commonly confused words
Commonly Confused Words

A

Accept (приймати) - I gladly accepted her invitation.

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


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

Excess (надлишок) - Excess of everything is bad.


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

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

Confess (сповідатися) - You must confess your fault.


Addicted (схильний) - Mukul is addicted to drinking.

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


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

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


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

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


B

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

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


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

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


Bat (летюча миша) - Bats do not lay eggs.

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


Beat (бити) - They will beat the thief.

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


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

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


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

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

C

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

Calender (каландр) - Every washerman has a calender.


Check (перевірка) - Check your temper.

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


Cite (цитувати) - Cite an example.

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Clean (чистий) - The room is clean.

Clear (ясно) - The water is clear.


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

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


Coma (кома) - My wife in a coma.

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


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

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

D

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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


Die (померти) - He died of fever.

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


Discover (відкрити) - Columbus discovered America fever.

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


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

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


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

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

Drought (посуха) - Drought destroyed the crops.

E

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

Illegible (нерозбірливий) - Your handwriting is illegible.


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

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


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

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

F

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

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


Fair (ярмарок) - She is a fair girl.

Fare (плата за проїзд) - What is the bus fair from Dhaka to Sirajgonj?


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

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


Flower (квітка) - Everybody likes flower.

Flour (борошно) - Bread is made with flour.


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

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


Fast (швидко) - The horse runs fast.

First (перший) - Faridul is the first boy.


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

Flesh (плоть) - Tigers are flesh eating animals.

G

Gaol (тюремне ув'язнення) - The thief was sent to the gaol.

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

H

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

Listen (слухати) - Listen to what i say.


Human (людина) - To err is human.

Humane (людяний) - He is humane by nature.


Hard (жорсткий) - He works hard.

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


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

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


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

Honourable (почесна) - Khaled is an honourable man.


Historic (історичний) - This is a historic Place.

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

I

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

Industrial (промислові) - Tejgaon is an industrial area.

J

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

Zealous () - Munir is a zealous worker.

L

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

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


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

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


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

Live (жити) - We live in the village.


Lovable (привабливий) - The child is very lovable.

Lovely (прекрасний) - Her appearance is very lovely.


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

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

M

Meat (м'ясо) - We get meat from cow.

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


Main (головний) - Rice is our main crops.

Mane (грива) - The lioness has no mane.


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

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

 

O

Official (офіційний) - It is an official matter.

Officious (офіціозний) - He is officious by nature.


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

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

P

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

Pen (перо) - Pen is mighter than sword.


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

Pet (домашня тварина) - The cat is a pet animal.


Peace (мир) - We want peace.

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


Paper (папір) - We write on paper.

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


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

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


Populous (густонаселений) - Dhaka is a populous city.

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


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

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


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

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


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

Personnel () - He is an army personnel.


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

Physique (статура) - He has a good physique.


Pity (жалість) - Have pity for the poor.

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


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

Practise () - He practises swimming everyday.


Pray (молитися) - We should pray to allah.

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

Q

Quiet (спокійно) - He is a quiet boy.

Quite (досить) - I am quite happy today.

R

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

Refuse (відмовлятися) - He refused to hear me.


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

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


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

Roll (рулет) - What is your roll number?

 

S

Seat (сидіння) - Please have your seat.

Sit (сидіти) - Please sit down.


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

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


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

Sweet (солодкий) - These mangoes are very sweet.


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

Sell (продавати) - He is selling his products.


Soul (душа) - The soul never dies.

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


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

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


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

Storey () - It is a multi storeyied building.


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

Sometimes (іноді) - He sometimes come here.


Stationary (стаціонарний) - The sun is stationary.

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


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

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


Social (соціального) - Man is a social animal.

Sociable (Комунікабельний) - He ia a sociable man.

T

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

Tell (сказати) - Please tell us a story.

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


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

Taste (смак) - Honey tastes sweet.

 

U

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

Urbane (ввічливий) - His urbane manners pleased us.

V

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

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



W

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

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


Weak (слабкий) - He is very weak.

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

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


Wear (носити) - He always wear hat.

Wire (дріт) - This is an electric wire.

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