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Homophones :


We have pairs of words in English, which have different spelling and Meaning but the same pronunciation. Such pairs are called Homophones (or) Confusing of pairs.


Example :


She was quite pale after carrying a heavy pail of water.


In this sentence the words PALE and PAIL are Homophones.

1. Bread - bred
   
   
2. Scene - seen
   
   
3. Waist - waste
   
   
4. Night - knight
   
   
5. Through - threw
   
   
6. Wait - weight
   
   
7. Fare - fair
   
   
8. Quite - quiet
   
   
9. Right - write
   
   
10. Cell - sell
    
    
11. Pray - prey
    
    
12. Advice - advise
    
    
    

Words often confused or misused :

1. ability = power to do
   
   Abilities = powers and skills
   
   
   
2. accede = implies actual agreement
   
   Concede = yielding without necessity agreeing
   
   
   
3. accept = to agree or admit
   
   Except = to omit
   
   
   
4. adapt = to make a trial
   
   Adopt = to select or choose
   
   
   
5. assay = to make a trial
   
   Essay = to make an intellectual effort
   
   
   
6. beside = at the side
   
   Besides = in addition to
   
   
   
7. confidant = person who is very close
   
   Confident = feeling assured
   
   
   
8. desert = desolate area
   
   Dessert = eatable at the end of dinner
   
   
   
9. draft = sketch of work a form for drawing money
   
   Draught = dry weather
   
   
   
10. gaol = prison
    
    Goal = destination
    
    
    
11. team = a side of players
    
    Teem = be prolific with
    
    
    
12. vain = valueless
    
    Vein = tube that carries blood
    
    
    
13. vale = valley
    
    Veil = curtain
    
    
    
14. vacation = period free from work
    
    Vocation = occupation
    
    
    
15. straight = without curves
    
    Strait = narrow

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