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This is the next installment of commonly mixed up words. The previous two articles on homonyms and confusing words can be found here if you missed any important tricky words: Part 1 and Part 2.

Hair: what grows on your head and body. “You have hair coming out of your nose.”
Hare: a rabbit. “Let’s have a hare for dinner.”

Hall: passageway or large room. “Down the hall to your left.”
Haul: to pull or drag. “When you haul the truck, don’t drive to fast.”

Halve: divide in two. “I will halve the apple so we can both have some.”
Have: to possess. “I will have the omelet.”

Hay: dried grass. “Feed the horse hay so he won’t be hungry.”
Hey: interjection used to call attention. “Hey, you don’t look so good.”

Heal: to cure. “I will heal you with my wizardry.”
Heel: back part of foot. “I’ve got a throne in my heel.”

Hear: to listen. “Will you just hear what I’m saying for once?”
Here: in this spot. “Can you come here so that I don’t have to yell so loud?”

Heard: listened. “She heard me tell her twice.”
Herd: a group of animals. “Don’t run from the herd of Buffalo.”

Heroin: a drug. “Don’t shoot up heroin in the house, go to the garage.”
Heroine: a female admired for courage or ability. “Lady Hawk is the heroine of the story.”

Hi: a greeting. “Hi Bob, welcome to hell.”
High: elevated. “Don’t climb to high on the play set.”

Higher: more elevated. “We have to rise higher if we don’t want to hit the telephone pole.”
Hire: to pay for services. “I will hire him to do my laundry.”

Him: pronoun referring to a male. “That’s him, he’s the one who stole my underwear!”
Hymn: song of praise. “Turn to hymn 372 so we can all sing together.”

Hoard: stockpile. “He hoards crackers as though they aren’t going to make anymore.”
Horde: a large crowd. “The horde of spectators charged the stage.”

Hoarse: crackled voice. “She screamed so much her voice became hoarse.”
Horse: an animal. “How many times have I told you that your horse can not eat at the table with us?”

Hoes: a gardening tools. “Bring out the hoes so that we can start digging.”
Hose: a flexible tube for liquid. “Turn off the hose so you don’t get wet.”

Hole: an opening. “Don’t fall in the hole and break your neck.”
Whole: entire, complete. “Bring the whole cake so we can eat it all.”

Holy: religious. “Today is a holy day, Christmas.”
Wholly: entirely. “The ship has been recovered wholly without any parts missing.”

Hour: sixty minutes. “You have one hour to finish your test.”
Our: possessive pronoun. “This is our house, so stop peeing on the carpet.”

In: inside. “Please come in the house, it’s cold outside.”
Inn: small hotel. “There’s an inn right down the road that we can stay at.”

Innocence: to be without guilt.
Innocents: people who are without guilt.

It’s: contraction for it is or it has. “It’s about time you showed up.”
Its: possessive pronoun. “The cat licked its face.”

Knead: work with bread dough. “Make sure you knead the dough for an hour.”
Kneed: hit with your knee. “She kneed me in the back of my head.”
Need: to require. “I need you to approve these documents.”

Knew: to have understood. “She knew what I meant when I asked her to clean the litter box.”
New: never been used. “I have a new watch, take a look.”

Knight: a Middle Ages soldier. “The knight rescued the princess.”
Night: time period when the sun is not out. “The night air is cold.”

Knot: interlacing of rope. “Tye it in a double knot.”
Not: used to express negation. “Use the red one, not the blue one.”

Know: to understand. “I know what you said, but it’s hard to comprehend.”
No: a negative. “No! Don’t you dare pour water on me!”

Knows: understands. “Everyone knows that Mark is really a girl.”
Nose: part of the face that you smell with. “Your nose is very long and crooked.”

Ladder: something you climb up. “Bring the ladder up to the house so we can paint.”
Latter: the second of two. “I like the latter better than the other.”

Lay: to put or place. “The hen will lay eggs.”
Lie:to tell a falsehood or to recline. “She just told a lie about me.” or “I’m going to lie down.”

Leak: discharge of liquid or gas. “There is a leak in the hose.”
Leek: type of onion. “I don’t want to eat a leek with my soup.”

Leased: rented. “The house is leased for over a year.”
Least: the smallest in size. “Her essay had the least amount of words.”

Lessen: to make less. “We need to lessen the pressure on the valve.”
Lesson: something to be learned. “The zombie training lesson will start in two hours.”

Loan: lent for temporary use. “I got a loan for my house.”
Lone: only, solitary. “There is a still lone dove in the bush, but maybe he’s just dead.”

Loose: opposite of tight. “Those pants are too loose on you.”
Lose: to not win. “We will lose the game even if we play well.”

There are still many more commonly mixed up words to go over. The next installment will cover “M, N, O, P, and Q” so stay tuned.