Homonyms

Homonyms are words similar in sound or pronunciation, but different in meaning.

Affect (to act upon) – The flood affected a large part of the city.
Effect (result) – Its harmful effects can’t be compensated.

Apposite (proper) – His logic was not apposite to the matter.
Opposite (in front of, against) – His house is opposite the shop.

Allusions (gesture, signal) – Your story is full of allusions.
Illusion (deception) – To see someone who doesn’t really exist in this material world is nothing but an illusion.

Accept (to admit) – I cannot accept your proposal.
Except (excluding) – Except for me, everyone was present at home.

Alter (change) – You cannot alter this decision at any cost.
Altar (place of offering) – Incense is widely used at the altar in temples.

Adept (skillful) – He is adept at computers.
Adapt (to accommodate) – She adapted herself to his new atmosphere.
Adopt (take up) – He adopted a kid.

Accede (agree) – He will not accede to your request.
Exceed (to be greater) – Write an essay not exceeding three hundred words.

Arc (part of circle) – If a straight line is drawn in a circle, divide it into two arcs.
Ark (covered floating vessel) – He crossed the Black Sea with his family in an ark.

Antic (odd, strange) – His behaviour yesterday was antic.
Antique (ancient) – I am fond of collecting antique items.

Access (approach, reach) – Now-a-days, every person has an easy access to the temples irrespective to  the temples irrespective to his caste.
Excess (more than enough) – Excess of anything is bad.

Addition (putting more) – I am to buy two more copies in addition to this one.
Edition (printing books) – The first edition of this book has sold like hot cakes.

Assent (agreement) – He gave his assent to the new proposal.
Ascent (going up) – He pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.

Auricle (external part of the ear) – A ball hit just below the auricle.
Oracle (seer) – He regards himself as an oracle on architecture.

Aloud (high volume) – I can’t hear you well, please speak aloud.
Allowed (permitted) – He was allowed to enter.

Aural (of hearing) – He became famous as an inventor of astonishing visual and aural effects.
Oral (of the mouth) – Children were given polio-drops orally.

Angle (an angle of degree) – This is a 90 degree angle.
Angels (a divine messenger) – Angels reside in heaven while men reside on Earth.

Auger (a drill, tool) – I need an auger to make a hole.
Augur (foretell) – The recent communal riots do not augur well for the smooth running of government.

Advice (noun; recommendations about what someone should do) – I need your expert advice in this matter.
Advise (verb; recommend that someone should do something) – Please advise me in this matter.

Ate (past tense of eat) – He ate two apples.
Eight (the number base of octal) – I have eight pens.

Amiable (lovable) – She is not only a beautiful but also an amiable girl.
Amicable (friendly) – Finally, they came to an amicable settlement.

All (everything) – He has donated all his property.
Awl (a small pointed tool for pricking or piercing holes, esp., such a tool used by shoemakers) – A cobbler uses awl so often.

Ail (to be ill) – What ails the industry is to be sorted out.
Ale (a drink) – He has gone to the ale-house.

Aisle (walkwa) –An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church or between rows of shelves in a super market.The aisle is also used in expressions such as ‘walking down the aisle’ to refer to the activity of getting married:
I am in no hurry to walk down the aisle.
Isle (island) – I have seen many isles, but this is the best isle.

All together (in a body) – Let us move there all together.
Altogether (completely) – It seems altogether impossible to cross the river in the night.

Aerie (eagle’s nest) – There is an aerie on this tree.
Airy (breezy) – The house is quite airy.

Ad (short form of advertisement) – He has given an ad in the newspaper.
Add (short for addition) – Add two and three.
Aid (to assist) – He has given an aid of 5000 to the poor family.
Aide (an assistant) – He is a close aide to the Prime Minister.

Away (distant) – Do not go far away from the house.
Aweigh (just clear of the bottom). The residue was aweighed by the peon.

Aye (`aye’ means yes, used in some dialects of British English) – Do you remember your first day at school? Oh aye. Yeah.
Eye (ocular organ) – Her eyes are very beautiful.

Awed (in a state of wonder) – Awedly, she was unable to recall his name.
Odd (not usual) – Find the odd word from the following passage.

B

Berth (sleeping place in train) – I have booked two berths in Shatabadi Express.
Birth (coming to life) – Lumbini is the birth place of Lord Buddha.

Boar (wild pig) – We can find wild boars in the valleys.
Boer (a South African of Dutch descent) – He is a boer.
Boor (tasteless buffoon) – If we refer someone as a boor, we think his behaviour and attitude is rough   and rude. We don’t care of the talks made by a boor.
Bore (not interesting) – He bored me all through the meal with stories of his army life.

Basal (forming the base) – The basal layer of the skin was alsotorn.
Basil (a herb) – Basil is used in cooking also.

Better (superior) – It is always better to drive carefully.
Bettor (one who bets) – The person who bets is called a bettor.

Beau (male friend) – A woman’s beau is her boy friend or lover.
Bow (a curve or bend) – He bowed slightly for taking her bag.

Baron (a landlord) – There was a time when all powers rested in the hands of rich barons.
Barren (not fertile) – In barren land, you can’t cultivate any crop.

Bell (a ringing instrument) – Don’t try to bell the cat.
Belle (beautiful woman) – She was the belle in last night party.

Band (a group) – A band is a group of musicians.
Banned (forbidden) – Drinking is banned in Gujarat.

Besot (to get drunk) – He became so besotted with her that he  even forgot his children.
Besought (past tense of beseech) – She besought him to cut his drinking and reduce his smoking.

Brake (lever) – I am going to get the brake wire changed.
Break (to make a part) – Can you break this stick with your hands?

Bale (package) – I received thirty bales of cotton last month.
Bail (security) – The magistrate didn’t grant him bail in the theft case.

By (assistance) – A snake was killed by. Pam with a stick.
Buy (purchase) – I want to buy a car.

Bra (brassiere) – She wears beautiful coloured bra.
Brave (well-groomed) – He always keeps himself in brow shape.

But (excepting) – He is lazy but a good man.
Butt (the thick end) – A number of cigarette butts are lying there.

Bole (trunk) – He was standing behind the bole of a tree.
Bowl (dish) – Put all the soup in a large bowl.

Bridal (pertaining to bride) – She is looking beautiful in her bridal dress.
Bridle (rein) – It is not easy to bridle a vicious horse.

Broach (to raise a subject) – At last, I broached the subject of herearly life.
Brooch (an ornament fastened to clothes which has a pin at the back) – I have five brooches.

Bald (hairless) – She is bald headed.
Balled (made a ball of) – He picked up the sheets of paper and balled them, tightening in his fists.

Brewed (fermented) – I like nicely brewed beer.
Brood (family; deep thinking) – A brood is a group of baby birds that were born at the same time to the same mother.

Bard (a poet) – People sometimes refer to William Shakespeare as the Bard.
Barred (enclosed by poles) – The windows were closed and shuttered and the door was barred.

Buyer (one who purchases) – Only a rich buyer can purchase this house.
Byre (a cow barn) – A byre is a cowshed.

Brows (multiple foreheads) – Your brows are on your forehead.
Browse (grazing) – Three red deer were browsing near my lodge.

Bread (a loaf) – Bread is necessary for the living.
Bred (past tense of breed) – He is an ill bred fellow.

Bruise (an injury) – How did you get that bruise on your cheek?
Brews (making beer) – I brew my own beer.

Braise (cook with oil and water) – I like braised cabbage.
Brays (loud, harsh cry of donkey) – A donkey is braying.

Blue (a colour) – I like blue colour.
Blew (whistled) – Therefore blew the whistle again and again.

Bawled (cried aloud) – Someone in the audience bawled out, `Once more’.

Braid (a thin piece of twisted thread or cloth used to decorateclothes) – He was wearing a coloured uniform with lots of gold braid.
Brayed (a donkey cried) – The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.

Born (to take birth) – My wife was born in 1960.
Borne (supported) – He is suffering from water borne disease.

Beach (shore) – Many people like to walk along the sea beach.
Beech (a kind of tree) – There are many beech trees near the railway station.

Boos (disparaging sounds from audience) – Demonstrators booed and jeered him.
Booze (whisky) – I have five empty bottles of booze.

Beet (a vegetable) – I prefer potato to beet.
Beat (to thrash) – It is wrong to beat the students with sticks.

Bode (an omen) – She says, the way bill was passed bodes ill for the democracy.
Bowed (curved) – has bowed legs.

Bight (the loop of a rope is called bight) – A bight was taken in order to cross the river that comes along in the jungle.
Bite (a mouthful) – You can have a bite of chocolates.
Byte (eight bits) – Byte is a unit of storage in computers.

Bloc (an alliance, a bloc is a group of countries which have   similar aims and interest and that generally act together oversome issue). World War will lead to the formation of a bloc.
Block (a block in a town is an area of land with streets on all its sides) – She walked four blocks down the  high street.

C

Coax (persuade) – The government coaxed them to give up the strike by promising them some temporary benefits.
Cokes (more than one soft drink) – Several kinds of cokes were served in the party.
Cocks (more than one male bird) – I have two beautiful cocks.

Click (ticking noise) – You can check your e-mail with a click of your mouse.
Clique (exclusive group, a group of people who spend a lot of time together and seem unfriendly towards people who are not  in the group) – It is different to understand the psyche of a clique.

Cannon (big gun) – A cannon of ancient time is placed near the railway station.
Canon (rule) – He believes in canons of justice.    

