{"id":192,"date":"2015-07-24T07:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T07:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/97.74.134.56\/?p=192"},"modified":"2015-08-05T16:10:06","modified_gmt":"2015-08-05T16:10:06","slug":"confused-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writinggeeks.in\/blog\/confused-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Confused Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confused Words<\/span><\/h1>\n

Commonly Confused Words<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Accede (??? ????) – Hiram Cheaply finally acceded <\/i>to accepting the presidency of the company.
\nExceed (?? ????) – The amount of alcohol in his blood exceeded <\/i>the previous record.<\/p>\n

2. Accept (??????? ????) – he accepted<\/i> my request.
\nExcept (?????) – all except<\/i> Nisha were present.<\/p>\n

3. Access (?????) – I have no access<\/i> to the principal.
\nExcess (??????) – Excess<\/i> of everything is bad.<\/p>\n

4. Answer (?????) – She did not answer<\/i> my question.
\nReply (????? ??? ????) – reply<\/i> to my letter soon.
\n
\n<\/b> 5. Angel (???????) – Radhika saw an angel<\/i> in his dream.
\nAngle (???) – draw an angle<\/i> of 450 degree.<\/p>\n

6. Accident (????????) – he was killed in a car accident.<\/i>
\nIncident (????) – tell me an interesting incident <\/i>of your life.<\/p>\n

7. Affect (???????? ????) – hard work affected<\/i> my health.
\nEffect (??????) – the medicines had no effect<\/i> on me.
\n
\n<\/b>
\n“B”<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Bad (????) –\u00a0 Mohan is a bad<\/i> boy.
\nBed (??????) – she is lying in bed<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2. Bail (?????) – he was released on bail<\/i>.
\nBale (????) – I bought two bales of cotton<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. Bridal (???? ??) – It is my bridal <\/i>ring.
\nBridle (????) – He bought a bridle <\/i>for his horse.<\/p>\n

4. Brake (?????) – my cycle has no brakes<\/i>.
\nBreak (??????) – Don’t break <\/i>my doll.<\/p>\n

5. Bear (????) – I saw a bear <\/i>in the zoo.
\nBare (????) – Don’t walk bare<\/i>-footed.<\/p>\n

6. Birth (????) – Today is my birth <\/i>day.
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> Berth (????) – I have got my berth <\/i>reserved.<\/p>\n

7. Buy (????) – I want to buy <\/i>this book.
\nBy (??????) – She goes to school by <\/i>bus.<\/p>\n

8. Beside (???) – Sit beside <\/i>me.
\nBesides (?? ????????) – Money for money and interest besides<\/i>.
\n
\n<\/b>
\n\u00a0“C”\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1. Cattle (???) – The cattle<\/i> are grazing in the field.
\nKettle (?????) – Place the kettle<\/i> on the stove.<\/p>\n

2.Cost (????) – What is the cost <\/i>of this book?
\nCast (?????) – The hunter cast<\/i> a net to catch the birds.
\nCaste (????) – I am Gupta by caste<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. Cheque (???) – He gave me a cheque<\/i>.
\nCheck (???) – Check<\/i> your answer.<\/p>\n

4. Canvas (?????) – Tents are made of canvas<\/i>.
\nCanvass (??? ??????) – They are canvassing<\/i> for votes.<\/p>\n

5. Custom (?????) – Child-marriage is a bad custom<\/i>.
\nHabit (???) – Smoking is a bad habit.<\/i><\/p>\n

6. Course (?????) – We have finished our course<\/i>.
\nCoarse (?????????) – Khadder is a coarse<\/i> cloth.
\n
\n<\/b>
\n“D”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Die (????) – He died<\/i> for his country.
\nDye (???) – Dye<\/i> my shirt red.<\/p>\n

2. Dear (?????) – Bobby is dear<\/i> to me.
\nDeer (????) – I saw many deer <\/i>in the zoo.<\/p>\n

3. Dairy (?????) – We buy milk from the mother dairy<\/i>.
\nDiary (????????) – It is my school diary<\/i>.<\/p>\n

4. Discover (??? ???? ??) – Columbus discovered <\/i>America.
\nInvent (???????? ????) – Edison invented <\/i>gramophone.<\/p>\n

