopted a new policy. (새 정책을 채택했다)
24. capable (능력 있는) vs. possible (가능한)
She is capable of solving the problem. (그녀는 문제를 해결할 능력이 있다)
Is it possible to finish today? (오늘 끝내는 것이 가능한가요?)
25. respectful (존경하는) vs. respective (각각의)
He was respectful to his teacher. (그는 선생님을 존경했다)
They returned to their respective seats. (각자의 자리로 돌아갔다)