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PAIR OF WORDS

(1) Accept; Do not accept drugs from anyone.
Except.. All except Ali were present there.
(2) Alter.. Alter your ways.
Altar.. A lamb was taken to the altar.
(3) Adopt.. He adopted Ali.
Adept.. He is an adept in cooking.
(4) Accede; I accede to all your demands.
Exceed; Do not exceed the limits.
(5) Access; I have no access to the headmaster.
Excess; Excess of everything is bad.
(6) Angle; Change lies in angles.
Angel; Angels are very powerful.
(7) Addition; Sometimes addition becomes impossible.
Edition; First edition is always the best.
(8) Advise; I advise you to work hard.
Advice; My advice fell flat upon him.
(9) Affect; Cold affects the crops.
Effect; Fine weather has a good effect on his health.
(10) Amiable; The truth is always amiable.
Amicable; Every relation cannot be amicable.
(11) Accident; It was a terrible accident.
Incident; Incidents point out fate.
(12) Ascend; I can ascend the camel.
Descend; When mind descends soul ascends.
(13) Bail; Truth needs no bail.
Bail; I bought two bails of cotton.
(14) Ballot; Ballot is the need of honesty.
Bullet; Where bullet fails, ballot inhales.
(15) Beach; We visited Clifton Beach.
Beech; Beech is a beautiful tree.
(16) Bear; He can bear his loss.
Beer; Do not drink beer.
(17) Berth; He was lying on the berth.
Birth; What is your date of birth?
(18) Beside; He is sitting beside me.
Besides; This sum is besides your pay.
(19) Between; There is enmity between Ali and Ahmad.
Among; He was sitting among the beggars.
(20) Block; It is a very heavy block.
Bloc; Bloc of truth is always little.
(21) Born; He was born in a town.
Borne; Truth is always borne by the poor.
(22) Bow; Always bow before God.
Bough; A bough was broken in the storm.
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(23) Brake; Progress knows no brake.
Break; Do not break if you cannot make.
(24) Bridal; She was wearing her bridal dress.
Bridle; Bridle is to drive a horse.
(25) Calendar; We follow the Hijri calendar.
Calender; A calendar is to press the cloth.
(26) Canon; Power knows no canon.
Cannon; Cannon is no more useful now.
(27) Canvas; My shoes are of canvas.
Canvass; Please canvass for me.
(28) Cast; I do not want to cast my vote.
Caste; He is a jot by caste.
(29) Casual; Nothing is casual in these days.
Causal; He is causal to all this wrong.
(30) Cease; Truth can never cease.
Seize; He will seize the lost values.
(31) Cell; The prisoner was put into a dark cell.
Sell; I do not want to sell my car.
(32) Check; Please check my account.
Cheque; He got his fees in cheque.
(33) Childish; I praise your childish thoughts.
Childlike; We like her childlike ways.
(34) Cite; He cited some verses from the Holy Quran.
Sight; It was a very beautiful sight.
(35) Clock; He sold his wall clock.
Cloak; He was wearing a cloak.
(36) Cloth; His brother runs a cloth shop.
Clothe; I wear simple clothes.
(37) Coarse; This cloth is coarse.
Course; New English course is easy.
(38) Cold; It was very cold yesterday.
Cool; A cool breeze is blowing.
(39) Coma; He is in the state of coma.
Comma; There is no comma in this sentence.
(40) Command; He commanded our army in 1965.
Commend; I commend my teacher.
(41) Corpse; They took the corpse for postmortem.
Corps; I work in army medical corps.
(42) Counsil; He is a member of local counsil.
Counsel; We prefer his counsel to all others.
(43) Dairy; I work in a dairy farm.
Diary; Diary is but a written thinking.
(44) Dear; Pakistan is dear to us.
Deer; A deer is a beautiful animal.
(45) Diseased; He looks diseased.
Deceased; The deceased was buried at noon.
(46) Deflate; The tyre was deflated.
