LESSON 5: Confusing Words in a Job Offer Letter

One of the many things that Janusz has problems with when writing in English are words that sound similar, but have different meanings. Some words are so close to others in spelling or meaning that they cause confusion. Janusz is never sure whether some of the words he uses are correct.

Below is a job offer letter that Janusz wrote to a candidate that he recently interviewed. The words that confuse Janusz are underlined. See if you can help Janusz by choosing the right word in each underlined section. There are eleven pairs of confusing words in all. If you are not sure of which one to choose, please refer to the confusing word explanation section of this lesson.