5. Dose (??????) – Take one dose <\/i>of medicine daily.
\nDoze (???? ????) -She was dozing <\/i>in the class.<\/p>\n

“E”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Eligible (?????) – He is eligible <\/i>for this post.
\nIllegible (???????) – Your hand-writing is illegible<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“F”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Farmer (?????) – The farmer <\/i>is ploughing the fields.
\nFormer (????????) – Ram and Satish are two brothers. The former <\/i>is my best friend.<\/p>\n

2. Fair (????) – We went to see the fair<\/i>.
\nFare (??????) – I have paid the fare<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. Feet (???) – I have two feet<\/i>.
\nFeat (????) – The juggler showed many feats<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“G”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Gate (?????) – Shut the gate<\/i>.
\nGait (???) – She has a charming gait<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“H”\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Heal – The wound will soon heal <\/i>up.
\nHeel (????) – I have a wound in my heel<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2. Here (????) – Sit here<\/i>.
\nHear – I cannot hear <\/i>your voice.<\/p>\n

3. Hole (???) – There was a hole <\/i>in the wall.
\nWhole (????) – He read the whole <\/i>novel.<\/p>\n

4. Herd (????) – I saw a herd <\/i>of cattle in the field.
\nHeard (????) – I have heard <\/i>your story.<\/p>\n

5. Hair (???) – Her hair <\/i>is grey.
\nHare (?????) – A hare <\/i>runs very fast.
\n
\n<\/b> 6. Heart (???) – Do not lose heart<\/i>.
\nHurt (???) – He was hurt <\/i>in the accident.<\/p>\n

“I”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Ice (?????) – Ice <\/i>cools water.
\nSnow (??????) – Snow <\/i>falls on mountain.<\/p>\n

2. Idle (?????) – Do not sit idle<\/i>.
\nIdeal (?????) – An Indian girl is an ideal <\/i>wife.<\/p>\n

3. Industrial (????????) – Ludhiana is an industrial <\/i>town.
\nIndustrious (??????) – Ajay is an industrious <\/i>student.<\/p>\n

“L”<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Last – This is the last <\/i>book.
\nLatest (??????) – This is the latest <\/i>news.<\/p>\n

2. Letter (??????) – Post this letter<\/i>.
\nLatter (?????) – Mohan and Sohan are two brothers. The latter <\/i>is my fast friend.<\/p>\n

3. Lesson (???) – I have learnt my lesson<\/i>.
\nLessen (??) – The injection will lessen <\/i>your pain.<\/p>\n

4. Lose (????) – Do not lose <\/i>heart.
\nLoose (????) – She wears a loose <\/i>shirt.<\/p>\n

“M”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Marry (???? ????) – He married <\/i>a beautiful girl.
\nMerry (???) – Let us make merry<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2. Meet (????) – Meet <\/i>me at nine.
\nMeat (????) – She does not eat meat<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. Mail (???) – It is a mail <\/i>train.
\nMale (?????) – She has no male <\/i>issue.<\/p>\n

“N”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Not (?) – Do not <\/i>sit here.
\nKnot (????) – Do up the knot<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2. Naughty (??????) – Mohan is a naughty <\/i>boy.
\nKnotty (????) – It is a knotty <\/i>problem.<\/p>\n

3. Nice (?????) – Kavita is a nice <\/i>girl.
\nNiece (?????) – She is my niece<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“O”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Our (?????) – Our <\/i>books are on the table.
\nHour (????) – An hour <\/i>has sixty minutes.
\n
\n<\/b>
\n“P”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Practice (??????) – Practice <\/i>makes a man perfect.
\nPractise (?????? ????) – Practise <\/i>these sums.<\/p>\n

2. Principal (??????) – Shri K.G. Apan is our principal<\/i>.
\nPrinciple (????????) – He is a man of principle<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. Plan (?????) – He hit upon a plan<\/i>.
\nPlane (?????) – The carpenter has planed <\/i>the piece of wood.
\nPlain (?????) – The plains <\/i>are hotter than the hills.<\/p>\n