Censer (a pot in which incense is burnt) – Place some incense into the censer.
Censor (an official examination) – The Censor Board has awarded ‘U’ certificate to this film.
Censure (criticise adversely) – His conduct was censured by the Parliament.

Chews (masticates) – Chew your food well and eat slowly.
Choose (to select) – They will be able to choose their own leader through election.

Coma (state of senselessness) – The patient has been in coma since Monday.
Comma (mark of punctuation) – One should be careful about proper use of comma.

Cell (a small cottage) – There are more than twenty cells in that prison.
Sell (verb to dispose off) – He sells fruit and vegetables.
Sale (noun-act of selling) – I have purchased this dress from that shop on discount sale.

Corpse (dead body) – The corpse was covered with a white cloth.
Corps (a body of troops) – I want to join National Cadet Corps.

Cession (to yield) – India should not have made a cession of an inch of its land for the establishment of Pakistan.
Session (sitting of assembly or court) – The winter session of Parliament will be over tomorrow.

Casual (accidental, occasional) – I was granted only one day casual leave.
Causal (showing cause) – There is a causal link between balanced diet and sound mind.

Chord (a string of musical instrument) – He is fiddling with the chords of the violin.
Cord (a thin rope) – I need a fifteen feet long cord for packing the luggage.

Cautious (aware) – I am quite cautious of his activities.
Conscientious (careful, scrupulous) – My mother is very hardworking, sincere and conscientious lady.

Career (profession) – For better career opportunities, join computer courses.
Carrier (one who carries) – Mosquitoes are the carriers of malarial parasite.

Cloth (unstitched cloth) – I want to purchase cloth for a shirt and a trousers.
Clothe (stitched cloth) – I have given my clothes to washer man for dry clean.

Capital (center of administration) – Delhi is the capital of India.
Capitol (Roman temple of Jupiter, US Congress House) – A meeting of US Congress will be held in Capitol tomorrow.

Corporal (pertaining to body) – Corporal punishment are banned now-a-days in all schools and colleges.
Corporeal (bodily) – God has no corporeal existence.

Council (assembly) – He was nominated to the Council of State.
Counsel (advice) – He counsels in a right way.

Cymbal (a musical instrument) – I like the melodious sound of the cymbal.
Symbol (sign) – What is the symbol of 2004 Olympic Games?

Cease (discontinue) – He resigned and thus ceased to be the Chairman of our society.
Seize (to catch) – Heroin worth 2 Lacs rupees was seized from his office.
Sieze (surrounded) – Akbar’s army siezed the castle of Chittorgarh.

Carol (Christmas song) – Carols are Christian religious songs that are sung at Christmas day.
Carrel (study enclosure, a small enclosure or study in a cloister) – Studying in carrel are very useful for students.

Coarse (rough) – Do not use a coarse cloth to clean the windscreen.
Course (line of action) – A disciplined course of action is required to achieve success.

Canter (a moderate gallop) – When a horse canters, it moves at a speed that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot.
Cantor (singer, an official who sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue) – A cantor deserves respect for his duty.

Collision (clashing) – In a collision between a train and bus, three persons died on the spot.
Collusion (secret agreement for an evil plan) – He planned to execute robbery in collusion with the clerk.

Claus (fat, jolly guy with presents) – Santa Claus comes to town on every Christmas.
Clause (clause is a group of words containing a verb; contractual unit) – I still lack mastery over clause.
Claws (big fingernails) – The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws.

Complacent (self-satisfied) – He seems complacent with his job and earning.
Complaisant (polite) – He is a man of very complaisant nature.

Climb (ascend) – He climbed up the stairs.
Clime (climate) – She left Britain for the sunnier climes of Southern France.

Complement (which completes) – Husband and wife are complementary to each other.
Compliment (regards) – Please convey my best compliments to your parents.

Canvas (a kind of rough cloth) – My shoes are made of canvas.
Canvass (to solicit votes) – Now-a-days, students are busy, canvassing for their friends.

Credible (believable) – He is not a credible person.
Creditable (worthy of praise) – His achievements are indeed creditable.

Check (to verify; to stop) – He checked my pass port .He checked me from leaving the function.
Cheque (bank document) – I issued a cheque favouring PNB.

Current (present) – What is the current news?
Currant (dried grapes) – I am fond of currants.

Cere (waxy fleshy covering at the base of the upper beak in some birds) – A boy threw a stone at a bird that hit just on cere.
Sear (‘to sear something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat) – Grass fires have seared the land near the farming village .
Seer (a prophet) – A seer is a person who foretells the future or who has seen God.

Cent (one-hundredth of a dollar) – The rickshaw puller was overjoyed with a cent that was given to him by a foreigner.
Scent (an aroma) – The scent of Jasmine flowers fascinated him.

Chile (a South American country) – Keshav is living in Chile.
Chilli (dried pod of red pepper) – Chillies are used in cooking.
Chilly (uncomfortably cool) – It was a chilly night.

Cause (generative force) – Smoking is the biggest cause of cancer.
Caws (sounds of crows) – When a crow caws, it makes a harsh sound.

Choir (a group of people who sing together, e.g. in a church or school) – I love the music that is in choir.
Quire (the twentieth part of a ream of paper) – Stationery items contain a quire of ornated paper.

Carat (unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200 milligrams) – The jeweller sold a few carat of gold.
Caret (proofreader’s insertion mark) – He vent on using a comma by using a caret.
Carrot –(edible root) – Carrot contains abundent iron.
Karat (one-24th part of otherwise pure gold) – Ornaments are never made from 24 karat gold.

Collar (around your neck) – The collar of this shirt has worn out.
Choral (music sung by a choir) – His collection of choral music is very vast and wonderful.
Coral (a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals) – Fossil evidences show a lot of corals.
Corral (a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept) – The farmer put his goats in the corral.

Cache (hidden storage) – A huge arms cache was discovered by police.
Cash (legal tender) – I do not accept cash, but cheque.

Clack (a chattering sound) – The windshield wipers clacked back and forth.
Claque (a group hired to applaud, sycophants) – Whenever our team scored a goal, the claque made a superb clappings which further boosted the spirit of the team.

Coal (black mineral) – A number of families even today use coal for cooking.
Cold (opposite to warm) – I like tea neither too hot nor too cold.

Cattle (animal) – Cattle were grazing in the field.
Kettle (vessel) – Put the kettle on the gas burner.

Scent (an aroma) – The scent of Jasmine flowers fascinated him.
Sent (dispatched) – I have sent you a packet of wool.

Caste (community) – He belongs to schedule cast.
Cast (to give) – Please cast your vote in favour of me.

Chalk (calcareous earthy substance) – He writes on the board with a chalk.
Chock (wedge to keep wheels, door from rolling) – The small roads are chock with traffic.
Choke (unable to breathe) – Choke over one’s food. Choke with anger, He choked in a room filled with smoke.

Cite (quote) – He cited the example of bravery of Maharana Pratap.
Site (location) – In my opinion, this site for the departmental store is commercially viable.
Sight (view; vision)It was a pitiable sight. Get your eyesight checked at the earliest.

Chard (spinach like vegetable) – She is fond of chard.
Charred (burnt) – In the fire that broke out yesterday, seven persons were charred to ash.

Chased (quickly followed) – I chased the thief for 100 yards.
Chaste (virginal) – If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife. It is highly reverred in India to remain chaste before marriage.

Cite (quote) – He cited the example of bravery of Maharana Pratap.
Site (location) In my opinion, this site for the departmental store is commercially viable.
Sight (view; vision)It was a pitiable sight. Get your eyesight checked at the earliest.

D

Dye (verb: to colour) –  Dye my shirt in sky blue .
Die (expire) – He died from cholera.

Do (an auxiliary in grammar) – They do not know me.
Doe (a female deer) – There are several does in the forest.
Dough (uncooked bread, flour in paste form) – Roll out the dough into one large circle.

Draught (a quantity of liquid) – The patient was given a draught of medicine.
Drought (want of rain) – Due to scanty rain, whole of the district is in the grip of drought.

Dine (to eat) – He dines alone most nights.
Dyne (unit of energy) – Three dyne energy is needed to pull this pump.

Dear (loving) – He is my very dear friend.
Deer (an animal) – I saw a deer in that forest.

Disease (illness) – Malaria is a curable disease.
Decease (death) – The sudden decease of his father forced him to abandon his studies.

Deduce (draw conclusion) – You can’t deduce such a conclusion from the discussion.
Deduct (to take something) – Deduct cash discount 3 % and make the payment by tomorrow.

Duel (a fight between two) – There was a due! Between Dara Singh and Kingkong.
Dual (double) – Dual system of governance is a bad form of governance.

Device (noun: plan) – He used all devices to popularise the game.
Devise (verb: to plan) – You are to devise a plan to increase the turn over.

Descent (coming down) – That hill has a steep descent to the south.
Dissent (to differ) – He recorded his dissent on the proposal.

Darn (to mend) – She is darning the old socks to wear in winter.
Darne (a fish steak) – He had a darne with his lunch.

Deference (respect) – I treat my elders due deference.
Difference (dissimilarity) – There was a difference of opinion on this point.

Dire (desperate) – He was in dire need of hospital treatment.
Dyer (one who dyes) – Raju is working in the firm of dry cleaners as dyer.

Defy (challenge) – One should, not defy the orders one one’s superiors.
Deify (worship someone as God) – Mr MK Gandhi is deified by all Indians.

Done (completed) – I have done my job.
Dun (something that is dun is of dull grey-brown colour) – He appeared before us in a rag which was dun that told us how savage he was actually.

