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    Confused Words

    Commonly Confused Words

    “A”

    1. Accede (??? ????) – Hiram Cheaply finally acceded to accepting the presidency of the company.
    Exceed (?? ????) – The amount of alcohol in his blood exceeded the previous record.

    2. Accept (??????? ????) – he accepted my request.
    Except (?????) – all except Nisha were present.

    3. Access (?????) – I have no access to the principal.
    Excess (??????) – Excess of everything is bad.

    4. Answer (?????) – She did not answer my question.
    Reply (????? ??? ????) – reply to my letter soon.

    5. Angel (???????) – Radhika saw an angel in his dream.
    Angle (???) – draw an angle of 450 degree.

    6. Accident (????????) – he was killed in a car accident.
    Incident (????) – tell me an interesting incident of your life.

    7. Affect (???????? ????) – hard work affected my health.
    Effect (??????) – the medicines had no effect on me.


    “B” 

    1. Bad (????) –  Mohan is a bad boy.
    Bed (??????) – she is lying in bed.

    2. Bail (?????) – he was released on bail.
    Bale (????) – I bought two bales of cotton.

    3. Bridal (???? ??) – It is my bridal ring.
    Bridle (????) – He bought a bridle for his horse.

    4. Brake (?????) – my cycle has no brakes.
    Break (??????) – Don’t break my doll.

    5. Bear (????) – I saw a bear in the zoo.
    Bare (????) – Don’t walk bare-footed.

    6. Birth (????) – Today is my birth day.
        Berth (????) – I have got my berth reserved.

    7. Buy (????) – I want to buy this book.
    By (??????) – She goes to school by bus.

    8. Beside (???) – Sit beside me.
    Besides (?? ????????) – Money for money and interest besides.


     “C” 

    1. Cattle (???) – The cattle are grazing in the field.
    Kettle (?????) – Place the kettle on the stove.

    2.Cost (????) – What is the cost of this book?
    Cast (?????) – The hunter cast a net to catch the birds.
    Caste (????) – I am Gupta by caste.

    3. Cheque (???) – He gave me a cheque.
    Check (???) – Check your answer.

    4. Canvas (?????) – Tents are made of canvas.
    Canvass (??? ??????) – They are canvassing for votes.

    5. Custom (?????) – Child-marriage is a bad custom.
    Habit (???) – Smoking is a bad habit.

    6. Course (?????) – We have finished our course.
    Coarse (?????????) – Khadder is a coarse cloth.


    “D”

    1. Die (????) – He died for his country.
    Dye (???) – Dye my shirt red.

    2. Dear (?????) – Bobby is dear to me.
    Deer (????) – I saw many deer in the zoo.

    3. Dairy (?????) – We buy milk from the mother dairy.
    Diary (????????) – It is my school diary.

    4. Discover (??? ???? ??) – Columbus discovered America.
    Invent (???????? ????) – Edison invented gramophone.

    5. Dose (??????) – Take one dose of medicine daily.
    Doze (???? ????) -She was dozing in the class.

    “E”

    1. Eligible (?????) – He is eligible for this post.
    Illegible (???????) – Your hand-writing is illegible.

    “F”

    1. Farmer (?????) – The farmer is ploughing the fields.
    Former (????????) – Ram and Satish are two brothers. The former is my best friend.

    2. Fair (????) – We went to see the fair.
    Fare (??????) – I have paid the fare.

    3. Feet (???) – I have two feet.
    Feat (????) – The juggler showed many feats.

    “G”

    1. Gate (?????) – Shut the gate.
    Gait (???) – She has a charming gait.

    “H” 

    1. Heal – The wound will soon heal up.
    Heel (????) – I have a wound in my heel.

    2. Here (????) – Sit here.
    Hear – I cannot hear your voice.

    3. Hole (???) – There was a hole in the wall.
    Whole (????) – He read the whole novel.

    4. Herd (????) – I saw a herd of cattle in the field.
    Heard (????) – I have heard your story.

    5. Hair (???) – Her hair is grey.
    Hare (?????) – A hare runs very fast.

    6. Heart (???) – Do not lose heart.
    Hurt (???) – He was hurt in the accident.

    “I”

    1. Ice (?????) – Ice cools water.
    Snow (??????) – Snow falls on mountain.

    2. Idle (?????) – Do not sit idle.
    Ideal (?????) – An Indian girl is an ideal wife.

    3. Industrial (????????) – Ludhiana is an industrial town.
    Industrious (??????) – Ajay is an industrious student.

    “L” 

    1. Last – This is the last book.
    Latest (??????) – This is the latest news.

    2. Letter (??????) – Post this letter.
    Latter (?????) – Mohan and Sohan are two brothers. The latter is my fast friend.

