Spelling and meanings

“Miners are sexy!” Or “Minors are sexy!”
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Words with similar spelling but different meaning

Affect is the Action
Effect is the End result

Lose – (v) fail or fail to find
Loose – (adj) not tight

Then/Than

Altogether/ All together
Altogether – completely
All together – a group of people
Specially – for a special purpose
Especially – particularly
Specially/especially

Stationary/stationery
Stationery – paper, envelopes etc
Stationary – not moving
Principle/principal
Principle – general state of knowledge
Principal – head of school

Practise/practice
Practice – noun
Practise – verb

It’s/Its

Who can name the most words that are different for Brits and Americans?

Apartment – Flat
Cab – Taxi
Can – Tin
Cookie – Biscuit
Corn – Maize
Diaper – Nappy
Eraser – Rubber
Rubber – Condom
Fall – Autumn
Faucet – Tap
Gasoline – Petrol
Highway – Motorway
Mail – Post
Movie – Film
Sneakers – Trainers
Pajamas – Pyjamas
Stove – Cooker
Soccer – Football
Vocation – Holiday
Vest – Waistcoat
Candy – sweets
Fries – Chips
Chips – Crisps
Garbage – Rubbish
Drapes – Curtains
Closet – Wardrobe
Elevator – Lift
Flashlight – Torch
Jello – Jelly
License plate – Number plate
Line – Queue
Sidewalk – Pavement
Scotch tape – Sellotape
Pants – Trousers
Tire – Tyre
Subway - Underground
Trunk – Farry
Yard – Garden
Zipper – Zip
Windshield Wiper – Windscreen