Confusing Pairs
Certain common words cause confusion because they have similar but distinct spellings and
meanings:
It’s Its
(Salsabi (Menu
la, njukka
Dina) n
(kepen possess
dekan ive
dari it pronou
is) n)
Lay To lay Lie To lie
means means
to put or to
to place recline
Lead Led
(Diva) (kata
(kata kedua)
dasar)
Learne Learnt
d (British
(Americ English)
an)
Loose Lose
(Adjectiv (verb)
e)
Prinsip
Princip Kepala Principl
al e
(noun/ (usually
adjectiv noun)
e) Prinsip
Inquiry Pertanya Enquir
(Ameri an y
can) Penyelidi (Britis
kan h
Pemeriks English
aan )
Meminta
keterang
an
Station Seimbang Station Alat tulis
ary Yang tidak ery
dapat
bergerak
Yang tidak
berubah
Than Then
(salsabil
a)
Their There They’re
(posses (indicat
sive es a
form of place)
they)
To Too
Menuju
Toward Terhadap Towards
(Americ Menuju (British)
an) Ke arah
Pada
Who’s Whose
(possessi
ve
pronoun)