Conjunctions

And और/Or या

But (लेकिन, बल्कि, सिवाय)लेकिन / पर / परन्तु 

For / As / Because / Since (क्योंकि, चूँकि)

Also/Even/Either/Too/As well (भी)

As (जैसा, के तौर पर, के नाते)

As well as (साथ ही साथ)

As soon as / the moment (जैसे ही)

As far as (जहाँ तक)

Although / Though / Even if / Even though (यद्यपि, हालाँकि, भले ही) &

Then also / even then / yet / still / however (फिर भी, तब भी, इसके बावजूद भी,)

(Although के साथ Yet का प्रयोग करना ही होगा।)

Such (इस तरह का, ऐसा )/ Such as (जैसे कि, उदाहरणत: ) / in such a way (इस तरह से, ऐसे )

As If / As though (मानो; जैसे कि )

Either – or (या तो ये – या तो वो )

Neither – nor ( न ये – न वो )

A special case: Not – nor/neither ( नहीं – वो भी नहीं )

A special case: So (वो भी)

Not only – but also (न केवल ये बल्कि वो भी / यही नहीं वो भी)

If (यदि, अगर )

Lest – should (कहीं ऐसा न हो कि, ये न हो कि )

Otherwise/ or else (नहीं तो, वरना )

So that (ताकि )

Provided / Providing (बशर्ते, शर्त ये है कि, पर तब जब )

What, That जो (सजीव व निर्जीव दोनों के लिए (for Living & Nonliving both))

Where जहाँ

Whom जिसे

Who जो (सजीव का) (living being)

Which जो (निर्जीव का) (non living)

When जब

How / The way जैसे, जिस तरह से

Whose जिसका (सजीव का) (living being)

Of Which जिसका (निर्जीव का) (non living)

With whom जिसके साथ

For whom जिसके लिए

From where जहाँ सेसे

That’s what यही तो, वही तो, यही बात तो, वही बात तो (किसी मुद्दे की बात हो रही है।) (talking about an issue)

That’s where यहीं तो, वहीं तो, इसी जगह तो, उसी जगह तो (किसी जगह की बात हो रही है।) (talking about a place)

That’s why इसीलिए, तभी तो (किसी कारण की बात हो रही है।) (talking about a reason)

That’s when उसी समय तो, तभी तो (किसी समय की बात हो रही है।) (talking about a time)

That’s who/whom उसी को (किसी सजीव (living being) की बात हो रही है।)

That’s which उसी को (किसी निर्जीव (non living) की बात हो रही है।)

That’s how इसी तरह तो, इसी तरह से (करने के तरीके की बात हो रही है।) (talking about a way of doing something.)

Still / Even now(अभी भी, आज भी)

No sooner had – than(ही था)

As yet / yet / till now / by now / so far

(अभी तक, आज तक)

Till / Till the time / By the time/As long as (जब तक)

Unless / Until (जब तक नहीं)

Whether – or (चाहे —- या ) ( कि —–या )

Whereas / While (जबकि)

🌟and conj. और; तथा; एवं; औ; और; व; वा;

1(used to connect words or parts of sentences)

also; in addition toऔर; एवं, तथा, व

Example उदाहरण-

a boy and a girl.एक लड़का और एक लड़की।

slowly and carefully.धीरे और सावधानी से।

We were singing and dancing all evening.हम सारी शाम गाते और नाचते रहे।

Notes When two objects are closely related, 'a' etc. is not repeated,जब दो वस्‍तुएँ निकटता से जुड़ी हों तो ‘a’ आदि को दोहराया नहीं जाता,

