Homonyms are two or more words, which have same or similar pronunciation as another but with different meaning and origin and usually
a different spelling.
Homophones are two or more letters or groups of letters representing the same speech sound.
The following is a list of some
words commonly confused and misused:
1.
Accept, except, expect
Accept means to agree to,
Except to spare
something out of a group Expect means hoping for
2.
Access, Excess
Access means provision
Excess something in abnormal
quantity or abundance
3.
Adapt, Adopt
Adapt is to
adjust or to make fit Adopt to receive or to accept
4.
Advice, Advise
Advice means opinion Advise means to give advice
5.
Affect, Effect
Affect means to influence
Effect means to carryout or
produce
6.
Affection, Affectation
Affection means feelings and emotions of attachment
Affectation means false
display or artificial show of emotions
7.
Ascent, Assent
Ascent means a
sense of going up Assent is to agree
8.
Assure, Ensure, Insure
Assure means to assure life, the future
Ensure means to ensure a person against or from risk Insure means a formal contract to protect against risks
9.
Bare, Bear
Bare means uncovered
Bear means to sustain or suffer
10.
Berth, Birth
Berth means
sleeping place in a train or ship Birth bringing forth or put to life
11.
Break, Brake
Break means to put apart
Brake a device used to check
the speed of a moving vehicle
12.
Bridal, Bridle
Bridal is
something related to wedding Bridle is a device to control a horse
13.
Calendar, Calender
Calendar means a table or chart showing
months and days of years Calender means to press clothes or paper
14.
Consensus, Census
Consensus is a
moment when all the members of a meeting or group reach a common decision
Census means counting for eg.,
of population
15.
Chord, Cord
Chord means a string or a wire of a musical
instrument Cord means a thin rope
16.
Collision, Collusion
Collision means
a violent encounter of two vehicles
Collusion means fraudulent secret understanding
17.
Sailor, Seller, Cellar
Sailor is one who sails a boat
Seller is one
who sells goods or merchandise Cellar means an underground room
18.
Coma, Comma
Coma is a state
of unconsciousness Comma is a punctuation mark
19.
Compliment, complement
Compliment is
an expression of admiration or
civility Complement is which fills the gap or completes something
20.
Continual, Continuous
Continual means not coming
to an end, though there may be breaks in the action Continuous means no breaks between and end
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21.
Council, Counsel
Council
means a body of people deliberately organized for some purpose Counsel means advice
or legal advisor
22.
Elicit, Illicit
Elicit is a verb which means to draw out or to reveal
Illicit means unlawful
23.
Eligible, Illegible
Eligible means qualified enough
for the post or fit to be chosen
Illegible means something which cannot be read
Check your Progress
Write homonyms of the Following
1) Affect
2) Calendar
3) Council
