Confusing words with examples source

• biennial/biannual

Biennial; once in every two years.
Biannual; it occurs twice in one year.

1. The African Cup of nations is a biennial event.
2. The club holds biannual meetings in July and December every year.

• Fateful/faithful

Fateful - sorrowful, an important often very bad
Faithful -trustworthy, Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

1. On that fateful day when her mother was killed by some hoodlums over a pairs of shoes.
2. My servant is very faithful to me, he never once stole my things nor lied to me.

• Artist /artiste
  Artiste -one who entertain people; such as characters in a play.
  Artist- a sculptor, designer or a painter.

1. Odunlade Adekola is an artiste who features in the Johnson.
2. My friend Bolaji is a tattoo artist in Lagos.

• Haven /heaven

Haven, a place that is safe and peaceful where people go to rest.
Heaven- the place believed God lives.

1. San Francisco city is a haven for foreign tourists.
2. Do you want to ascend into the heaven?

• Cease /seize

Cease-to stop, to bring something to an end.
Seize -to take hold or take possession of something using force.

1. The officer was compelled to seize the suspect's car.
2. Wonders will never cease.

• Born/borne

Born- come into the world; given birth to.
Borne - past tense of bear.

1. She was born in the year 1995.
2. The responsibility of paying my school fee was borne by my elder brother.

• Access/ assess
  Access; opportunity or right of approaching somebody or something.
  Assess; to estimate the natural quality of something.

1. Students should have access to their teachers at all time for effective learning to take place.

2. it is difficult to assess the impact of the president speech.

• stationary/ stationery

Stationary- not moving, not changing in condition or quality.
Stationery; materials for writing

1. My school has ordered some office stationery.

2. Government should remove all stationary vechicle from our roads.

• Childish/childlike

Childish; negative meaning intended
Childlike; positive meaning intended

1. Although Elizabeth is married yet she behave in a childish manner.

2. Funmi is 50 years old; but she has a childlike face which makes one think she is a teenager.

• Coax/coarse/coerce

Coax; to persuade a person to do something by talking to him or him in a gentle manner.
Coarse; rough, not fine, not polite.
Coerce; to force somebody to do something by using threat.

1. The nurse coaxed the patient into talking his medication.

2. Stop using coarse language, it can land you in trouble.

3. An attempt to coerce the government into reducing petroleum price failed woefully.
   

To be continued, endeavor to comment for any questions. I still remain my humble self.