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I will give a brief introduction about wt im going to post in here and i hope you find it useful and learn sth new as i did.
Homonyms are one of 2 or more words that spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning; words that are notoriously difficult to differentiate from one another.No matter how much u study these can be a source of confusion. So i listed some of these potential problem words in an alphabetical order to make it easy.
lets start.:)
A
acclamation: applause. acclimation: used to climate.
adherence: constancy. adherents: followers.
aisle: passage. isle: island.
all: everyone. awl:a tool.
annaalist: historian. analyst: analyzer.
ante: before. anti: opposed to.
arrant: bad. errant: wandering.
assistance: help, aid. assistanta: helpers.
B
bacon: pork. baken: baked.
bail: security. bale: a bundle.
bald: hairless. bawled: cried aloud.
beach: seashore. beech: a tree.
beat: to strike. beet: vegetable.
board: timber. bored: pierced, worried.
better: superior. bettor: one who bets.
C
calendar: almanac. calender: to polish.
cannon: large gun. canon: a law, a rule.
canvas: cloth. canvass: to solicit, to examine.
cash: money. cache: hole for holding things.
cent: coin. sent: caused to go. scent: odor.
champaign: open counrty. champagne: a wine.
D
dam: wall for stream. damn: to doom or curse.
day: time. dey: a governor.
dear: beloved. deer: an animal.
depravation: corruption. deprivation: loss.
dire: dreadful. dyer: one who dyes.
E
ewes: sheep. yews: trees.
eye: organ of sight. aye: yes.
F
faint: languid. feint: pretense.
fair: beautiful, just. fare: food.
feat: deed. feet: plural of foot.
for: bez of. fore: preceding. four: number 4.
foul: unclean. fowl: a bird.
G
gage: a pledge. gauge: a measure.
gate: a door. gait: manner of walking.
gourd: a plant. gored: pierced.
grater: a rough instrument. greater:larger.
grate: iron frame. great: large.
H
hale: healthy. hail: ice, to salute.
heal: to cure. heel: part of foot or shoe, the end of a loaf of bread.
hew: to cut down. hue: color.
holy: pure sacred. wholly: completely.
I
idol: image. idle: unemployed. idyl: poem.
in: within. inn: a tavern.
indict: to accuse. indite: to dictate, write, compose.
indiscreet: imprudent. indiscrete: not separated.
J
jail: prison. gaol: prison.
jam: preserves. jamb: side of door.
K
knap: protuberance, noise. nap: short sleep.
kneel: to rest on knee. neal: to temper.
knight: title of honor. night: darkness.
knit: unite, weave, frown. nit: insect's egg.
L
Latin: language. latten: brass.
lax: loose, slack. lacks: wants,needs.
leaf: part of a plant. lief: willingly.
leak: a hole. leek: a plant.
M
made: created. maid: unmarried woman.
maize: corn. maze: intricate.
manner: method. manor: landed.
marshall: officer. martial: warlike.
maul: to bear. mall: hammer, walk.
N
nag: small horse. knag: knot in wood.
nave: center, hub. knave: rogue.
navel: center of abdomen. naval: nautical.
none: no one. nun: female devotee.
O
onerary: fit for burdens. honorary: conferring honor.
ordinance: a law. ordnance: military supplies.
one: single unit. won: gained.
P
pain: agony. pane: a square of glass.
palace: royal home. Pallas: ancient Greek deity.
passable: tolerable. passible: with feeling.
patience: calmness. patients: sick person.
paws: animals' feet. pause: stop.
Q
quarts: measure. quartz: rock crystal.
queen: kings's wife. quean: worthless woman.
queue: waiting line. cue: hint, rod.
R
raise: to lift. rays: sunbeams. raze: to demolish.
rap: to strike. wrap: to fold.
read: to peruse. reed: a plant.
reel: winding machine, to stagger. real: true.
rest: quiet. wrest: to twist.
S
sail: canvas of a ship. sale: reduction in price.
sane: sound in mind. seine: fish net.
session: a sitting. cession: a yielding.
sewer: one who uses a needle. sower: one who scatters seed.
T
tale: story. tail: the hinder part.
tear: moisture from eyes. tier: a rank, a row.
teas: different kinds of tea. tease: to torment.
thrown: hurled. throne: seat of a king.
U
urn: a vase. earn: to gain by labor.
use: to employ. yews: trees. ewes: sheep.
V
vain: delusive. vane: weathercock. vein: blood vessel.
vice: sin. vise: a press.
W
waive: to relinquish. wave: a billow.
wane: to decrease. wain: a wagon.
weal: happiness. wheel: circular body.
Y
yews: trees. use: employ. ewes: sheep.
yolk: yellow of egg. yoke: collar for oxen.
(there is no X & Z)..:shifty:
My best wishes 4 all u guys, :)
Naseem.
Naseem Sweetie
It's A great thread and full of information
English has such vocabularies that make someone gets confused sometimes
Thanks dear and may Allah bless you and protect you
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