Words Often Confused—I

Pairs/sets of words often confused, beginning with the letter I

ideal  –  idle  –  idol  –  idyll (also idyl)

ill –  sick

illegal  –  illicit  –  illegitimate

imaginary  –  imaginative

immunise  –  vaccinate

impracticable  –  impractical

improvident  –  imprudent  –  impudent

incidence  –  incident

incredible  –  incredulous

industrial  –  industrious

infer  –  imply

inflect  –  inflict

informant  –  informer

ingenious  –  ingenuous

inhabit  –  inhibit

injection  –  injunction

instil  –  install

intellectual  –  intelligent  –  intelligible

intense  –  intensive

interest  –  entrust (also intrust)

interrupt  –  interpret

into  –  in  to

invaluable  –  valueless

inventory  –  discovery  [discover  --  invent]

irruption  –  eruption

its  –  it’s

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