Some confusing word pairs that sound the same but are totally different

 Today we will talk about the words that we use in our day to day sentences, but they have different meanings due to the sound of the words.

#confusing words in English, confusing words in English with examples.

A.	B.
Already vs All ready	All ready
Already	Meaning: fully prepared
Meaning: by this time	Usage: Watching videotapes of my mechanics, making sure that everything is all ready.
Usage: I already know that I have failed the exam.
Beside vs Besides	Besides
Beside	Meaning: except for; in addition
Meaning: close to; next to	Usage: She had Rs10, but nothing else besides.
Usage: I place my dream journal beside my bed every night.
Everyday vs Every day	Every day
Everyday	Meaning: each day; succession (used as an adjective and noun)
Meaning: routine; commonplace; ordinary (used as an adjective)	Usage: He walks every day .
Usage: Wear your everyday clothes
Later vs Latter	Latter
Later	Meaning: the second of two things or two options
Meaning: afterward	Usage: She liked the latter plan much better..
Usage: A few minutes later he walked down the hallway.
Your vs You're	You're
Your	Meaning: Shorter form or contraction of "you are"
Meaning: Possessive form of the word 'you'; means "of you"	Usage: Are you sure you're alright?
Usage: You forgot all your good manners.
Altogether vs All together	All together
Altogether	Meaning: everyone/everything in one place
Meaning: thoroughly	Usage: You should use no more than 10 drops all together.
Usage: Altogether we had great fun.
Its vs It's	It's
Its	Meaning: Shorter form or contraction of "it is"
Meaning: Possessive form of 'it', means "of it"	Usage: It's not true... it's not true.
Usage: He could hear its footsteps.
All right vs Alright	Alright
All right	Meaning: This word doesn't exist. It is a misspelling of 'all right'.
Meaning: adequate; permissible; satisfactory
Usage: Are you all right?
Farther vs Further	Further
Farther	Meaning: in greater depth (the depth is non-measurable)
Meaning: At a greater distance (the distance is measurable)	Usage: The assistant asked some further questions.
Usage: The nearest house was much farther than she thought.
Whose vs Who's	Who's
Whose	Meaning: Shorter form or contraction of "who is"
Meaning: Possessive form of the word 'who'; means "of who"	Usage: "So who's our new guest?" he asked.
Usage: Whose child is it? they asked him.

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