{"id":71883,"date":"2019-08-30T08:40:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=71883"},"modified":"2019-08-30T08:40:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T08:40:10","slug":"words-confused-owing-to-similar-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/words-confused-owing-to-similar-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Words Confused Owing To Similar Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some words are confused because they are pronounced alike. In this lesson we will learn about those words which cause confusion because they produce similar sound.<\/p>\n<p>Allowed (Verb): let somebody do something<br \/>\nAloud (adverb): audibly<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He allowed me to go.<\/li>\n<li>She cried aloud for mercy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alter (verb): change, make or become different<br \/>\nAltar (noun): holy table in a church<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You must alter the order of the words.<\/li>\n<li>The priest bowed before the altar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bare (Adjective): not covered<br \/>\nBear (Verb): tolerate<br \/>\nBear (noun): an omnivorous four legged animal that has thick fur<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As he had no shirt the sun burnt his bare skin.<\/li>\n<li>I can&#8217;t bear this pain.<\/li>\n<li>A bear has thick fur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Birth (noun): event of being born<br \/>\nBerth (noun): bed on ship or train<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is your date of birth?<\/li>\n<li>Can I reserve a berth in the train?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bore (noun) something that bores<br \/>\nBore (verb): make somebody uninterested<br \/>\nBoar (noun): a wild animal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He bored me with his silly jokes.<\/li>\n<li>The boar is a brave wild animal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brake (noun): device that slows or stops a machine<\/p>\n<p>Break (verb): separate something into pieces<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See if you can break this stick?<\/li>\n<li>You stop a car by applying the brake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Counsel (noun): counsel means advice.<br \/>\nCouncil (noun): an assembly of people meeting regularly to advise or organize something.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People who give advice are called counsellors.<\/li>\n<li>A council is a group of people met together on some business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Current (noun): flow of water or air<br \/>\nCurrent (adjective): existing now<br \/>\nCurrant (noun): small dried grapes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This river has strong current.<\/li>\n<li>You must be aware of current events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fair (noun): gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment. An exhibition to promote particular products.<\/p>\n<p>Fair (adjective): light complexion<br \/>\nFare (noun): the money a passenger on public transport has to pay<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Her skin is fair, not dark.<\/li>\n<li>How much is the railway fare?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Herd (noun): a large group of animals that live or are kept together.<br \/>\nHeard (verb): perceive with the ear<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A herd of cattle<\/li>\n<li>I heard him talking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hole (noun): cavity, aperture<br \/>\nWhole (adjective): entire, complete<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a hole in my socks.<\/li>\n<li>Rabbits live in holes.<\/li>\n<li>She spent the whole night reading.<\/li>\n<li>You have eaten a whole loaf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Piece (noun): a portion separated from the whole<br \/>\nPeace (noun): freedom from war<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please give me a piece of paper.<\/li>\n<li>Do you want war or peace?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plane (noun): aircraft<\/p>\n<p>Plain (noun): flat expanse of land<br \/>\nPlain (adjective): simple and ordinary<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She had a plain face.<\/li>\n<li>The Gangetic plain is very fertile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practice (noun): the doing of something repeatedly to improve one&#8217;s skills<br \/>\nPractise (verb): do something repeatedly so as to become skilful<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice makes man perfect.<\/li>\n<li>You need to practise cricket regularly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prey (noun): animals hunted by other animals<br \/>\nPray (verb): speak to God<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What a tiger kills is its prey.<\/li>\n<li>I pray that no tiger will ever catch me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Principal (noun): the head of a school or college<br \/>\nPrincipal (adjective): the most important<br \/>\nPrinciple (noun): rules or beliefs governing one&#8217;s personal behaviour<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He is the principal of the college.<\/li>\n<li>He is the principal player in the team.<\/li>\n<li>To gamble is against my principle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sight (noun): faculty of seeing<br \/>\nSite (noun): place where something stands<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A blind man has no sight.<\/li>\n<li>I will build my house on this site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether (conjunction): expresses a doubt or choice between alternatives<br \/>\nWeather (noun): the state of the atmosphere at a place and time<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are going to take this medicine whether you like it or not.<\/li>\n<li>We had to cancel the trip because of bad weather.<\/li>\n<li>In May the weather is hot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some words are confused because they are pronounced alike. 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