Commonly confused words

launch vs. lunch launch (to put a new ship or boat into the water) The country is preparing to launch its first warship. (to send or shoot a rocket or missile into the air) America plans to launch a rocket into outer space. The warship launched several cruise missiles.   lunch …

later vs. latter   later (at a future time; afterwards) I’ll call you back later. He later became a teacher.   latter (second one; second part) Of these two options, the latter is far better than the former. I’m going to Australia in the latter half of the year.     …

loose vs. lose   loose  adjective (not fitting tightly, not tight) Jane was wearing a loose dress. His shoelace was loose.   lose  verb (to be no longer able to find or have someone or something) Try not to lose the door key. I lost him in the crowd. He …

  loan (to lend something) Can you loan me $1,000? He loaned me his book.   lone (alone, isolated) We met a lone traveler. The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf.  We camped under a lone tree.   envocabulary.com

last vs. take last (to continue to exist) The show lasted for two hours. The battery will last for six hours. This amount of money will last me for a month. [more meanings]   take (the time required to complete tasks) It will take me about six days to finish the …