Dam (surrounding area to stop flow of water) – A dam is being built up here to store the rainy water.
Damn (condemn) – His behaviour is damned by all the members of the society.

Desert (noun : a waste track of land, verb; to forsake) –
(a) Churu is a desert area in Rajasthan.
(b) He has deserted his wife..
Dessert (fruit served after dinner) – The dessert course after dinner was liked by all.

Dose (quantity of medicine) – I have already taken four doses of this medicine by now.
Doze (sleep) – You were dozing in the class yesterday.

Decry (to cry down) – The Iran policy of US Government is decried by Indian Government.
Descry (to see dimly) – Across the river, you can descry a but near the palm tree.

E

Ere (before) – Take the water ere the clock strikes four.
Err (to make a mistake) – If you make a threat, be sure to carry it out if he errs again.
Heir (one who will inherit) – The younger prince was declared heir to the throne.

Eyelet (small hole for laces) – My shoes have eight eyelets.
Islet (small island) – An islet is a small island.

Ewe (female sheep) – A ewe is an adult female sheep.
Yew (a type of tree) – It is an evergreen yew which has sharp leaves.
You (the second person) – Where are you going?

Eunuchs (a castrated male person) – In India, eunuchs are turning to politics.
Unix (operating system) – Unix is an operating system in computers.

Epic (a narrative poem or story) – Like ‘Gone with the Wind’, it’s an unashamed epic romance.
Epoch (a noteworthy period in history) – The birth of Christ was the beginning of a major epoch of world history.

Allude (refer) – She also alluded to her rival’s post marital troubles.
Eunuchs (a castrated male person) – In India, eunuchs are turning to politics.

Earn (to come to deserve) – Companies must earn a reputation for honesty.
Urn (a jar) – An urn is a container in which a dead person’s ashes are kept;
An urn is a metal container used for making a large quantity of tea or coffee and keeping it hot.

Eligible (fit to be chosen) – He is eligible for the post.
Illegible (that which cannot be read) – His writing is illegible.

Eminent (distinguished) – Indira Gandhi was an eminent politician.
Imminent (impending) – Indian army is ready to face any imminent attack from Pakistan.

Eruption (bursting out) – There was an eruption of volcano near Gujarat border.
Irruption (invasion) – The irruption of Mughals destroyed the glory of Rajput empire.

Emerge (to come out) – He emerged successfully out of the miserable circumstances.
Immerge (to plunge into) – He is immerged in mythological thoughts.

F

Friar (a monk) – He is a friar.
Fryer (a utensil; a type of deep pan which is used to fry food in hot oil) – The fish was being fried in the fryer.

Freeze (very cold) – The frees are damaged by a freeze in December.
Frieze (a wall decoration, high up on the walls of a room or just under the roof of a building. It consists of a long panel of carvings or a long strip of paper with a picture or pattern on it) – I was amazed at the frieze.

Floe (sheet of floating ice) – Ice floe is a large area of ice floating in the sea.
Flow (to glide along) – A stream flowed gently down into the valley.
Four (number after three) – I have four pens.

Flew (past tense of ‘fly’) – He flew many kites yesterday.
Flu (short for influenza) – I caught flu day before yesterday.
Flue (chimney pipe) – The flue of the chimney required to be changed.

Flecks (many tiny specks) – His hair is dark grey with flecks of ginger.
Flex (to bend) – He slowly flexed his muscles and tried to stand up.

Flea (parasitic insect) – A flea feeds on the blood of humans or animals.
Flee (to run away) – He tried to flee from the spot, but he was caught.

Flair (verve, talent) – If you have a flair for a particular thing, you have a natural ability to do it well.
Flare (to spread) – Camp fire flares like beacons in the dark.

File (a folder for holding papers) – Please put this paper in a file.
Phial (a small glass bottle) – A phial is a small, tube-shaped glass bottle used to hold medicine.

Feted (celebrated) – If someone is feted, they are celebrated, welcomed or admired by the public.
Valentine’s day is feted in February.
Fetid (stinking) – Fetid water or air has a very unpleasant smell.

Ferrate (a salt containing iron and oxygen) – The laboratory assistant was busy with collecting ferrate that was plying on the floor.
Ferret (a domesticated polecat) – A ferret is a small fierce animal which is used for hunting rabbits and rats.

Few (not many) – I gave a dinner party to a few close friends.
Phew (expression of relief) – Phew, what a relief I am feeling now!

Faze (to stun) – He was fazed to see such a big hall.
Phase (a part of the sequence) – The crisis is entering a crucial phase.

Facility (ease, opportunity) – Facility for STD is also available in this hotel.
Felicity (happiness) – True felicity can’t be enjoyed by a dishonest man.

Feat (an exploit) – A racing car is an extraordinary feat of engineering.
Feet (plural of foot) – Do not put your feet on the table.
Fairy (imaginary angelic person) – Fairies are often represented as small people with wings.

Find (to get) – Go there, you will find a tree near the river.
Fined (to charge) – The court fined him Rs 20000 for the offence.

Fair (pure; a show) –
I believe in using fair means to achieve the target. Let us go to the fair.
Fare (passage money) – A strike was called by the auto union demanding hike in minimum fare.

Forth (onward) – He alone came forth to assist that poor lady .
Fourth (the number four) – April is the fourth month of the year.

Faint (to swoon) – She fainted after taking wine yesterday.
Feint (pretention) – She made a feint of reading the books.

Fain (be glad) – She would fain on seeing me.
Feign (pretend) – When his boss scolded him, he feigned as a deaf.

Farther (more distant) – Delhi is farther from Patna in comparison to Gaya.
Further (next) – Please settle the case without any further delay.

Forego (go before) – We have already discussed this point in foregoing lessons.
Forgo (to let go) – I cannot forgo my rights.

Floor (surface) – Clean the floor with dettol and water.
Flour (wheat meal) – He has a flour mill.

Fey (whimsical) – If you describe someone as fey, you mean that they behave in a shy, childish, or unpredictable way and you are often suggesting that this is unnatural or insincere.Her fey charm and eccentric ways were legendary.
Fays (more than one fairy) – Yesterday, I saw a daily soap in which I happened to see fays.

Finish (to complete) – I will finish my work by tomorrow.
Finnish (from Finland) – Finnish is the language spoken in finland.

Foul (unfair) – One can’t achieve true success through foul means.
Fowl (a bird) – He is fond of fowl’s meat.

G

Guise (appearance) – She presented her dance in the guise of a rabbit.
Guys (men) – Hi, guys! How are you doing?

Groan (a long low sound uttered in pain) – He opened his eyes and began to groan with pain.
Grown (has gotten larger) – Dad, I am a grown woman, I know what I am doing.

Grill (to sear cook, a flat frame of metal bars on which food can be cooked over fire) – Place the omellete under the grill.
Grille (an iron gate or door used to protect anything from the public) – The door has no grille.

Grate (a lattice; a framework of metal bars in a fireplace which holds the coal or wood) – A wood fire burned in the grate.
Great (extremely good) – Gandhi was a great man.

Grade (a certain degree in rank) – What grade are you going to get?
Grayed (turned gray) – I like grayed colour walls.

Graft (to attach) – The top layer of skin has to be grafted onto the burns.
Graphed (plotted) – You can see a graphed diagram depicting the progress made by the country in population control.

Gored (pierced by an animal’s horns) – He was gored to death in front of his family.
Gourd (fleshy fruit with hard skin) – I like gourd very much.

Gnawed (chewed) – He gnawed at his long fingernail .
Nod (head tilting conveying ‘Yes’) – “Are you fine?” I asked. She nodded and smiled.

Gorilla (large ape) – Gorilla has long arm, black fur and a black face. Guerrilla (irregular soldier) The guerrillas threatened to kill their hostages.

Gnu (African deer) – I saw a Gnu in the zoo.
Knew (past tense of ‘know’) – He knew me well.
New (not old) – What is new in the market?

Galley (ship’s kitchen) – The galley of this ship is well maintained and full of eatables.
Gally (to frighten or terrify) – He tried to gally the child with a mask of demon.

Gilt (gold-plated) – This is a gilt ornament.
Guilt (culpable) – You aren’t convinced of Mr Charles guilt.

Goal (aim) – To achieve this goal, you are to work hard.
Gaol (jail) – He has been to gaol earlier also.

Gaff (a barbed spear) – A gaff is a pole with a point or hook at one end, which is used for catching large fish.
Gaffe (a stupid mistake) – He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.

Gage (security) – I do not lend without sufficient gage.
Gaze (to look attentively) – She stood gazing at herself in the mirror.

Gild (thin coating of metal) – Gilded ornaments look more beautiful than the original.
Guild (group of people belonging to the same profession) – Now-a-days, all the workers have organized themselves info guilds.

Gait (manner of walk) – That model girl has a graceful and sexy gait.
Gate (large door) – You should not enter through the main gate.

H

Hoard (store) – They have begun to hoard food and sugar .
Horde (a great many people) – This attracted hordes of tourists to Las Vegas.

Holy (with religious significance) – Ayodhya is a holy place for the Hindus.
Wholly (completely) – This approach for the urban area is wholly inadequate.

Horde (a gang) – A horde of mischievous students attacked the shopkeepers.
Hoard (to store) – Hoarding of cereals beyond the prescribed limit is an offence.

Hair (thread like strands growing from the skin) – She has black hair.
Heir (successor) – He is an heir apparent to the throne.

