Confusing words

There are many words in English between which it is very difficult to differentiate.

Here are 10 pairs to improve your proficiency.

RISE- RAISE / EMELKEDIK- EMEL

Smoke is rising from the chimney.

She raised the gun and fired.

LOSE- LOOSE / ELVESZÍT- LAZA, BŐ

She is always losing her keys.

She usually wears her hair loose.

PERSONAL- PERSONNEL / SZEMÉLYES- SZEMÉLYZET

He has run his personal best.

She belongs to the personnel.

EXPECT- EXCEPT / VÁR, ELVÁR- KIVÉVE

Don’t expect sympathy from me.

We work every day except Sunday.

ADAPT- ADOPT / ALKALMAZKODNI- ÖRÖKBE FOGAD

We have to adapt quickly to the new system.

She was forced to have her baby adopted.

AISLE- ISLE / FOLYOSÓ- SZIGET

He is sitting next to the aisle.

We spent a week on the British Isles.

PRINCIPAL- PRINCIPLE / IGAZGATÓ- ELV

The principal of the university did not attend the celebration.

I refuse to lie about it, it is against my principles.

EFFECT- AFFECT / HATÁS- BEFOLYÁSOL

There are many beneficial effects of exercising.

How will these changes affect us?

COMPLEMENT- COMPLIMENT / KIEGÉSZÍT- BÓK

The team needs players who complement each other.

She complimented him on his excellent German.

STORY- STOREY / TÖRTÉNET- EMELET

He read the children a bedtime story.

The office block is five storeys high.