Example उदाहरण-

a knife and fork.एक चाकू और कांटा।

my father and mother.मेरे पिता और माँ।

(used when you are saying numbers in sums) in addition to; plusऔर; युग

Example उदाहरण-Twelve and six is eighteen.बारह और छह अठारह है।

 Notes after the word 'hundred' when speaking of large numbers and Is used

बड़ी संख्‍याओं को बोलते समय ‘hundred’ शब्‍द के बाद

andका प्रयोग किया जाता है ।

Example उदाहरण-

We say 2264 as two thousand, two hundred and sixty-four.हम 2264 को दो हजार, दो सौ चौंसठ कहते हैं।

used instead of ‘to’ after certain verbs, for example ‘go’, ‘come’, ‘try’क्रियाएँ आदि के साथ के स्‍थान पर प्रयुक्त example उदाहरण-

Go and answer the door for me, will you?जाओ और मेरे लिये द्वार खोलो, क्या तुम करोगे?

I’ll try and find out what’s going on.मैं कोशिश करूँगा और पता लगाऊंगा कि क्या हो रहा है।

🌟 Conjunction (Or)अन्यथा,वरना,अथवा, या 

used in a list of possibilities or choicesया अथवा (संभावनाओं या विकल्‍पों की सूची में प्रयुक्त)

Example उदाहरण-

Would you like to sit here or next to the window?क्या आप यहाँ बैठना चाहेंगे या खिड़की के पास?

Are you interested or not?क्या आप रुचि रखते हैं या नहीं?

For the main course, you can have peas, eggs or fish.मुख्य पाठ्यक्रम के लिए, आप मटर, अंडे या मछली ले सकते हैं।

if not; otherwiseनहीं तो; अन्‍यथा

Example उदाहरण-

Don’t drive so fast or you’ll have an accident!इतनी तेज़ गाड़ी मत चलाओ, वरना आपका एक्सीडेंट हो जाएगा!

🌟(after a negative)

and neither; and notदोनों में से कोई नहीं; और न ही

Example उदाहरण-

She hasn’t phoned or written to me for weeks.उसने मुझे हफ्तों से फोन नहीं किया या लिखा नहीं है।

I’ve never been either to Mumbai or Pune.मैं कभी मुंबई या पुणे नहीं गया।

🌟used between two numbers to show approximately how manyदो संख्‍याओं के बीच प्रयुक्त (लगभग कितने यह दिखाने के लिए)

Example उदाहरण-

I’ve been there five or six times.मैं वहां पांच या छह बार जा चुका हूं।

🌟used before a word or phrase that explains or comments on what has been said beforeपूर्वोक्त को समझाने या उस पर कुछ कहने का अर्थ देने वाले शब्‍द या वाक्‍यांश से पहले प्रयुक्त

Example उदाहरण-

twenty per cent of the population, or one in five.आबादी का बीस प्रतिशत, या पाँच में से एक।

silent words मौन शब्दA silent letter in a word is one that is written but not pronounced एक शब्द में एक मूक अक्षर वह होता है जो लिखा जाता है लेकिन उच्चारित नहीं होता है

A silent letter in a word is one that is written but not pronounced, such as the "b" in "doubt"

एक शब्द में एक मूक अक्षर वह होता है जो लिखा जाता है लेकिन उच्चारित नहीं होता है, जैसे " doubt में "b"

🌟b is always silent in the spelling sequences mb and bt occurring in the word-final position: comb, numb, bomb, limb, debt..बी हमेशा शब्द-अंतिम स्थिति में होने वाली वर्तनी अनुक्रम एमबी और बीटी में चुप रहता है: कंघी, सुन्न, बम, अंग, ऋण ..

🌟d is always silent in the spelling sequence dj: adjective, adjunct, adjacent...d वर्तनी क्रम में हमेशा मौन रहता है dj: विशेषण, सहायक, आसन्न...

🌟g is silent in the spelling sequence gm or gn: phlegm, gnarl, champagne, sign, gnat, gnaw...जी वर्तनी क्रम में चुप है जीएम या जीएन: कफ, गर्नल, शैंपेन, साइन, ग्नट, ग्नॉ ...