Hurt (injury) – Your comments can hurt her feelings.
Hart (a male deer) – I have a beautiful pair of harts.
Heart (an organ in the body) – He is suffering from heart disease.

Hole (a burrow) – A serpent lives in this hole.
Whole (complete) – He ate whole of the breakfast.

Hammock (a piece of strong cloth or netting which is hung between two supports and used as a swinging bed) – It is lovely to be lying in a hammock.
Hummock (low; a small raised area of ground, like a very small hill) –He seated himself on the hummock.

He’ll (contraction of ‘he will’) – He’ll come tomorrow.
Hill (smaller than a mountain) – There is a temple on that hill.

Heroin (narcotic) – Heroin is a powdered drug.
Heroine (female hero) – My favourite heroine is Aishwarya.

Hostel (inexpensive lodging) – He is living in the college hostel.
Hostile (unfriendly) – Pakistan has not yet changed its hostile attitude towards India.

Heel (part of shoe) – The heels of my shoe are pinching.
Heal (to cure) – This medicine will help you in quick healing.

Ho (an expression of admiration or surprise) – Ho !you are here.
Hoe (a garden tool) – Today, he is hoeing in the vineyard.

Hail (frozen rain) – It is hailing.
Hale (healthy) – May God keep you hale and healthy!

Heard (listened to) – I heard a strange sound yesterday in the night.
Herd (a group of animals) – They are individuals. They will not follow the herd.

Hear (to listen) – I hear his voice.
Here (at this location) – Come here.

Humane (kind) – UNO has advised the member countries to mete out humane treatment to prisoners of war.
Human (pertaining to mankind) – You will find almost the same human nature everywhere.

Hall (a large room) – He has hired a hall for the concert.
Haul (pull or drag forcibly) –  If you haul something which is heavy or difficult to move, you move it using a lot of effort.
If someone is hauled before a court or someone in authority, they are made to appear before them because they are accused of having done something wrong.

Hangar (garage for airplanes) – Some repairing is going on in the hangar of the airport.
Hanger (from which things hang) – I want to purchase a coat hanger.

Hi (greetings) – ‘Hi Luis’, she said.
High (way up) – I looked down from the high window.

Hew (to chop) – He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber.
Hue (a colour) – The same hue will look different in different light.

Hoarse (rough voice) – His voice is hoarse.
Horse (equine) – He has a black horse.

Higher (farther up) – He has gone to USA for higher studies.
Hire (to employ, on rent) – Cars are available for hire.

I

It’s (contraction of `it is’) – It’s a large hotel.
Its (possessive pronoun) – I know it’s true position.

Incite (to provoke) – His arrogant behaviour incited me a lot.
Insight (a clear vision) – Seers develop an insight and are able to see subtle movements of energy inside the body?

Inc. (an abbreviation for ‘Incorporated’ when it is used after a company’s name)- The Royals Inc. is a brand in tourism.
Ink (writing fluid) – I have an ink pot.

Idle (indolent) – An idle man can’t make any progress.
Ideal (visionary) – My teacher, Mr Shrivastava, is ideal for me.
Idol (an image of a deity) – A section of the Hindus believes in idol worship.

Ingenuous (simple) – His ingenuous attitude is liked by all.
Ingenious (clever) – He is an ingenious engineer.

Indite (to compose) – Though he indited the letter carefully, it was not liked by the Chairman.
Indict (to accuse) – He was indicted for theft and murder.

J

Jugular (blood vessel to head) –
(a) A jugular or jugular vein is one of the three important veins in your neck that carry blood back from your head to your heart.
The injury was so severe that his jugular was ruptured.
(b) If you say that someone went for the jugular, you mean that they strongly attacked the weakest point of another person in order to harm him.
Juggler (one who juggles) – He is a good juggler.

Jealous (envious) – He is not liked by anybody because of his jealous nature.
Zealous (enthusiastic) – She is very zealous about her new book.

Jewel (precious stone) – This watch contains many jewels.
Joule (unit of energy) – In Physics, Joule is a unit of energy or work.

K

Knows (to possess knowledge) – Everyone knows about Mahatma Gandhi.
Nose (sense organ, nose on your face) – Clean your nose daily.

Knot (fastening in cord) – He tied a knot at the end of the lace.
Naught (or nought = zero) – Sales rose by naught point four percent last month.
Not (negation) – He was not present in the party.

Knight (chivalrous man, a title) – He was knighted on the queen’s birthday.
Night (darkness) – Night comes after day.

Knob (handle) – He turned the knob and pushed against the door.
Nob (rich person) – The nobs who live in that big house are exceptionally generous.

Know (to possess knowledge) – I know him.
No (negation) – I have no pen.

Knap (crest of a hill; break with a hammer) –
(a) We unfurled the flag at the knap of the hill at 5:3o pm.
(b) He knapped the glass box to uncountable pieces.
Nap (a short sleep) – You should use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair.

Knead (working bread dough) – She felt him knead her aching muscles.
Need (must have) – He needs your help.

Knit (interlocking loops of yarn) – She has already started knitting baby sweaters.
Nit (louse egg)–
(a) Nits are the eggs of insects called lice which live in people’s hair.
(b) If you refer to someone as a nit, you mean they are stupid or silly.
You’d rather leave the business than work with such a nit.

L

Lose (to part with) – Where did you lose your briefcase?
Loose (to slack) – He was wearing a loose cotton shirt.

Leak (accidental escape of liquid) – The roof is leaking.
Leek (variety of onion) – I like. leek vegetables.

Lesson (chapter) – Learn your lesson well.
Lessen (to make less) – I thought this medicine will lessen my pain. But, no.

Lightening (make lighter) – We had appealed to the court for lightening the punishment, but of no avail.
Lightning (electric discharge in clouds) – There was occasional lightning in the sky last night.

Leach (a dish consisting of sliced meat, eggs, fruits and spices in jelly etc) – I took leach for the first time in Thailand.
Leech (blood sucking parasite) – 
(a) A leech is a small animal which looks like a worm and lives in water.
Leeches feed by attaching themselves to other animals and sucking their blood.
(b) If you describe someone as a leech, you disapprove of him because he deliberately depends on other people, often making money out of them.

Last (antonym to first) – Bahadur Shah was the last Mughal emperor of India.
Latest (superlative of ‘late’) – She always prefers latest designer clothes.

Latter (antonym of ‘former’) – Between Ansh and Mintu, the latter (Mintu) is more diligent student.
Later (comparative of `late’) – He came later than his friend.

Lay (to recline) – Lay a sheet of paper on the floor.
Lei (a garland made of flowers, feathers, shells, etc, often given as a symbol of affection) – Tribals usually wear a Lei.

Lain (past tense of ‘lay’ or `lie’) – He has lain there for sometime.
Lane (narrow road) – Shyam lives at the end of the lane.

Lea (a meadow) – They live in a but constructed in the lea.
Lee (a sheltered position) – The lee of a place is the shelter that it gives from the wind or bad weather.

Loath (unwilling) – Nothing loath he did, as he was saying.
Loathe (to dislike greatly) – I loathe her dressing pattern and arrogant way of talking.

Lacks (does not have) – He lacks the judgement and political acumen needed for the post of General Manager.
Lax (loose discipline) – One of the point of contention is the lax security for the airport personnel.

Loot (ill-gotten gains) – The troule began when the students began looting of the shops.
Lute (a stringed instrument with a rounded body that is quite like a guitar and is played with the help of fingers) – I saw a Lute in the ensemble of musical instruments.

Lie (an untruth) – He is telling a lie.
Lieu (instead) – He gave his TV to the landlord in lieu of rent.

Lean (angle of repose) – They stopped to lean over the gate.
Lien (a claim on property) – Please mark my lien over the property.

Lyre (a stringed instrument that looks like a harp) – Many a man doesn’t know about lyre.
Liar (tells falsehoods) – He is a liar and a cheat.

Limb (tree branch) – The entire structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
Limn (illuminate) – His face was limned in the dim glow from the match stick.

Lichen (a fungus; a group of tiny plants like algae and grows on the surface of things such as rocks, trees, breads and walls) – Enviromental pollution has affected the growth of lichens.
Liken (to compare) – If you liken one thing or person to another thing or person ,you say that they are similar.
Load (cargo, weight) – I have just loaded my truck up.

Lowed (the sound of a cow) – The cow lowed in agony.
Loan (allow to borrow) – She has taken loan from a bank.
Lone (by itself) – He was shot by a lone gunmen.

Loo (British toilet) – I asked if I could go to the loo.
Low (not high) – He put it down on the low table.

Littoral (having to do with the shore) – In Geography, the littoral means the coastal.
Literal (taking words in their primary sense, like) – He was saying no more than the literal truth. ‘you are a donkey’, not literally but idiomatically.

Links (pieces of chain) – I have no links with that man.
Lynx (a lynx is a wild animal similar to a large cat) – We went to circus to see a lynx but we didn’t.

Loch (a large area of water that is almost surrounded by land) – The mariner was distressed being on the loch.
Lock (a security device) – I need a good lock for this almirah.

Lumbar (lower part of back) Lumbar support is very important if you are driving a long way. He was down with the lumbar pain.
Lumber (dimensional wood) – 
Noun: It was made of soft lumber.
Verb : He turned and lumbered back to his chair.

M

Mote (a particle of dust) – You cannot see small mote by naked eyes.
Moat (a ditch surrounding a castle) – There is a bridge over the moat near main gate

Monetary (pertaining to money) – Have you any book on monetary theory?
Monitory (giving advice) – He was issued a monitory letter by his boss.