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Inflate; Every hope inflates our morale.
(47) Defy; Do not defy religious practices.
Deify; The Greeks deify their heroes.
(48) Dew; Dew drops shine in the morning sun.
Due; He could not come due to fever.
(49) Die; He may die for his country.
Dye; She will dye her dress red.
(50) Doze; Do not doze in the class.
Dose; Take this dose of medicine.
(51) Drought; The drought caused a great loss.
Draught; Just few draughts of water made me fresh.
(52) Dual; He is a person of dual nature.
Duel ; They will fight a duel.
(53) Elder ; Is he your elder brother?
Older; He is five year older than I.
(54) Eminent; Iqbal was an eminent poet.
Imminent; An atomic war seems imminent.
(55) Empire; Hazrat Umar (RA) ruled over a vast empire.
Umpire; He is a famous cricket umpire.
(56) Essay; I wrote an essay on drugs.
Assay; We will assay to find a new shelter.
(57) Fair; She has a fair colour.
Fare; I can pay your fare to Lahore.
(58) Farm; He works on his farm.
Form; Form nouns from these verbs.
(59) Farther; We traveled farther to his house.
Further; Can you want to say anything further?
(60) Feet; I have two feet.
Feat; I saw many feats in the circus.
(61) Fiction; I like Urdu fiction.
Faction; A faction was against the reforms.
(62) Find; The thirsty crow did not find water.
Fined; He was fined for 4 rupees for coming late.
(63) Flour; Flour is cheaper than bread.
Floor; This floor is broken.
(64) Former; Ali and Adil are friends. The former is a doctor.
Farmer; His father is a farmer.
(65) Forward; He did not look forward and ran into a bus.
Foreword; This foreword is based on lies.
(66) Foul; Do not play foul in your game.
Fowl; I aimed at a fowl and fired.
(67) Funeral; I attended the funeral of his father.
Funereal; She was wearing funereal dress.
(68) Gamble; He gambles on matches.
Gambol; Children gambol in streets.
(69) Gate; Our school has a main gate.
Gait; Her gait is graceful.
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(70) Glass; We have glass cups.
Gloss; The gloss in the surface of water was disturbing.
(71) Great; Iqbal was a great poet.
Grate; He was sitting near the grate.
(72) Guilt; He accepted his guilt.
Gilt; The furniture of the room was gilted.
(73) Hail; It does not hail in summer.
Hale; He is quite hale and hearty.
(74) Hair; My hair is grey.
Heir; We are heir to ignorance.
(75) Heard; I heard a rumour this morning.
Herd; He has a herd of sheep.
(76) Heel; His heel was wounded.
Heal; His wound will heal soon.
(77) Hew; I shall hew this tree in an hour.
Hue; She was wearing clothes of red hue.
(78) Hoard; Do not hoard any crop.
Horde; They are a horde of thieves.
(79) Hole; Rats live in holes.
Whole; I have read the whole story.
(80) Human; Human brain is vaster than computer.
Humane; Her manners are quite humane.
(81) Idol; The Hindus worship idols.
Idle; Ahmad is an idle boy.
(82) Illegible; His handwriting is illegible.
Eligible; He is eligible for this post.
(83) Impossible; It is never impossible to excuse.
Impassable; This road is impassable.
(84) Industrial; Faisalabad is an industrial city.
Industrious; He is an industrious student.
(85) Later; He went to a party and later to the playground.
Latter; Ali and Adnan are friends. The latter is a teacher.
(86) Lesson; I shall teach you a lesson.
Lessen; Try to lessen your weight.
(87) Liar; Go to hell with all the liars.
Lawyer; He is a lawyer by profession.
(88) Lose; Do not lose courage.
Loose; Loose dress suits him.
(89) Mail; This letter came by the evening mail.
Male; The male members earn for their family.
(90) Minor; It is a minor mistake.
Miner; He is a miner by profession.
(91) Marry; He will marry Nazia.
Merry; Let us make merry.
