commonly confused words
Commonly Confused Words

A

Accept (oannimme) - I gladly accepted her invitation.

Except (oannimme) - Except Oveget, I will not attend her cultural function.


Access (tagong) - The class caption has free access to the Headmaster.

Excess (Excess) - Excess of everything is bad.


Adapt (oanpasse) -He adapted himself to the new school.

Adept (adept) - He is adept in Nazrul song.

Adopt (adoptearje) - Don't adopt unfair means in the examination.


Advice (rie) - Last night My father gave me a good advice.

Advise (advisearje) - My all well wishers advised me to go through a book.


Affect (beynfloedzje) - Excess labor must affect your body.

Effect (effekt) - The effects of war are not good.


Ascent (ascent) - The ascent to the mountain is not a easy task.

Assent (fjouwer) - I need your assent regarding this matter.


Admit (tajaan) - Mukul admits that he was wrong.

Confess (beken) - You must confess your fault.


Addicted (addicted) - Mukul is addicted to drinking.

Devoted (devoted) - Munir is devoted to all newspaper technical support.


Assay (assay) - Plabon always assays to help others.

Essay (essay) - I am writing an essay on discipline.


Altar (alter) - The goat was sacrificed on the altar.

Alter (feroarje) - Nothing is left in this city to be altered.


B

Bag (pûde) - Hafez has a wonderful laptop bag.

Beg (beg) - The older man is begging from door to door.


Bad (min) - Never try to mingle with the bad boys.

Bed (bêd) - I must go to the bed as I feel sleepy.


Bat (bat) - Bats do not lay eggs.

Bet (weddenskip) - I bet, You will lose the match.


Beat (slaan) - They will beat the thief.

Bit (bit) - Mukul ate every bit of his cake.


Berth (berth) - Poor people can not reserve a berth in the train.

Birth (berte) - The cow gave birth to a culf yesterday.


Beside (neist) - His house is beside the field.

Besides (neist) - Besides this , He has plenty of wealth.

C

Calendar (kalinder) - I gave him a calendar of 2014.

Calender (Calender) - Every washerman has a calender.


Check (kontrôle) - Check your temper.

Cheque (kontrôle) - I gave him a cheque of TK. 500.


Cite (cite) - Cite an example.

Site (site) - This is the new site of our school.

Sight (sight) - Her eye-sight is defective.


Coarse (coarse) - She can not eat coarse rice.

Course (ferrin) - The ship has changed his course.


Corps (corps) - A corps of soldiers was sent to the flood affected area.

Corpse (lyk) - A corpse is lying by the road.


Childish (bernlike) - I don't like your childish manners.

Childlike (bernlike) - He is liked by everybody for his childlike simplicity.


Council (gemeenteried) - Ramih is the new chairman of the Union council.

Counsel (oanriede) - My teacher gave a good counsel.


Clean (skjin) - The room is clean.

Clear (opklearje) - The water is clear.


Custom (custom) - The custom is no longer in vogue.

Costume (kostúm) - You should not wear fancy costume.


Coma (coma) - My wife in a coma.

Comma (komma) - Put a comma (.) after the verb.


Canon (canon) - A society has its own canons.

Cannon (kanon) - The soldiers use cannons in the battle field.

D

Dear (dear) - My father is dear to me.

Deer (hart) - There are many deer in the Sundarbans.


Drown (drown) - The boy was drowned in the river.

Sink (sinke) - The boat sank in the river.


Disease (sykte) - He is suffering from skin disease.

Decease (ferstjerre) - Do you know the time of your decease ?.


Dairy (dairy) - Have you ever visited the Sirajgonj dairy farm.

Diary (deiboek) - It is good to keep a diary.


Die (stjerre) - He died of fever.

Dye (kleurstof) - The cloth is dyed in fast colour.


Discover (ûntdekke) - Columbus discovered America fever.

Invent (útfine) - Charle's Babbage invented the computer.


Deny (ûntkenne) - Simu denied all charges against her.

Refuse (wegerje) - The servant refused to obey his orders.


Draft (ûntwerp) - Make a draft of the petition.

Draught (ûntwerp) - He drank the water of the glass at one draught.

Drought (droechte) - Drought destroyed the crops.

E

Eligible (eligible) - He is not eligible for the post.

Illegible (illegible) - Your handwriting is illegible.


Eminent (eminent) - Dr. Haque is an eminent scholar.

Imminent (driigjende) - I saved him from an imminent danger.


Expect (ferwachtsje) - I expect that he will pass.

Hope (hope) - I hope you are well today.

F

Far (fier) - The market is not far from the village.

Fur (pels) - The cat has soft fur all over it's body.


Fair (earlik) - She is a fair girl.

Fare (fare) - What is the bus fair from Dhaka to Sirajgonj?


Farm (pleats) - There is an agricultural farm at Gazipur.

Firm (flink) - He is a firm in his ideas.


Flower (blom) - Everybody likes flower.

Flour (moal) - Bread is made with flour.


Farther (fierder) - They will go farther than expected.

Further (fierder) - Further explanation is necessary to solve this problem.


Fast (fluch) - The horse runs fast.

First (earste) - Faridul is the first boy.


Flash (flits) - I saw a flash of lightning in the sky.

Flesh (fleis) - Tigers are flesh eating animals.

G

Gaol (gaol) - The thief was sent to the gaol.

Goal (doelpunt) - What is the goal of your life?

H

Hear (hearre) - I can not hear your voice.

Listen (Harkje) - Listen to what i say.


Human (minske) - To err is human.

Humane (humane) - He is humane by nature.