Meat (flesh) – I don’t like eating meat.
Meet (to assemble) – She came here only to meet me.

Manner (method) – I am a professional and I have to conduct myself in a professional manner.
Manor (lord’s house or a large private house) – The thieves broke into the manor at night.

Metal (iron, brass etc) – Silver is a white metal.
Mettle (spirit, courage) – Our leaders have no mettle to fight corruption.

Made (accomplished) – The table is made of wood.
Maid (young woman) – She is our maid-servant.

Marc (coarse brandy) – I don’t like the taste of marc.
Mark (a sign) – He made some peculiar marks with a pen.

Marquee (a roof like projection over a theatre entrance) –
(a) A marquee is a large tent which is used at a fair, garden party or other outdoor event, usually for eating and drinking in. The tent was raised up with marquee.
(b) A marquee is a cover over the entrance of a building ,e.g. a hotel or a theatre.
Marquis (a nobleman ranking between a duke and a count ) – The respect that marquis deserves is hard earned by him.

Metre (poetic rhythm) – Can you tell me, in what metre, Shelley’s `Skylark’ is written?
Meter (a measuring instrument =100 cm) – Iran a 100 meter race in 20 seconds.

Merry (joyous) – Don’t lose heart and be merry.
Marry (to get married) – I want to marry your sister.

Main (chief) – Ramesh is the main culprit in the bank robbery case.
Mane (long hair of an animal’s neck) – His horse had a fine mane.

Marshal (a military officer) – He is a marshal of the court.
Martial (war like) – He has martial spirit and courage to fight in odd circumstances.

Male (opposite to female) – A male candidate can’t be posted against the post reserved for a woman.
Mail (post) – Have you received my mail?

Maize (corn) – I like to eat maize cake.
Maze (labyrinth) – This castle has many hidden mazes.

Mock (parody; mimicking) – I thought you were mocking at me.
Mach (speed of sound, a unit of measurement in stating the speed of a moving object in relation to the speed of sound) – If an aircraft is travelling at Mach 1, it is travelling at exactly the speed of sound.

Might (strength) – Your might will be tested in battle against the foreign power.
Mite (small thing) – He contributed his mite come to attend the function.

Mead (meadow) – I met a beautiful girl in the meads yesterday.
Meed (reward) – Kalidas has got a universal meed of praise.

Minor (underage) – Minors are not allowed to open current account in banks.
Miner (one who works in mine) – He is a miner, works in a coal mine at Dhanbad.

Maul (savage) – He had been mauled by a tiger.
Mall (a large shopping area) – My house is nearby a mall.
Moll (gangster’s girlfriend) – She is the moll of the don.

Muse (creative inspiration) –
Noun – once she was a nude model and muse to French artist Henri.
Verb (think) – Many scholrs muse on the role of President in Indian polity.
Mews (stables) – The house is near the secluded mews.

Massed (grouped together) – He could not escape the massed ranks of newsman.
Mast (sail pole) – The mast of a boat are the tall upright poles that support its sails.

Missal (A book containing the service of the Mass for the whole year; loosely a Roman Catholic book of prayers) – My brother brought a missal from the US.
Missile (projectile) – The Manchester United football supporters began throwing missiles, one of which hit the captain of the rival Liverpool team.

Moan (to groan) – She gave a low choking moan and began to tremble.
Mown (the lawn is freshly cut) -He has mown the lawn today himself with the help of lawn-mower.

Mind (thinking unit) – Mind your l. busiIn please.
Mined (looked for ore) – The pit was shut down because it hadn’t enough that could be mined economically.

Mist (fog) – The mist made the flying impossible.
Missed (not hit) – He scored four field goals but missed a penalty.

Mince (chop finely) – I’ll buy lean meat and mince it myself.
Mints (aromatic candies) – Mint is a herb with fresh tasting leaves.

More (additional) – I need some more rice.
Moor (swampy coast land; to anchor) – I decided to moor my boat near some tourist boats.

Moose (a large elk) – Moose are large type of deer that have big flat horns.
Mousse (dessert of whipped cream and eggs) – Mousse is a sweet light food made from eggs and cream.

Mussed (made messy) – His clothes are all mussed up.
Must (required) – You must go there to get his support.

Mood (emotional state) – She is in a jolly mood today.
Mooed (what the loquacious cow does) When cattle especially cows moo, they make a long low sound that cattle typically make.

Morning (AM) – I get up early in the morning.
Mourning (remembering the dead) – On the death of Rajeev Gandhi, the whole of India was in the mourning.

Mustard (spicy yellow sauce) – This is fried in mustard oil.
As I entered my house, I heard the sound of a cow that mooed for her calf.
Mustered (assembled for roll call) – He travelled through out India to muster support for his movement.

N

Nice (good) – She is a nice and beautifull girl.
Niece (daughter of brother) –I am to attend the marriage of my niece positively.

Nay (no) – The Rajya Sabha can merely say yea or nay to such a bill.
Neigh (a horse’s cry) -The horse gave a loud neigh.

Naval (pertaining to ships and the sea) -He is caption in naval forces.
Navel (pertaining to the belly button) -There is a black mole near her navel.

O
Oar (used for rowing a boat) – Life without aim is like a boat without an oar.
Ore (impure mineral from which metal can be extracted) – Iron is extracted from its ore by melting.

Oohs (informal) – People say ‘ooh’ when they are surprised, looking forward to something, or finding something pleasant or unpleasant.
‘Ooh dear me, that’s a bit of a racist comment isn’t it.’. ‘Red? Ooh how nice.’
Our (plural of ‘my’) – This is our house.

Ooze (when a thick or sticky liquid oozes from something or when something oozes, the liquid flows slowly and in small quantities) – The lava will just ooze gently out of the crater. The wounds may heal cleanly or they may ooze a clear liquid.
Hour (a period of time) – I have been waiting for you for half an hour.

Ordinance (a rule) – The President has promulgated an ordinance for administering the minority community.
Ordnance (gun) – There is an ordance factory in Jmashedpur,Jharkhand.

Overdo (carried to excess) – It is important never to overdo new exercises.
Overdue (due time for payment or some action having passed) – The meeting is long overdue.

P

Principal (head of school or college) – Sh RC Jha is the new Principal of our college.
Principle (rule) Do you understand anything about the principles of justice?

Pray (entreat) – I pray to God everyday.
Prey (hunt) – Do not prey upon the innocent animals.

Proffer (offer) – Many lucrative proposals were proffered to him for acceptance.
Prefer (like) – I prefer coffee to tea.

Prophecy (noun: foretold) – It was his prophecy that America will not attack Iraq but she did.
Prophesy (verb: to foretell) – He had correctly prophesied that Iraq would attack Kuwait.

Practice (attempt) – Practice makes a man perfect.
Practise (to try) – Don’t preach but practise.

Plain (easy, simple) – One should try to write one’s thoughts in plain language.
Plane (to smoothen, level) – I use cream to plane my hair.

Popular (familiar) – Nehru was a very popular leader.
Populous (thickly inhabited) – Delhi is a highly populous city.

Peace (tranquility) – Peace of mind is more precious than the materialistic richness.
Piece (fragment) – The dog found a piece of meat.

Pause (short interval or stop before doing or saying something) – He talked for three hours regularly without pausing for a minute, unlike AB Vajpayee.
Paws (cat transportation) – The cat has white front paws.

Peel (to remove the skin) – You cannot eat a banana without peeling it.
Peal (sound of thunder or bells) – I am hearing peals of trumpets.

Pea (round, green legume) – I like peas vegetable.
Pee (piss) – The driver was probably having a pee.

Peak (mountain top) – He climbed up to the peak of the mountain.
Peek (secret look) – On one occasion, she had peeked at him through a hole in the door.

Price (value) – What is the price of this shirt?
Prize (reward) – She could not win any prize this time.

Pique (annoyance, curiosity) –Pique is the feeling of annoyance you have when you think someone has not treated you properly. Simi had gotten over her pique at Rue’s refusal to accept the job.
If something piques your interest or curiosity, it makes you interested or curious.
This phenomenon piqued Dr Mohit’s interest.
If someone does something in a fit of pique, they do it suddenly because they are annoyed at being not treated properly.
Lally , in a fit of pique, left the army and took up a career in the town.

Persecute (to harass) – Pakistani soldiers persecuted the Indians in a cruel manner.
Prosecute (to bring before a court) –  He was prosecuted for murdering his wife.

Physic (medicine) – No physic can cure him of cancer.
Physique (bodily fitness) – He possesses an imposing physique.

Prescribe (to direct) – The doctor has prescribed three doses of medicine after four hours daily.
Proscribe (to banish) – The minister was proscribed by the king.

Patrol (going round) – A Chowkidar was patrolling at the main gate.
Petrol (oil) – Petrol is required to run vehicles.

Pearl (round, luminescent gem from an oyster) – She wore a string of pearls at her neck.
Purl (thread or cord of twisted gold or silver wire, used esp for edging, etc.) – The string strangled in the purl.

Popular (familiar) – Nehru was a very popular leader.
Populous (thickly inhabited) – Delhi is a highly populous city.

Pedal (foot control) – I am too tired to pedal again.
Peddle (to sell) – He attempted to peddle his paintings around the city.

Pail (bucket) – I have two pails full of water.
Pale (yellowish apearance) – On seeing a lion, his face turned pale.