(92) Mean; His friend is a mean fellow.
Mien; She posses a pleasant mien.
(93) Meat; I like meat.
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Meet; He wants to meet her alone.
(94) Message; Iqbal,s poetry is a message of hope.
Massage; He is used to massage his body.
(95) Metal; Gold is a precious metal.
Mettle; He is a man of mettle.
(96) Medal; He won a gold medal in the race.
Meddle; Do not meddle my affairs.
(97) Moral; We must follow moral values.
Morale; Our army keeps a high morale.
(98) Naughty; Ali is a naughty boy.
Knotty; It is very knotty problem.
(99) Oar; He has a single oar boat.
Ore; I purchased a lot of iron ore.
(100) Pale; He turned pale with fear.
Pail; Please bring a pail of water.
(101) Pain; I am feeling pain in my arm.
Pane; She was sitting beside a window pane.
(102) Petrol; Petrol is very costly these days.
Patrol; The police patrols the area at night.
(103) Plain; This field lokks like a plain.
Plane; This surface is plane.
(104) Popular; He is a popular poet.
Populous; Lahore is a populous city.
(105) Pour; Pour some water in the glass.
Pore; Every pore is a little nose.
(106) Pray; Let us pray to God for the rain.
Prey; Eagle is a bird of prey.
(107) Principal; Our principal is a kind man.
Principle; He is very strict to his principles.
(108) Profit; The profit in writing books is nill.
Prophet; Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) is the last prophet of Allah.
(109) Quiet; Keep quiet please.
Quite; He is quite foolish.
(110) Rain; I enjoy the rain at night.
Reign; The reign of Akbar was not so good.
(111) Right; We must fight for our rights.
Rite; Some rites are quite useless.
(112) Ring; The peon rings the bell.
Wring; Can you wring these clothes?
(113) Roll; The teacher called our roll.
Role; He played the role of a king.
(114) Root; The plants get water through roots.
Route; The buses run on their respective routes.
(115) Sale; This car is for sale.
Sail; The sail of the ship was torn.
(116) Seem; She seems happy today.
Seam; The seam of the ball has come off.
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(117) Seen; I had seen him earlier.
Scene; It was a beautiful scene.
(118) Sheer; It was his sheer carelessness.
Shear; He can shear the wool.
(119) Soar; A kite can soar in the sky.
Sore; I have a sore throat.
(120) Sole; The sole of my shoe is damaged.
Soul; Nobody has seen a soul.
(121) Soot; There is a lot of soot in the chimney.
Suit; Blue colour suits you.
(122) Stair; He was sitting in the stairs.
Stare; Do not stare at others.
(123) Stationary; The sun is stationary.
Stationery; He runs a stationery shop.
(124) Story; It is an interesting story.
Storey; I live in the top storey of this house.
(125) Tail; The cow has a long tail.
Tale; He told me a fairy tale.
(126) Team; Our team won the match easily.
Teem; This pond is teem of ducks.
(127) Tire; He got tired of walking.
Tyre; The tyre of the bus got punctured.
(128) Urban; We live in an urban area.
Urbane; His manners are urbane.
(129) Vacation; Our school is closing for summer vacation.
Vocation; He could not adjust himself in any vocation.
(130) Vain; He tried very hard but in vain.
Vein; The veins in her hands are quite clear.
(131) Vale; Hunza is a beautiful vale.
Veil; She wears a black veil.
(132) Waist; Her waist is quite slender.
Waste; Do not waste your time.
(133) Wait; Please wait for me.
Weight; Try to lose your weight.
(134) Way; O Allah show me the straight way.
Weigh; Weigh this flour sack.
(135) Weak; I am weak in English.
Week; A week has seven days.
(136) Whether; Whether you like or not I must go there.
Weather; The weather is very fine today.
(137) Wine; I strongly dislike to drink wine.
Vine; The vine was hanging down with grapes.
(138) Yoke; The yoke was quite heavy.
Yolk; I like the yolk of an egg.