    3. Lesson (???) – I have learnt my lesson.
    Lessen (??) – The injection will lessen your pain.

    4. Lose (????) – Do not lose heart.
    Loose (????) – She wears a loose shirt.

    “M”

    1. Marry (???? ????) – He married a beautiful girl.
    Merry (???) – Let us make merry.

    2. Meet (????) – Meet me at nine.
    Meat (????) – She does not eat meat.

    3. Mail (???) – It is a mail train.
    Male (?????) – She has no male issue.

    “N”

    1. Not (?) – Do not sit here.
    Knot (????) – Do up the knot.

    2. Naughty (??????) – Mohan is a naughty boy.
    Knotty (????) – It is a knotty problem.

    3. Nice (?????) – Kavita is a nice girl.
    Niece (?????) – She is my niece.

    “O”

    1. Our (?????) – Our books are on the table.
    Hour (????) – An hour has sixty minutes.


    “P”

    1. Practice (??????) – Practice makes a man perfect.
    Practise (?????? ????) – Practise these sums.

    2. Principal (??????) – Shri K.G. Apan is our principal.
    Principle (????????) – He is a man of principle.

    3. Plan (?????) – He hit upon a plan.
    Plane (?????) – The carpenter has planed the piece of wood.
    Plain (?????) – The plains are hotter than the hills.

    4. Pale (????) – She looks very pale.
    Pail (??????) – The pail is full of water.

    5. Popular (????????) – He is a popular teacher.
    Populous (????? ????) – Delhi is a populous city.

    6. Pray (????????? ????) – Pray to god.
    Prey (?????) – The lion is a beast of prey.

    7. Pain (????) – She was in severe pain.
    Pane – She broke the window-pane.

    8. Pair (????) – She bought a pair of shoes.
    Pare (?????) – Pare your nails.

    9. Peal (?????????) – This is the peal of church bells.
    Peel (???) – Peel off the orange.

     “Q”

    1. Quiet (???) – Keep quiet.
    Quite (????) – I am quite well.

    “R”

    1. Rain (?????) – It is raining outside.
    Reign (???) – Describe the reign of Ashoka.

    2. Ring (??????) – I have lost my ring.
    Wring (?????) – Wring out the towel.

    3. Route (?????) – He has gone by a long route.
    Root (???) – This tree has long roots.

    4. Right (???) – Your answer is right.
    Write (?????) – Write in ink.
    Rite (???????) – The funeral rites are over.


    “S”
    1. Sale (??????) – This house is for sale.
    Sail (???????? ????) – The ship set sail.

    2. Steal (??????) – She will steal your pen.
    Steel (?????) – The box is made of steel.

    3. Suit (???) – The climate of this place does not suit me.
    Suite – He has rented a suite of room.
    Soot (?????) – The chimney is full of soot.

    4. Story (?????) – She told me a story.
    Storey (??????) – This house has two storeys.

    5. Stationary (?????) – The sun is stationary.
        Stationery (????-???????) – My brother deals in stationery.

    6. Sore (?????????) – His eyes are sore.
    Soar (???? ????? ????) – The kites soar high in the air.
    Sour (?????) – The grapes are sour.


    “T”

    1. Their (????) – They do their home-task everyday.
    There (????) – She did not go there.

    2. Tail (????) – The cow has a long tail.
    Tale (?????) – Tell me an interesting tale.

    3. Throne (???????) – We saw the pea-cock throne.
    Thrown (??????) – I have thrown the ball.

    4. Teem (?????) – This tank teems in fish.
    Team (???) – Our team scored three goals.

    “V”

    1. Vale (????) – The vale of Kashmir is very beautiful.
    Veil (????) – The bride raised her veil.

    2. Vocation (???????) – Teaching is his vocation.
    Vacation (??????) – The school has closed for summer vacation.

    “W”

    1. Weather (????) – The weather is very fine.
    Whether – I do not know whether he will come or not.

    2. Wine (????) – Wine is harmful to health.
    Vine (???) – Grapes are hanging on vine.

    3. Wander (?????) – Do not wander about.
    Wonder (??????? ??) – I wondered at his progress.

    “Y”

    1. Yolk (?????) – The yolk of an egg is perfect food.
    Yoke – I have a yoke of oxen.

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