Access- approach
I have no access to the President of Pakistan.
Excess- More than due
Excess of everything is bad.
Accept- To receive a thing, to agree
The Principal accepted my request for fee concession.
Except
All the students except Adam have been fined.
Adapt- Make fit
Every country has to adapt itself according to the changed condition of life.
Adopt- Take up
He adopted unfair means in the examination.
Adept- Clever, Skillful
He is adept in the art of pleasing people.
Advice - Noun
My advice fell flat upon him.
Advise- Verb
I advise you not to smoke.
Affect- To have an effect on
The climate of this place has affected his health.
Effect-
His words produced no effect upon me (noun)
The parties effected compromise. (Verb)
Affection - Love
I have great affection for my students.
Affectation- Pretence
He is all pose and affectation.
Allusion
He made many allusions from the poetry of Iqbal in his speech.
Illusion- Deceptive appearance
True happiness in this world is only an illusion.
Altar (Noun)- An elevated place of worship
He knelt down by the altar in the church.
Alter (verb)- To change
He altered his decision at the eleventh hour.
Altogether
I am altogether ignorant of your success in the examination.
All together-
They went to see the picture all together.
All ready- all prepared
We are all ready to leave for Lahore.
Already- Before a suggested time
He has already done his work.
Apposite
Your answer was quite apposite.
Opposite- Contrary, facing back to back
My house is situated opposite to the Government College.
Ascent- Upward flight
The ascent of the Murree Hills is not very difficult.
Assent - Agreement
The President gave his assent to the University Bill.
Aught- Anything
He might be dead for aught I care.
Ought- Should
You ought to lend him some money.
Assay- attempt
He assayed at climbing the hill.
Essay- Piece of writing
He wrote a beautiful essay on the poetry of Dr Iqbal.
Antics- Queer- Odd
Everybody laughed at his foolish antics.
Antique- of old times, old fashioned
This traveler has come from the antique land of Egypt.
Bare- Adjective, uncovered
He went in the bitter cold bare headed.
Bear- Noun (An animal)
He was killed in the forest by a bear.
Bail- Security
The accused was released on bail.
Bale - A bundle
We have four hundred bales of cotton in our godown.
Beach- Shore
We stood on the beach and enjoyed the beautiful scene of the sea.
Beech- A kind of tree
We have planted many beech trees in our garden.
Berth- An alloted place
Have you got your berth reserved in the Chenab Express?
Birth- The act of being born
The birth of our great leader Quaid-i-Azam falls in the last week of December.
Ballot- Secret Vote
We did not use the fake ballot papers in the election.
Ballet- A dance
We enjoyed the Chinese ballet at the theatre.
Beat (verb) to strike
The teacher beats the boys in the class mercilessly.
Beet
Sugar is made from beet also.
Beside- At the side
He is sitting beside me in the class.
Besides- In addition to
He gets a bonus besides his salary.
Break- To separate into parts
He broke the windows and entered the house.
Brake- Device for stopping the motion of the wheel
The brakes of my car are defective.
Bridal- Pertaining to marriage
She wore the bridal ring on her finger in the party.
Bridle- A rope for a horse
I require a bridle for my horse.
Born- To be brought into existence by birth
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Borne- Past tense of
He has borne his misfortunes like a brave man.
Calendar- A table showing days and months of a year
Please consult the wall calendar to know the exact day of your marriage.
Calender (verb) - to press cloth
Please calender this shirt of mine.
Canon- A rule in general
He follows the religious canons strictly.
Cannon- A large gun
The general decided to use cannons against the enemy.
Canvas- A kind of coarse cloth
He is wearing canvas shoes.
Canvass- To solicit
He is canvassing for his friend, Akram.
Cast- (verb) to throw
He cast the old books away.
Caste- A social class
Adam does not believe in caste system
Ceiling- The inner part of the
The ceiling of the room is painted red.
Sealing- To put a starnp
The clerk was sealing the letters in his office.
Cell - A narrow room
The culprit was locked up in a cell.
Sell- To give up something for money.
This book is selling like hot cakes.
Cite- To quote
He cited from the Holy Quran during the course of his speech.
Site- an important place
His house is situated at a good site.
Sight- view
The hills of Murree present a good sight.
Check- To stop
We could not check him from going to theatre.
Cheque- A written order, asking the bank to pay money.
I gave him a cheque worth $ one million.
Coarse - Rough
My shirt is made of coarse clothes.
Course- Direction taken
The river Ravi has changed its course.
Compliment- A ceremonious greeting
Please pay my compliments to your mother.
Complement- That which fills up or Completes
The husband and wife complement each other.
Collusion- A secret understanding for a fraudulent purpose.
The thief ran away from the jail in Collusion with the police.
Collision- The act of striking together
Many lives were lost in the collision between a bus and a car.
Chord- A string of musical instrument
He broke the chord of the violin while playing on it.
Cord- A thin rope
Please tie this packet with a piece of cord.
Complacent
He feels complacent and happy at his Success in the examination.
Complaisant- Obliging,
He is liked by everyone because he possesses complaisant manners
Coma - Unnatural heavy sleep
His father is lying in state of coma in the hospital.
Comma- A punctuation mark
Please put a comma at the end of this sentence.
Confidant - A friend taken into confidence
I told the secret of my failure in the examination only to my confidant.
Confident - Having confidence
Pakistan is quite confident of her victory in the cricket match.
Corporal - Pertaining to body
Corporal punishment must be prohibited in schools God is not a corporeal being.
Corps- A body of troops.
He got commission in the medical corps of the army.
Corpse- The dead body of human behind.
His corpse was found lying in a ditch.
Cession- To cede, to give up
The cession of East Pakistan from the West Pakistan was a tragic event of Muslim history.
Session
The college hours for the summer session changed from the 1st April.
Casual- Occasional
I applied for 3 days casual leave.
Causal - Of cause
There is causal relationship between smoking and ill health.
Council- An assembly
His father is a member of Union Council.
Counsel- Advice
You should act upon the counsel of your teacher.
Cemetery- Graveyard
He is buried in the Muslim cemetery.
Symmetry
She has a fine symmetry of features.
Cloth - Unsewn fabric
We bought some country made cloth from the market.
Clothes- Garment
She washed her clothes herself.
Clock
When the clock strikes nine, I go to bank.
Cloak- A loose outer garment
The English women wear cloaks now-a-days.
Cue- Hint
The actor missed his cue and came to the stage late.
Queue - Row
Please stand in a queue and get the tickets in your turn (JJ!)
Dairy- Place for keeping milk, cattle
The butter Pak Dairy is conducive to health.
Diary- A note book
I am writing a diary.
Deceased- Dead
The deceased was a man of gentle habits.
Diseased- sick - ill
A diseased mind has a diseased body.
Defer- To put off
The meeting of the college council was deferred to the next month.
Differ- To have a difference
I differ with you in this matter.
Dependant- One who depends upon Others
He has to support many dependants.
Dependent- Depending upon
Your success in the examination is dependent upon hard work.
