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HOMOPHONES : Some words often confuse us because they sound alike even through they are spelt differently and have different meanings. Such words are called homophones.
Homophones Meanings
1. write : compose, write, and send (a letter to someone.
right : morally good, justified, or acceptable
2. butt : a push or below, especially one given with the head.
but : used to indicated the impossible of anything other than
what is being stated.
3. night : the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four
hours.
knight : (in the Middle Ages ) a man who served his sovereign
or lord as a mounted soldier in armour.
4. course : used to give or emphasise agreement or permission.
coarse : rough or harsh in texture.
5. accept : to receive.
except : to exclude
6. all ready : completely prepared.
already : something happened before a certain time.
7. moral : caring as out morality and wrong doing.
morale : a group's mood at a given moment including
happiness, sadness confidence, etc.
8. loose : not tight.
lose : to fail / to win / to misplace or to free oneself from
something.
9. principal : most important element.
principle : basic generalisation that is accepted as true.
10. site : an area of ground on which a town, building, or
monument is constructed.
cite : praise in an official report for a courageous act.
A. ) Complete the sentences using correct options.
1. The principal ingredients of bread are flour, water and yeast.
( principle / principal )
2. She knew the capital cities of every Indian state.
( new / knew )
3. Press gently on the brake to slow the car down.
( break / brake )
4. Please try not to waste paper.
( waste / waist )
5. He went to Delhi by plane .
( plane / plain )
B. ) Choose the appropriate homophones from the pairs given in the box and
fill in the blanks in each sentence below.
{ coarse/course, troop/troupe, dew/due, heels/heals, council /counsel }
1. This blanket is made of coarse cloth.
This children have completed the course for the annual examination.
2. A troop of monkeys destroyed the mangoes.
A circus troupe has. come to town.
3. I watched a small dragonfly sip dew from leaf.
My homework is due tomorrow but I haven't finished it yet.
4. The ointment heals our wound.
The new pair of shoes are hurting my heels .
5. The Municipal council meets on June 14th .
The jury listedto the counsel before giving its verdict..
HOMOGRAPHS : Words with same spelling but different meanings are known as homographs or homonyms.
Homographs used in different Meaning a
1. fell : a mango fell from the basket.
#. fell : night fell before we went market.
2. duck : ducks can swim in the river.
#. duck : he will not duck the issue any more.
3. letter : There are 26 letteres in the English alphabet.
#. letter : I posted the letter yesterday.
4. put : Please put the shoes on the rack.
#. put : He is putting me forward.
5. rose : He rose his hand against the cruel practices prevailing.
#. rose : Rose is beautiful flower.
6. cool : It's a nice cool morning.
#. cool : How cool and delicious it was !
7. date : What is the date today ?
#. date : He is on a date with his girlfriend.
8. ship : I used to travel by ship.
#. ship : He is shipping his parcel to England.
9. park : National Park is very beautiful.
#. park : Please park your car outside.
10. book : Please book a cab for me.
#. book : I like poetry books.
11. well : Well done ! You have passed the exam.
#. well : The water in the well is not fit for drinking.
12. saw : I saw him coming towards me.
#. saw : He was cutting wood with a saw.
13. arm : Besides him there are arms of his brother.
#. arm : I have pain in my arms.
14. fly : Fly is an insect with six legs.
#. fly : I like to fly kites in the sky.
C. ) Write the parts of speech of the underlined homographs in the boxes provided.
1. Daddy bought these incense sticks at the local market. : noun
# You'll incense your mother if you burn it here. : verb
2. The guests are going to start flooding in any minute now. : noun
# The teacher explained the minute differences between the two. : Adjective
3. Water travelled through ancient Rome through lead pipe. : Adjective
# The mother duck lead ducklings to safety. : verb
4. The sow suckled her newborn piglets. : noun
# The farmer will sow oats in the begining of spring. : verb
5. Please refrain from dropping a tear over his sad failure. : noun
# The people were ready to lead the clothes off the thief's back. : verb
D. ) Fill in the blanks with homographs from the box.
Write whether it is used as a nouns or verb in the blanks provided.
{ capsule, address, fill, glance, exercise }
1. The doctor gave me a capsule to bring down my temperature. : noun
The capsule took off from the launch pad. : noun
2. We completed an exercise on addition. : noun
Fat people should exercise regularly to become slimmer. : verb
3. Ram will fill my pen with ink. : verb
Shyam was satisfied as he had his fill . : noun
4. I took a quick glance at the gift shop. : noun
Ravi glance at the stranger briefly. : verb
5. Our principal had to address an august gathering. : verb
I wrote the address on the envelop. : noun
Use of Words often Confused
Some of the words or group of words are mentioned below which are most likely to be confused by learners.
WORD USE
1. Accept to receive
2. Except to exclude
3. All ready completely prepared
4. Already something happened before a certain time
5. Aware awareness about the happening world
6. Conscious awareness of oneself
7. Awful very bad or unpleasant
8. Awfully to emphasise something
9. Can't the contracted form of cannot
10. Cannot unable / not willing
11. Sure confidence / reliability
12. Certain more emphasis on certainty and less frequently used.
13. Bear an animal
14. Bore to make a hole in something by digging
15. Disinterested unaffected by self-interest
16. Uninterested not showing interest
17. Each Other we help each other through hard time (bi-directional action )
18. One Another they complete with one another ( can be more than two)
19. Enthuse express interest or eagerness for something
20. Enthusiastic feel enthusiasm
21. Farther to mention physical distance
22. Further to certain extent ( where no physical distance is involved)
23. Fewer when Actual count is distinct
24. Less when general quantity is considered
25. Former referring to the first of two things
26. Latter referring to the second of two things
27. Memoranda a written proposal ( plural form of memorandum)
28. Memorandum a written proposal / reminder.
29. Moral lesson learnt from a story
30. Morale mental or emotional state
31. Practicable usable for a specific purpose
32. Practical concerned with actual use or practice
33. Lay with object
34. lie without object
35. lend non-financially taking something
36. Loan financially taking something
37. May what is possible / could be factual
38. Might hypothetical / counter factual
39. Principal most important element
40. Principle basic generalisation that is acceptable as true
41. Proved established beyond doubt
42. Proven used before a noun to state something which is established
43. Raise increase the level or amount of something
44. Rear back / behind
45. Should something is likely
46. Would expresses a possibility
47. Set fix conclusively
48. Sit take a seat
49. Suspect hold in suspicion
50. Suspicion doubt about someone's honesty
51. Raise increase the level or amount of something
52. Rise move upward
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