Pair Of Words A To Z And Their Meaning

Pair Of Words A To Z And Their Meaning

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As an ESL student, you may be wondering how to use words correctly in your writing. In this blog post, we will show you pairs of words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, as well as their meaning. We hope this will help you improve your writing skills!

Examples of Pair of words A to Z

Advice a suggestion about what to do
Advise  to give someone advice
Affect  to have an effect on something
Effect  the result of something happening
Allowed  given permission to do something
Allow  to permit someone to do something
Aloud  spoken out loud
Out Loud  spoken aloud so that others can hear you
Bare  without coverings or protection
Bear  to carry or support something weighty
Been  past tense of “to be”
Gone  past tense of “to go”
Bite  to puncture or tear with the teeth
Byte  a unit of measurement for digital information, usually 8 bits
Board  a piece of wood that is thicker than a sheet of paper
Bored  not interested or stimulated
Capital  the city that is the official seat of government
Capitol  the building in which the United States Congress meets.
Close  near or adjacent to
Clothes  items of clothing
Compliment  to say something nice about someone
Complement  to enhance or complete something nicely
Cries  the sound a baby makes when it is upset
Cry  to weep or shed tears
Dear  costly
Deer  An animal
Discreet  careful not to be noticed or understood
Discrete  separate, distinct, not combined
Doubtful  not certain
Doubt  to mistrust or question
Elicit  to draw out or bring forth
Illicit  illegal or not permitted
Etiquette  the customary rules for polite behavior
Ethics  principles of right and wrong behavior
Fewer  indicating a smaller quantity
Less  indicating a smaller quantity than before
Flour  a powder made from ground grain used in baking
Flower  the blossom of a plant, typically one with showy petals
Foul  offensive
Fowl  birds that are hunted or raised for meat or eggs
Gain  to come into possession of something
Gain  to make a profit
Hair  a mass of fine, thread like structures on the head
Hare  a small, fast running mammal with long ears
Heard  having heard something
Herd  a group of animals, typically cows, sheep, or goats, kept or moving together
Homograph  a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning
Honey  a sweet, sticky substance produced by bees
Jewel  a precious stone
Jewelry  objects worn for personal adornment, such as rings, necklaces, and earrings
Journey  a trip or voyage
Jury  a group of people who are chosen to decide the facts in a court case
Knight  a man who was a member of the medieval nobility
Night  the time between sunset and sunrise
Levee  an embankment built to prevent flooding
Level  equal in height or amount
Liar  a person who tells lies
Lie  to recline, to be situated horizontally
Mail  letters and packages that are sent through the mail
Male  the sex that produces sperm and eggs
Oar  a pole with a flat blade that is used to row a boat
Or  either of two choices
Peace  freedom from disturbance
Piece  a part of something larger
Perceive  to become aware of or conscious of
Precede  to come before in time, to happen first
Principal  the most important person in a school or organization
Principle  a fundamental truth or law
Sail  a large piece of fabric that is attached to a mast and used to propel a boat
Sale  the selling of goods or services
Scene  the part of a play, movie, or story that takes place in one place
Scenery  the objects that are used in making a theatrical setting
Seen  having seen something
Scene  a division of an act in a play, opera, or ballet
Tear  to pull or rip something into pieces
Tore  past tense of “to tear”
Their  belonging to them
There  in that place
Then  at that time
Thence  from that place
Umpire  a person who is in charge of a game or match
Umpteen  an indeterminate but large number
Vein  a thin tube that carries blood through the body
Vain  having too much confidence in one’s own abilities, skills, or looks
Wait  to stop doing something and stay in the same place
Weight  the force that causes objects to be drawn toward the ground
Wear  to have something on one’s body
Wore  past tense of “to wear”
Where  in or to what place
Whereas  while this is true
Which  what one or ones
Witch  a woman who practices magic or sorcery
Yacht  a large boat for pleasure trips or racing
Yachtsman  a person who owns or operates a yacht