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Pairs of Words 1-20
1. Affect: Smoking affects health.
Effect: This drug has no effect.
2. Advice: I need your advice.
Advise: I advise you to respect your elders.
3. Altar: Bring the cow to the altar.
Alter: We altered our plan.
4. Altogether: He is altogether mad.
All together: We play all together.
5. Angel: We cannot see angels.
Angle: Form an angle.
6. Bail: He is on bail.
Bale: It is a bale of cotton.
7. Bare: The trees are bare.
Bear: We saw a bear in the zoo.
8. Birth: What is your date of birth?
Berth: I booked a berth.
9. Beside: Sit beside me.
Besides: All left besides Ali.
10. Brake: Hit the brakes.
Break: I broke a stick.
11. Cold: It is very cold.
Cool: This water is cool.
12. Cloth: I sell cloths.
Clothe: Change your clothes.
13. Cell: I have a cell phone.
Sell: I sell books.
14. Compare: Compare the facts.
Contrast: Your action contrasts your words.
15. Device: Computer is a device.
Devise: Devise a plan.
16. Denied: I denied his statement.
Refused: I refused to go.
17. Dairy: I drink dairy milk.
Diary: I write a diary.
18. Dew: The grass is wet with dew.
Due: Pay your dues.
19. Die: Tom died.
Dye: Dye your hair.
20. Dose: Double this dose of medicine.
Doze: He dozed off in the class.
Pairs of Words 21-40
21. Droop: The flowers drooped in the wind.
Drop: Drop the gun!
22. Elder: Respect your elders.
Older: You look older.
23. Eligible: I am eligible to vote.
Illegible: This text is illegible.
24. Accept: I accept your offer.
Except: All left except Ali.
25. Expect: I expected it.
Hope: Never lose hope.
26. Feet: Clean the floor.
Feat. I like magic feats.
27. Floor: Clean the floor.
Flour: I sell flour.
28. Fair: Be fair to all.
Fare: Pay your fare.
29. Foul: It is a foul play.
Fowl: I keep fowls.
30. Gate: Open the gate.
Gait: His gait is odd.
3I. Gaol: I am going to jaol.
Goal: Set your goals in life.
32. Heal: The wound will heal soon.
Heel: My heel hurts.
33. Healthy: He is healthy.
Healthful: This food is healthful.
34. Idle: Don’t be idle.
Idol: Imran Khan is my idol.
35. Invent: Who invented radio?
Discover: Who discovered America?
36. Ice: The ice is melting.
Snow: Snow is falling.
37. Lose: Never lose hope.
Loose: Let the dog loose.
38. Lessen: Lessen your work load.
Lesson: Read the lesson.
39. Letter: Write a letter.
Latter: The latter plan is good.
40. Liar: He is a big liar.
Lawyer: He is a lawyer.
Pairs of Words 41-60
41. Lovely: It is a lovely day.
Lovable: The baby is lovable.
42. Medal: I won a gold medal.
Meddle: Do not meddle in my affaIRS.
43. Meet: Meet me tomorrow.
Meat: I like to eat meat.
44. Metal: Gold is a metal.
Mettle: Show some mettle.
45. Marry: She married Ali.
Merry: Eat, drink and be merry.
46. Miner: He is a coal miner.
Minor: It is a minor problem.
47. Necessity: Water is a basic necessity.
Necessary: Food is necessary for life.
48. Observation: He is under observation.
Observance: Ensure the observance of law.
49. Profit: He made a profit on the car.
Prophet: Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) is the last Prophet of Allah.
50. Popular: He is a popular actor.
Populous: Lahore is a populous city.
5I. Principal: He is our school principal.
Principle: He is a man of principle.
52. Peace: We want peace.
Piece: It is a piece of cake.
53. Pray: Pray for my success.
Prey: Hawk is a bird of prey.
54. People: A lot of people saw the match.
Peoples: Many peoples live in Pakistan.
55. Pore: Our body has many pores.
Pour: Pour me some water.
56. Quiet: Be quiet.
Quite: I am quite good.
57. Respectable: He is a respectable man.
Respectful: Be respectful to others.
58. Reign: Reign the horse.
Rain: It is raining.
59. Robbed: I got robbed.
Stolen: My car was stolen.
60. Role: Imran Khan is a role model.
Roll: Roll the dice.
Pairs of Words 61-77
6I. Root: Define root system.
Route: Take that route.
62. Story: It is a long story.
Storey: My house has two storeys.
63. Sail: The ship sailed yesterday.
Sale: This car is for sale.
64. Sink: The ship is sinking.
Drown: A child fell in the river and drowned.
65. Stationary: The sun is stationary.
Stationery: I sell stationery.
66. Sole: He is the sole winner.
Soul: Soul is immortal.
67. Scene: What a lovely scene!
Seen: Have you seen my pen?
68. Teach: I teach English.
Learn: Learn your lesson.
69. Team: We are a team.
Teem: Seas team with fish.
70. Urbane: His manners are urbane.
Urban: I like urban life.
7I. Vain: I tried in vain.
Vein: Blood runs in vein.
72. Wine: The Muslims do not drink wine.
Wine: We have grape vine.
73. Waste: Do not waste your time.
Waist: What is your waist?
74. Write: Write a letter.
Right: You are right.
75. Wave: Daffodils were waving in the breeze.
Waive: The law was waived off.
76. Way: Go that way.
Weigh: I weigh 50 kg.
77. Weak: He is very weak.
Week: See you next week.