Peer (if you peer at something, you look at it very hard, usually because it is difficult to see clearly) –I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all.
In Britain, a peer is a member of the nobility who has or had the right to vote in the House of Lords.Lord Swan was made a life peer in 1981. Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you.
His engaging personality made him popular with his peers.
Pier (a pier is a platform sticking out into water, usually the sea, which people walk along or use when getting onto or boats)- The pier broke off as I was to jump from the boat.

Palate (the top part of the inside of your mouth) – Hot coffee burnt the palate of my mouth.
Pallet – (a) A pallet is a narrow mattress filled with straw which is put on the floor for someone to sleep on.
He was allowed to sleep on that pallet.
(b) A pallet is a hard, narrow bed. He was given only a wooden pallet with a blanket.
A pallet is a flat wooden or metal platform on which goods are stored so that they can be lifted and moved using a forklift truck.

Pi (a number, approximately 3.1416, which is equal to the distance round a circle divided by its width. It is usually represented by the Greek letter n) – Pi has a numerical value of 22/7.
Pie (good eating) – A pie consists of meat, vegetables or fruit baked in pastry.
The warehouse will hold more than 9000 pallets storing 30 million easter eggs.

Pieced (assembled from pieces) – We’ll know the truth once the police have pieced all the facts together.
Piste (a ski run of compacted snow,a track of firm snow for skiing on) –Who doesn’t love to run on piste?

Pawl (locks a ratchet) – A pivoted , usually curved, bar or lever whose free end engages with the teeth of a cog-wheel or ratchet so that it can only turn or move one way.
A threshing machine uses pawl as one of its important tools.

Pincer (claw-like gripping action) – The pincers of an animal such as a crab or a lobster are its front claws.
Pinscher (terrier; a short coated dog) – I hate the dogs of pinscher breed.

Pistil (female part of a flower) – He pierced the pistil of flower with a needle.

Plum (purple, small , sweet fruit with a smooth red or yellow skin and a stone in the middle) – It is high five plum came into market.
Plumb (ball of metal tied to a rope, to test the depth of water on whether the wall is vertical) – He knows how to plumb the pipe well. The wall is out of plumb (not vertical).

Plait (braid) – She parted her hair and then began to plait it into two thick braids.
Plate (a dish) – She pushed her plate away. She had eaten nothing.

Pistol (hand gun) – He was caught with a pistol.
Pistil (female part of a flower) He pierced the pistil of flower with a needle.

Pole (a person from Poland) – He is a Pole.
Pole (big stick) – I need a pole to climb up that house.

Pall (to become wearisome) – Already, the allure of meals in hotels and restaurants has begun to pall.
Place (location) -This is a good place to live at.
Plaice (a type of flat sea fish) – I love sea food but not a plaice.

Pour (to flow freely) – He poured himself another drink.
Pore (careful study; microscopic hole) – We spent hours poring over the visa rules.

Pride (ego) – We take pride in offering you the best services.
Pried (opened) – I pried the top off a can of chilli.
Presence (the state of being present) – The meeting took place in the presence of the Judge.

Presents (gifts) – He gave a nice present to his friend on his wedding anniversary.
Precedence (priority) – Enjoy fully but don’t let it take precedence over work.

Prose (ordinary language) – Shute’s prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental.
Pros (benefits) – Motherhood has both its pros and cons.

Profit (money earned) – The company has earned good profit in this quarter.
Prophet (seer) – He did it as per the instructions of the prophet.

Presidents (the chief) – The President is all in all of this society.
Precedents (established course of action) – This case can set an important precedent for dealing with such cases in future.

Q

Quite (altogether) – I am quite well now.
Quiet (silent) – Please keep quiet.

R

Right (antonym of ‘left’) – This is my right leg.
Wright (a worker) – He is a wonderful play wright.

Rein (bridle) – Keep the rein tight, otherwise you may be thrown out by the horse.
Reign (rule) – The reign of Akbar is known for communal harmony.

Rite (ceremony) – Only a few rites were performed in his wedding.
Right (antonym of ‘wrong’) – You have taken a right decision.

Rheum (watery discharge of mucous) – A mucous discharge caused by infection with a cold is called rheum.
Room (partitioned space) – I need a three room set.

Revue (a series of theatrical performance consisting of songs, dances and jokes about recent events) – I witnessed a revue in Talkatora stadium.
Review (a general survey or assessment) – The PM reviewed the situation with his cabinet.

Route (course) – By which route did you come here?
Rout (flight/defeat) – The Pakistan armies were put to rout.

Rap (a sharp blow) – He rapped her on the cheek.
Rape (to ravish) – He raped a college girl.
Wrap (to enclose) – The book was wrapped in a piece of white paper.

Wretch (wicked) – Oh, what have you done, you wretch!
Retch (heave) – If you retch, your stomach moves as if you are vomiting. ‘The smell made me retch’

Reclaim (to win back) – He was reclaimed from his bad habits by his devoted wife.
Re-claim (to claim again) – He is thinking to re-claim the property on some other ground.

Wreak (to inflict)–  She threatened to wreak vengeance on the men who toppled him some years ago.
Reek (smells bad) – Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke.

Recover (regain) – He has now recovered a lot from the weakness.
Re-cover (to cover again) – Re-cover the sweets with some clean cloth.

Reseed (to plant again) – He is trying to reseed the rose plant.
Recede (to move backward) – As he receded, she waved goodbye. The flood water finally receded.

Road (way, path) – The road has recently been repaired.
Rode (past of ‘ride’) – He rode on the horse yesterday.

Reel (wavering move) – He lost his balance and reeled back.
Real (authentic) – Yes, it is a real story.

Ring (an ornament for fingers) – This ring is made of gold.
Wring (to twist, to squeeze) – Wring the clothes well and put them on the ground.

Wrest (snatch by force) – Raju, wrested a bag from Saran.
Rest (respite) – I want some rest before starting the next assignment.

Read (having knowledge from reading) – I have read this novel.
Reed (tall, thin water plant) – He has a beautiful reed plant.

Raze (to tear down completely) – Many of villages have been razed.
Raise (elevate) – He raised his hand in support of the resolution.

Roll (cause to revolve) – He rolled over the log to the right side of river.
Role (part) – I am playing the role of Ravana in this serial.

Rho (seventeenth letter of Greek alphabet) – You will see rho often when you study physics.
Row (aisle; pull an oar) – They were standing in rows.

Roam (to wander) – Barefoot children roamed the streets.
Rome (Italian capital) – Rome was not built in a day.

Royal (worthy of a king or queen) – He belongs to a royal family.
Roil (to make turbid) – If water roils, it is rough and disturbed. The water roiled to his left as he climbed carefully at the edge of the waterfall. Something, that roils a state or situation, makes it disturbed and confused. Times of national turmoil generally roil a country’s financial markets.

Wry (twisted) – 
If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. He allowed himself a wry smile.A wry remark or piece of writing refers to a bad situation or a change in a situation in an amusing way.
‘There is a wry sense of humour in his work’.
Rye (grain) – Rye is a kind of grain.

Rigour (discipline) – He found the rigours of the tour too demanding.
Rigger (one who rigs; a person who works with lifting- tackle; a person who erects and maintains scaffolding) – You can see a rigger near a construction site.

Rise (to stand up) – The sun rises in the East.
Ryes (varieties of grain) – I am fond of cheese on rye.

Rood (a cross as an instrument of execution; the cross on which Jesus suffered) – The cross as the symbol of the Christian faith wears a golden rood.
Rued (regretted) – (a) If you rue something that you have done, you are sorry that you didi it,because ithas had unpleasant results.
Rude (coarse) – He is rude to her friends and obsessively jealous.
Rote (by memory) – I am very sceptical about the value of rote learning.

Rough (coarse) – His hands are rough.
Ruff (pleated collar a stiff strip of cloth or other material with many small frills in it, which some people wore round their neck in former times) – These days, there is no fashion of wearing a shirt with ruff.

Rote (by memory) – I am very sceptical about the value of rote learning.
Wrought (made) – The recent results of presidential elections in USA wrought a change in US policy towards India.
Rot (decay) – Sugary, canned drinks can rot your teeth.

S

Sooth (truth) – Sooth to speak, he is not a good boy.
Soothe (to calm) – You can’t soothe his anger with lame excuses.

Skull (head bone) – He was treated for a fractured skull.
Scull (rowing motion) – Scull are small oars which are held by one person and used to move a boat through water.

Spacious (enough space) – His office is quite spacious and well decorated.
Specious (attractive) – With your specious look, you can’t fool her.

Sod (to express anger; If someone uses an expression such as sod it’ , ‘sod you’ or ‘sod that’, they are expressing anger or showing that they do not care about something) –
I was shocked when he said,”sod you!” I don’t why was he angry with me?
Sawed (cut timber) – He sawed the timber very quickly.

Stationary (fixed) – Earth is not stationary; it moves round the sun.
Stationery (writing material) – I am going to market topurchase several stationery items for the office.

Savor (to relish a taste) – People come here to savor the exquisite food provided by the owner.
Saver (one who saves) – Low interest rates are bad news for savers.

Straigth (opposed to curved) – I believe in straight talks.
Strait (narrow) – The lane is too strait for an elephant to pass through.

Seine (fishing net; A large fishing net having floats at the top and weights at the bottom so as to hang vertically in the water, the ends being drawn together to enclose the fish and the net hauled ashore).
Sane (mentally normal) – He is perfectly sane.Sore (painful) I can’t sing as my throat is sore.

Soar (to fly high) – Birds soar in sky.
Sour (not sweet) – The grapes were sour.

