Words Often Confused—W

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

wage  –  wage

waist  –  waste

wait  –  await

wait  –  weight

waive  –  wave  –  wave  –  waver

watch  –  watch

wax  –  wax

weak  –  (weakly)  –  week  –  (weekly)

wear  –  ware  –  where

weather  –  whether

weave  —  weave

well  –  well  –  we’ll

wet  –  whet

whole  –  hole

who’s  –  whose

will  –  will  –  we’ll

wind  –  wind

wire  –  wire

wonder(ed)  –  wander(ed)

worm  –  warm

worship  –  warship

would  –  wood

wound  –  wound

wrest  –  rest

wring  –  ring  –  ring  —  ring

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