100 Most common spelling mistakes in Writing 1.accept / exce | IELTS9Official Academy

100 Most common spelling mistakes in Writing

1.accept / except

INCORRECT: Please except this gift.
CORRECT: Please accept this gift.

Except, as a verb, means to exclude or leave out. As a preposition it means "with the exception of." Accept
means "to receive willingly." For example: We visited every landmark except the Eiffel Tower. The school is
accepting only those students who have had their shots; all others are excepted.

2. advice / advise

INCORRECT: He refused to take my advise.
CORRECT: He refused to take my advice.
Advise is a verb. The s has the sound of "z." Advice is a noun. The c has the sound of "s."

3.all right / alright

INCORRECT: He's alright after his fall.
CORRECT: He's all right after his fall.

Although arguments are advanced for the acceptance of the spelling, alright is still widely regarded as
nonstandard. Careful writers avoid it.

4. awhile / a while

INCORRECT: I'll be staying in Paris for awhile.
CORRECT: I'll be staying in Paris for a while.

Awhile is an adverb that means "for a while." While is a noun that means "a period of time." A while is a phrase
that means "for a period of time." Because awhile means "for a while," to say for awhile is like saying "for for a
while.”

5. alot / a lot

INCORRECT: I like you alot.
CORRECT: I like you a lot.

Despite being used widely, "alot" is not a word. A lot is the correct spelling.

6. allude / elude / illude

INCORRECT: The writer eluded to the Odyssey.
CORRECT: The writer alluded to the Odyssey.

Elude means "to escape," usually by means of swift or clever action. Allude means "to refer to indirectly." Illude is an obsolete spelling for delude and elude

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