Hard (hurd) - He works hard.

Herd (keppel) - A herd of sheep is grazing in the field.


Hail (hagel) - The captain was hailed by all.

Hale (Hale) - I am quite hale and hearty.


Honorary (honorary) - He is the honorary member of our club.

Honourable (earfolle) - Khaled is an honourable man.


Historic (histoarysk) - This is a historic Place.

Historical (histoaryske) - Because of historical fact English is spoken all over the world.

I

Industrious (warbere) - Industrious people never fail in life.

Industrial (yndustrieel) - Tejgaon is an industrial area.

J

Jealous (jaloersk) - He is jealous of my success.

Zealous () - Munir is a zealous worker.

L

Later (letter) - He reached later than all others.

Latter (lêste) - Karim and Rahim are two brothers; The former is a doctor and latteris a teacher.


Last (lêst) - Nasir is the last boy in the class.

Latest (lêste) - This is the latest design of the car.


Leave (ferlitte) - Nasir is leaving the hotel today.

Live (libje) - We live in the village.


Lovable (lovable) - The child is very lovable.

Lovely (moai) - Her appearance is very lovely.


Lose (ferlieze) - They may lose the match today.

Loose (los) - Oveget has put on a loose shirt.

M

Meat (fleis) - We get meat from cow.

Meet (moetsje) - I intend to meet him tomorrow.


Main (foarnaamste) - Rice is our main crops.

Mane (moannen) - The lioness has no mane.


Moral (moreel) - He bears a good moral character.

Morale (morale) - They may win as their morale is very high.

 

O

Official (offisjeel) - It is an official matter.

Officious (officious) - He is officious by nature.


Ordinance (ordinance) - A new ordinance has been promulgated.

Ordnance (ordnance) - There is an ordnance factory at Gazipur.

P

Pan (panne) - She is making the omelet with a pan.

Pen (pinne) - Pen is mighter than sword.


Pat (pat) - The teacher is patting the child on the shoulder.

Pet (húsdier) - The cat is a pet animal.


Peace (frede) - We want peace.

Piece (stik) - I want a piece of paper.


Paper (papier) - We write on paper.

Pepper (piper) - Don't take much pepper with curry.


Person (persoan) - Samiur Rahman is an honest person.

Parson (parson) - We went to a parson to take moral ideas.


Populous (folkrike) - Dhaka is a populous city.

Popular (populêr) - Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was a popular leader.


Pair (pear) - I shall buy a pair of red shoes.

Pare (pare) - Pare the nails as they look ugly.


Patrol (Patrol) - The policeman are patrolling the city streets.

Petrol (benzine) - We use petrol in the motorcars.


Personal (persoanlik) - Don't read my personal diary.

Personnel () - He is an army personnel.


Physic (physic) - Nature is a better physic than any other medicine.

Physique (physique) - He has a good physique.


Pity (pity) - Have pity for the poor.

Piety (frommens) - He is respected for his piety.


Practice (oefenje) - You need constant practice to write a better hand.

Practise () - He practises swimming everyday.


Pray (bidde) - We should pray to allah.

Prey (proai) - The tiger is a beast of prey.

Q

Quiet (stil) - He is a quiet boy.

Quite (frij) - I am quite happy today.

R

Refuge (taflecht) - Many people seek refuge in highlands during flood.

Refuse (wegerje) - He refused to hear me.


Register (register) - Your name has been struck off the register.

Registrar (griffier) - Mr. Hadi was the registrar of the Rajshahi University.


Role (rol) - In the drama He played the role of hero.

Roll (roll) - What is your roll number?

 

S

Seat (sit) - Please have your seat.

Sit (sitte) - Please sit down.


See (sjen) - I see a bird in the nest.

Sea (see) - The Bay of Bengal is a sea.


Sweat (swit) - He earns by the sweat of his brow.

Sweet (swiet) - These mangoes are very sweet.


Sale (ferkeap) - I have kept my freeze for sale.

Sell (ferkeapje) - He is selling his products.


Soul (siel) - The soul never dies.

Sole (sole) - He is the sole owner of this company.


Staff (personiel) - All members of the office staff were present in the meeting.

Stuff (guod) - It is made of soft stuff.


Story (ferhaal) - Please tell me a very funny story.

Storey () - It is a multi storeyied building.


Sometime (sometime) - Sometime, he was a teacher of this school.

Sometimes (somtiden) - He sometimes come here.


Stationary (Stationary) - The sun is stationary.

Stationery (Stationery) - I am going to a stationery shop to buy a pencil.


Ship (skip) - Rana went to America by ship.

Sheep (skiep) - Many sheep are grazing in the field.


Social (sosjaal) - Man is a social animal.

Sociable (Easter) - He ia a sociable man.

T

Tale (tale) - It was a tale of adventure.

Tell (fertelle) - Please tell us a story.

Tail (sturt) - A tiger has a long tail.


Test (toets) - He sat for the admission test.

Taste (smaak) - Honey tastes sweet.

 

U

Urban (urban) - I do not prefer urban life.

Urbane (days ticket) - His urbane manners pleased us.

V

Vain (idel) - Your all attempts will go in vain.

Vein (vein) - Blood flows through the vein to the heart.



W

Wander (doarmje) - He wandered here and there for the whole day.

Wonder (wûnder) - Computer is one of the wonders of modern science.


Weak (swak) - He is very weak.

Week (wike) - I shall visit trade fair on next week.

Wick (wick) - The wick of the candle has been completely burnt.


Wear (drage) - He always wear hat.

Wire (wire) - This is an electric wire.

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