4. Pale (????) – She looks very pale<\/i>.
\nPail (??????) – The pail <\/i>is full of water.
\n
\n<\/b> 5. Popular (????????) – He is a popular <\/i>teacher.
\nPopulous (????? ????) – Delhi is a populous <\/i>city.<\/p>\n

6. Pray (????????? ????) – Pray <\/i>to god.
\nPrey (?????) – The lion is a beast of prey<\/i>.<\/p>\n

7. Pain (????) – She was in severe pain<\/i>.
\nPane – She broke the window-pane<\/i>.<\/p>\n

8. Pair (????) – She bought a pair <\/i>of shoes.
\nPare (?????) – Pare <\/i>your nails.<\/p>\n

9. Peal (?????????) – This is the peal <\/i>of church bells.
\nPeel (???) – Peel <\/i>off the orange.<\/p>\n

\u00a0“Q”<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1. Quiet (???) – Keep quiet<\/i>.
\nQuite (????) – I am quite <\/i>well.<\/p>\n

“R”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Rain (?????) – It is raining <\/i>outside.
\nReign (???) – Describe the reign <\/i>of Ashoka.<\/p>\n

2. Ring (??????) – I have lost my ring<\/i>.
\nWring (?????) – Wring <\/i>out the towel.<\/p>\n

3. Route (?????) – He has gone by a long route<\/i>.
\nRoot (???) – This tree has long roots<\/i>.<\/p>\n

4. Right (???) – Your answer is right<\/i>.
\nWrite (?????) – Write <\/i>in ink.
\nRite (???????) – The funeral rites <\/i>are over.
\n
\n<\/b>
\n “S”<\/b><\/span>
\n1. Sale (??????) – This house is for sale<\/i>.
\nSail (???????? ????) – The ship set sail<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2. Steal (??????) – She will steal <\/i>your pen.
\nSteel (?????) – The box is made of steel<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. Suit (???) – The climate of this place does not suit <\/i>me.
\nSuite – He has rented a suite <\/i>of room.
\nSoot (?????) – The chimney is full of soot<\/i>.<\/p>\n

4. Story (?????) – She told me a story<\/i>.
\nStorey (??????) – This house has two storeys<\/i>.<\/p>\n

5. Stationary (?????) – The sun is stationary<\/i>.
\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0 Stationery (????-???????) – My brother deals in stationery<\/i>.<\/p>\n

6. Sore (?????????) – His eyes are sore<\/i>.
\nSoar (???? ????? ????) – The kites soar <\/i>high in the air.
\nSour (?????) – The grapes are sour<\/i>.
\n
\n<\/b>
\n “T”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Their (????) – They do their <\/i>home-task everyday.
\nThere (????) – She did not go there<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2. Tail (????) – The cow has a long tail<\/i>.
\nTale (?????) – Tell me an interesting tale<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. Throne (???????) – We saw the pea-cock throne<\/i>.
\nThrown (??????) – I have thrown <\/i>the ball.<\/p>\n

4. Teem (?????) – This tank teems <\/i>in fish.
\nTeam (???) – Our team <\/i>scored three goals.<\/p>\n

“V”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Vale (????) – The vale <\/i>of Kashmir is very beautiful.
\nVeil (????) – The bride raised her veil<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2. Vocation (???????) – Teaching is his vocation<\/i>.
\nVacation (??????) – The school has closed for summer vacation<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“W”<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Weather (????) – The weather <\/i>is very fine.
\nWhether – I do not know whether <\/i>he will come or not.<\/p>\n

2. Wine (????) – Wine <\/i>is harmful to health.
\nVine (???) – Grapes are hanging on vine<\/i>.<\/p>\n

3. Wander (?????) – Do not wander <\/i>about.
\nWonder (??????? ??) – I wondered <\/i>at his progress.<\/p>\n

“Y”<\/b><\/span>
\n
\n<\/b> 1. Yolk (?????) – The yolk <\/i>of an egg is perfect food.
\nYoke – I have a yoke <\/i>of oxen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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