Words Often Confused—H

Pairs/sets of words often confused beginning with the letter H.

hale  –  hail

hall  –  haul

hallow  –  hollow  –  halo

handicap  –  handicraft

hang – hung     —-     hang – hanged

hangar  –  hanger

hard  –  hardly

hare  –  hair

hear  –  here

hear  –  listen (to)

heard  –  herd

heart  –  hart

heartily  –  hearty

heel  –  heal

heroine  –  heroin  –  heron

hew  –  hue

hey  –  hay

high  –  highly

high  –  tall  –  long

hire  –  rent  –  let

historic  –  historical

holiday  –  holy  day

holy  –  holly  –  wholly

home  –  house

honorary  –  honourable

horde  –  hoard

horse  –  hoarse

human  –  humane

humility  –  humidity

hurry  –  hurrah (also hurray & hooray)

hypercritical –  hypocritical

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