Sacks (bags) – I found twenty sacks of potatoes.
Sax (short for ‘saxophone’) – Saxophone is popular among youngsters.

Suit (an action in court) – Bank has filed a civil suit against you for recovery.
Suite (a set of room) – I have reserved a suite for you in Ashoka Hotel.

Storey (floor of a building) – I have taken a room at first storey.
Story (a tale) – My grandmother told me a story of an old man.

Sashay (to strut or flounce) – The models sashay down the catwalk.
Sachet (a small bag containing perfumed powder) – I found twenty sachet of coffee.

Serge (a kind of cloth) – This suit is made of serge.
Surge (move like waves) – The waves of ocean surge violently in night.

Sale (to exchange for money) – This is not for sale.
Sail (to travel in water) – Ships can sail in deep sea only.

Shear (to clip the wool) – The sheep are being shorn.
Sheer (downright) – He achieved success by the sheer force of his hard labour.

Sing (melodious sound) – She will sing a sweet song.
Swing (to oscillate) – She has gone to enjoy swing ride.

Sun (the sun is a star) – The sun rises in the East.
Son (a person’s male child) – He is my son

Stare (gaze) – It is wrong to stare at girls.
Stair (step) – Let us go upstairs.

Soul (immaterial part) – You can’t see soul. It is immortal.
Sole (lower surface of shoe) -The sole of the right shoe requires repairing.

Seal (to close) – He sealed the envelope and put on a stamp.
Seel (to close someone’s eyes) – It was a nice game to see/ someone and then hide.

Stake (a sum of money gambled) – I stoked my new mango tree laden with fruit.
(a) If something is at stake,it is being risked and might be lost or damaged if you are not successful.
The tension was naturally high for that game with so much at stake.
(b) If you stake something, such as – your money or your reputation on the result something, you risk your money reputation on it.
He has staked his political future on his election victory.
(c) If you have a stake in something,such as –a business, it matters to you,e.g. because you own part of it or because its success or failure will affect you.
(d) A stake is a pointed wooden post which is pushed into the ground,e.g. in order to support a young tree.

Seal (to close) – He sealed the envelope and put on a stamp.
Seel (to close someone’s eyes) – It was a nice game to see/ someone and then hide.

Stayed (remained) – In the old days, the woman stayed at home and the man earned the livelihood.
Staid (reserved) – If you say that someone or something is staid, you mean that they are serious, dull and rather old fashioned.
People avoid those who are staid.

Seam (row of stitches) –
A seam is a line of stitches which joins two pieces of cloth together.
His shirt is tearing about the seam.
If something is coming apart at the seams or is falling apart at the seams, it is no longer working properly and may soon stop working completely. Britain’s university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams. If a place is very full, you can say that it is bursting at the seams. The hotels of New Delhi were bursting at the seams during Asia Trade Fair.
Seem (appears) – Everyone seems very busy here.

Spore (single celled reproductive body) – Spores are cells produced by bacteria and fungi which can develop into new bacteria or fungi. The spore is formed in an asexual reproduction.
Spoor (trail of an animal) – The spoor of an animal is the marks or substances that it leaves behind as it moves along, which hunters can follow.

Spayed (to sterilise a female animal) – 
When a female animal is spayed, it has its ovaries removed so that it cannot become pregnant. All bitches should be spayed unless being used for breeding.
Spade (shovel) – He used a spade for digging this pit.

Serf (slave; In former times, serfs were a class of people who had to work on a particular person’s land and could not leave without that person’s permission.
Surf (the mass of white bubbles that is formed by waves as they fall upon the shore) – 
If you surf, you ride on big waves in the sea on a special board. I’m going to buy a surfboard and learn to surf.
If you surf the Internet, you spend time finding and looking at things on the internet. None knows how many people currently surf the Net.

Soot (black residue of burning; Soot is black powder which rises in the smoke from a fire and collects on the inside of chimneys) – This wall is blackened by soot.
Suit (clothes) – I have a blue suit.
Suite (a set of rooms) – We enjoyed our time during the week in a suite in London.

Sum (result of addition) – The sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180degree.
Some (a few) – Please give me some money.

Sewer (a large underground channel that carries waste matter and rain water away, usually to a place where it is treated and made harmless) – Maintainance of sewer is going on these days.
Sower (one who sows) – A farmer is a sower often.
Suer (one who sues) – See, he is the suer.

Soulless (lacking a soul; If you describe a thing or person as soulless, you mean that they lack humane qualities and the ability to feel or produce deep feelings) – He is a soulless person.
Solace (comfort) – I found solace in writing after my friend died three months ago.

Shell (the shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it) – They cracked the nuts and removed their shell.
She’ll (contraction of ‘she will’) – She’ll cooperate you positively.

Shill (a decoy, an accomplice, esp., one posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage buyers, gamblers)-Shills are used to trap the persons for gambling.
Shell (the shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it) – They cracked the nuts and removed their shell.

Sic (You write sic in brackets after a word or expression when you want to indicate to the reader that although the word looks odd or wrong, you intended to write it like that or the original writer wrote it like that) – The latest school jobs page advertises a ‘wide range
Six (whole number) – I have six pencils.

Sloe (blackthorn berries, a small, sour fruit that has a dark purple skin. It is often used to flavour gin).
Slough (shed) – When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal, such as, a snake sloughs its skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally.
All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow.
Slew (past tense of ‘slay’) The king slew the man with his sword.

Sick (ill) – He is very sick. He needs medical treatment.
Sleigh (snow carriage; a sleigh is a vehicle which can slide over snow) – Sleighs are usually pulled by horses (reindeers).
Slay (kill) – He slew a man with a sword.

Synch (together in time) – If two things are out of synch, they do not match or do not happen together as they should. If two things are in synch, they match or happen together as they should.
Sink (to submerge) – A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float in water.

Side (lateral) – There is a park on the left side of the road.
Sighed (breathed deeply, sorrowfully) – He sighed wearily.

Sine (reciprocal of the cosecant) – Find the sine value of this angle.
Sign (display board bearing information) – Equations are generally written with a two bar equals sign.

Step (a measure taken) – The next step is to put the theory into practice.
Steppe (a level grassy, unforested plain) – Steppes are large areas of flat grassy land where there are no trees, especially the area that stretches from Eastern Europe across the south of the former Soviet Union to Siberia.
Step (a measure taken) – The next step is to put the theory into practice.

Sundae (a tall glass of ice-cream with whipped cream and nuts or fruit on top) –*I like to be served sundae in desserts.
Sunday (the first day of the week) – ‘Today is Sunday’.

Stile (narrow passage; an entrance to a field or path consisting of a step on either side of a fence or wall to help people climb over it) – A few schoolboys were passing by the stile.
Style (mode) – She had not lost her grace and style.

Suede (split leather) – He wore a suede jacket and jeans.
Swayed (oscillated) – Mayavati has swayed the monority voters.
When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other.
The people swayed back and forth with arms linked. If you are swayed by someone or something, you are influenced by them.
Don’t ever be swayed by fashion. If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity. The leader swayed the minority voters. If you are under the sway of someone or something, they have great influence over you.
How mothers keep daughters under their sway is the subject for the next five periods.

Stoop (bend, bow, platform) – 
If you stoop, you stand or walk with your shoulders bent forwards. She was taller than he was and had to stoop slightly. If you stoop, you bend your body forwards and downwards.
He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries. If you say that a person stoops to doing something, you are criticising him because he does something wrong or immoral that he would not normally does. He had not, until recently, stooped to personal abuse.
How could anyone stoop so low? A stoop is a small platform at the door of a building, with steps leading up to it.
Stoup (a drinking cup) – She served wine in beautiful stoups.

Succour (relief, assist) – Helicopters fly in appalling weather to succour ship wrecked mariners.
Sucker (one who sucks, one who can easily be cheated or befooledz) – If you call someone a sucker, you mean that it is easy to cheat him. People who trade are not sucker.

T

Team (a group of players) – Our college team has won the trophy.
Teem (to be full of) – Rajasthan is a state teeming with natural resources.

Thyme (a type of herb used in cooking) -People don’t know how to use thyme.
Time (nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at once) – What is the time by your watch?

Toe (a part of foot) – She hurt her left toe in an accident.
Tow (to draw by a rope) – The boat was towed with a tree near the shore.

Through (from end to end) – Go straight through that door under the ‘exit’ word.
Throe (a spasm of pain) – A violent physical spasm or pang, esp in the pain and struggle during childbirth or death. Also, a spasm of feeling; mental agony; anguish.
Throw (to discharge through the air) – The crowd began throwing stones.

Tail (part of body) – Cow has a long tail.
Tale (story) – My grandmother told me an interesting tale.

The (denoting persons already mentioned) – ‘The’ is the definite article.
Thee (objective case of ‘thou’) – I missed thee, beloved mother.

Their (belong to they) – They have learnt their lessons.
There (at that place) – I am to go there now.

Tern (a shorebird, a small black and white seabird with long wings and a forked tail) – I rarely see a tern during my beach holidays.
Terne (alloy of lead and tin) – This plate is made of terne.
Turn (rotate) – He turned left and went away.

Throne (royal seat) – All the brothers are fighting for the throne.
Thrown (third form of ‘throw’) – She has thrown her certificates into the river.
Thorn (impediment) – You need a needle to get the thorn out.

Tea (herbal infusion) – I am fond of tea.
Tee (golfball prop) – The tee was broken accidentally.

Tenor (thread, drift of a speech) – The tenor of his speech was important from religious point of view.
Tenure (right of holding an estate) – The Zamindari Abolition Act has finished the big problem of land tenure system in our country.

Taught (past tense of ‘teach’) – Who taught you English?
Taut (stretched tight) – The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.

Tare (the seed of a vetch used in reference to its small size) – When the harvest is gleaned, the evil tares will be separated from the good wheat.
Tear (salty drops from eyes) – Her eyes are filled with tears.
Tier (a horizontal row) – I have booked your seats in a two tier compartment.

Tic (twitch) – If someone has a tic, a part of their face or body keeps making a small uncontrollable movement, e.g. because they are tired or have a nervous illness. I often felt tic in my eyes.
Tick (small noise; parasitic bug) – He sat listening to the tick of the clock.

Trussed (tied up) – She trussed him quickly with a rope and gagged his mouth.
Trust (faith) – I trust you completely.

Tighten (to make tighter) – I use my nail to tighten the screw on my torch.
Titan (a giant) – He is the richest business titan of our country.

Troop (a company of soldiers) – Twenty thousand troops were deployed on the border.
Troup (a company of actors) – She belongs to an acrobatic performing troup.

Timber (wood for building) – In Japan, timber is used for construction of house.
Timbre (musical quality) – The timbre of someone’s voice or of a musical instrument is the particular quality of sound that it has. (FORMAL)
The timbre of the violin is far richer than that of the mouth organ.

Tray (a platter) – I need a tray to carry six cups of tea.
Trey (three) – The side of a die marked with three pips or spots; a throw which turns up this side.
Trey Interesting ludo games are peppered with trey.

Toad (frog) – A toad is an amphibian.
Toed (to conform a policy) – He tried to persuade the rivals to toe the line of his party.
Towed (pulled ahead) – The policeman threatened to tow away my car.

Track (narrow path or road) – We set off once more, over a rough mountain track.
Tract (a plot of land) – A vast tract of land is available here for stadium.

Told (what was spoken) – He told me how to do it.
Tolled (a bell was rung) – The pilgrims tolled the bell.

U

Umpire (a referee) –  You must not disobey the umpire.
Empire (dominion) – The king was unable to manage his empire properly.

V

Vale (valley) – The beautiful vale of Manali is worth seeing.
Veil (a cover) – Muslim ladies generally put a veil on their face.
Wail (to lament) – Don’t wail please, he is safe and sound.

Vein (a blood vessel) – Veins take the blood, from all parts of body, back to heart.
Vane (weather cock) – There is a vane at the top of the temple.
Vain (useless) – I made several requests to our Principal but all in vain.

Vice (bad habit) – She described that those responsible for offences are connected with vices, like drugs or gambling.
Vise (bench-mounted clamp) – I need a good vise while I repair the furniture.

Vary (to change) – Your actions vary from the promise you made.
Very (more) – She is a very beautiful girl.
Wary (cautious) – Because of his wary nature, he was saved.

Vial (narrow glass container, a very small bottle which is used to hold something such as perfume or medicine) -Please give me a vial of rose perfume.
Vile (despicable, unpleasant) –  She was in too vile a mood to work.
Viol (stringed instrument, a family of musical instruments that are made of wood and have six strings) – You play the viol with a bow while sitting down.

Vacation (holidays) – We are going to Delhi in summer vacation.
Vocation (occupation) – What vocation do you intend to take up after graduation?

Verses (paragraphs) – This verse describes three reasons of his failure.
Versus (against) – India versus Pakistan is a greatly contested cricket match.

W

Wave (unevenness) – The waves of ocean are rising higher and higher.
Wave (movement) – She waved her hand as the bus started.
Waive (relinquish) – I request the officer to waive the punishment.

Wade (walk in shallow water) – Rescuers had to wade across a river to reach them.
Weighed (weight was measured) – He weighed approximately 270 kilos.

Waste (useless) – Don’t waste your precious time.
Waist (part of body) – The boy had a chain round his waist.

Wax (candle stuff) – Candles had spread pools of wax on the furniture.

Whacks (several blows) – He has the donkey a whack across the back with a stick.
Weather (atmosphere) – It is cold weather today .
Whether (which of two) – I asked her whether she would come or not.

Wine (drink) – Drinking wine is harmful for lever.
Vine (creeper) – The but is covered with grapevines.

Weigh (to ascertain the weight) – I am to purchase one weighing machine.
Way (passage) – This way leads to hospital.

Ware (article) – He has sold all his cook wares.
Wear (to put on) – I like to wear silk sarees.
Wear (to diminish) – My shirt has worn out.
Ware (merchandise) – The box seems to contain glass wares.

Weight (weight) – He gained 10 kg of weight within a month.
Wait (to attend) – Don’t wait for me, I will go myself.

Week (period of seven days) – Monday is the first day of a week.
Weak (feeble) – Raju is too weak to walk.

Wain (a wagon)-  He has hired a wain for transporting his household goods.
Wane (decrease, fade) – His interest in other sports began to wane, a passion for golf developed.

Wheeled (having wheels) – We wheeled her out on the stretcher.
Wield (to apply or use) – If you wield a weapon tool, or a piece of equipment, you carry and use it.
The assailant was wielding a kitchen knife. If someone wields power, they have it and are able to use it.
Heremains President, but wieldslittle power at the company.

Want (desire) – I want to become a surgeon.
Wont (inclined) – If someone is wont to do something, they often or regularly do it.
Both have committed their indiscretions, as human beings are wont to do.
(accustomed) If someone does a particular thing as is their wont, they do that thing often or regularly.
Ranwoke up early, as was his wont.

We’ve (contraction of ‘we have’) – We’ve twenty pencils only.
Weave (to make cloth)–  They were busy in weaving cotton fabrics.

War (large scale armed conflict) – A war like situation is prevailing between India and Pakistan.
Wore (past tense of ‘wear’) – She wore a silken saree last night.

We’re (contraction of ‘we are’) – We’re friends.
Weir (a low dam or a fence in a river for catching fish) – Villagers put the weir in the channel to obstruct the flow of water. I got some fish from the weir at the river.
A weir is a low barrier which is built across a river in order to control or direct the flow of water.
A weir is a wooden fence which is built across a stream in order to create a pool for catching fish.
Were (past tense plural of ‘to be’) – Where were you playing?

Whir or whirr (prolonged swish or buzz) – When something such as a machine or an insect’s wing whirrs, it makes a series of low sounds so quickly that they seem like one continuous sound.
The camera whirred and clicked.

Warship (naval implement of destruction) – Warships played a decisive role in the victory of our forces.
Worship (revere in a religious manner) – I enjoy worshipping God.

We’d (contraction of ‘we would’) – We’d meet you there positively.
Weed (wild plants) – if you don’t care the garden it will be soon full of weeds.

Wary (cautious) – People should teach their wards to be wary of strangers.
Wherry (a light rowing boat used chiefly on rivers .and in harbours for carrying passengers) – In Howrah, many a wherry could be seen.

We (us) – We are going to market.
Wee (small, Urinate) – ‘Wee’ means, small in size or extent. He just needs to calm down a wee bit.
To wee means to urinate. Wee is an informal word used especially by children. He said that he wanted to wee.
Wee is also a noun. ‘The baby has done a wee in his potty’.

Weld (to join metal by melting its edges) – Where did you learn to weld?
Welled (poured forth) – Her love for him welled stronger than ever.

Whoa (whoa is a command that you give to a horse to slow down or stop) –  You can say whoa to someone who is talking to you, to indicate that you think they are talking too fast or assuming things that may not be true.
With the ‘whoa’ the horse stopped and the rider came down.
Woe (despair) – She listened to my tale of woes very patiently.

Wet (watery) – She towelled her wet hair.
Whet (stimulate, increase) – If someone or something whets your appetite for a particular thing, they increase your desire to have it or know about it, especially, by giving you an idea of what it is like.
A really good catalogue can also whet customers’ appetites for merchandise.

Whither (to which place, point, condition, etc) – They knew not whither they went.
Wither (shrivel up) – The flowers withered away within three hours.

Which (selection) – Which dress do you like most?
Witch (in fairy stories, a witch is a woman, usually an old woman, who has evil magic powers) –  Witches often wear a pointed black hat and have a pet black cat.

Whit (insignificant amount) – He cared not a whit for the social, political or religious aspects of literature.
Wit (cleverness; sense of humour) – He was at his wit’s end.
While (during) – He was reading while she was cooking.

Wile (a crafty, cunning, or deceitful trick; a stratagem, a ruse) – She used all her wiles to earn his favour.
Whine (annoying cry) – I can hear my dog whining in the courtyard.
Wine (fermented grape juice) – This is a nice wine.

Y

Yearn (to long) – I am anxiously yearning to meet my wife.
Yarn (thread) – I have purchased three bundles of yarn.

You’ll (contraction of ‘you will’) – You’ll be asked to explain your conduct.
Yule (Christmas) –  Everyone makes merry in his own way during yule.

Yoke (slavery) – He is under the yoke of his master.
Yolk (yellow portion of an egg) – Some people eat only the yolk of an egg.

Yore (the past) – Yore is used to refer to a period of time in the past.
The images provoked strong surges of nostalgia for the days of yore.

You’re (contraction of ‘you are’) – You’re a great writer.
Your (belonging to you) – Which is your house?

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अगर आपको ये आर्टिकल (Homonyms) पसन्द आया हो, तो इसे अपने दोस्तों के साथ WhatsApp, Facebook आदि पर शेयर जरूर करिएगा। Thank you! – Aditya sir