🌟h is silent in the spelling sequence gh and in the word-final position: ghost, ghetto, aghast, ghastly, ah, eh, oh...एच वर्तनी अनुक्रम में चुप है और शब्द-अंतिम स्थिति में: भूत, यहूदी बस्ती, अगस्ट, भयानक, आह, एह, ओह ...

🌟k is always silent in the word-initial spelling sequence kn: kneel, knee, knob, knight, knave, knowledge, knife, knock," k शब्द-प्रारंभिक वर्तनी क्रम में हमेशा मौन रहता है kn: घुटना, घुटना, घुंडी, शूरवीर, घुंघरू, ज्ञान, चाकू, दस्तक,

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Silent Letters in English

In English pronunciation, a silent letter—a term used informally—is a letter or letter combination of the alphabet that is usually not pronounced in a word. Examples include the b in subtle, the c in scissors, the g in design, the t in listen, and the gh in thought. अंग्रेजी के उच्चारण में, एक शांत अक्षर-एक शब्द जिसका इस्तेमाल अनौपचारिक रूप से किया जाता है-वर्णमाला का अक्षर या अक्षर संयोजन होता है जिसे आमतौर पर किसी शब्द में स्पष्ट नहीं किया जाता है।उदाहरण के तौर पर "B" सूक्ष्म में, कैंची में C "," g "डिज़ाइन, T" t "और" GH "के विचार शामिल हैं।

b: dumb, thumbगूंगा, अंगूठे

c: indict दोषी ठहराने

ch: yacht नौका

d: bridge, ledge, edge पुल, कगार, किनारा

g: foreign, sign, design, assign विदेशी, साइन, डिज़ाइन, असाइन करें

h: rhinoceros, spaghetti गैंडा, स्पेगेटी

k: knee, knit, knob, know, knuckle घुटने, बुनना, घुंडी, जानो, पोर

l: calf, talk, could, should, would बछड़ा, बात, कर सकता है, चाहिए, होगा

m: mnemonic स्मृति सहायक

n: autumn, column शरद ऋतु, स्तंभ

p: raspberry, receipt रास्पबेरी, रसीद

t: castle, listen, whistle महल, सुनो, सीटी

w: answer, wrap, wreath, wreck, wring, wrong, write,"उत्तर, लपेटो, पुष्पांजलि, मलबे, मरोड़, गलत, लिखो,"

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Words with Silent Letter A

Artistically कलात्मक

Logically तर्क में

Musically संगीत के

Physically शारीरिक रूप से

Critically गंभीर

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Words with Silent Letter B

Rule of Silent "B" in Hindi  

Silent M Before B (M के बाद B मूक होना)

Rule (नियम):- अगर किसी भी शब्द में ' M' Letter के पहले 'B' Letter लगा हो तो हमेशा को B Letter silent होता है अर्थात 'B' शब्द को Pronounce नहीं किया जाता है। जैसे Comb - कॉम - कंघी इसमें इसे हम कोंब नहीं पढ़ेंगे। Other Examples (और उदाहरण) Thumb - थम not थंब, Bomb - बॉम not बम आदि।

Aplomb अभिमान

Bomb बम

Climb चढना

Comb कंघी

Coulomb कूलम्ब

Crumb टुकड़ा

Debt कर्ज़

Doubt शक

Dumb गूंगा

Jamb चौखट

Lamb मेमना

Limb अवयव

Numb सुन्न

Plumber नलसाज

Subtle हल्का

Succumb मर जाना

Thumb अंगूठे

Tomb मकबरे

Womb कोख

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Words with Silent Letter C

Rule of Silent "C" in Hindi 

Silent " C " 'S' के साथ 'C ' का Silent (मूक) रहना

Rule (नियम) :- अगर 'S' के साथ ' C ' लगा हो तो 'C' हमेशा मूक (Silent) रहता है। जैसे Science - साइंस इसे हम स्कैन्स या सक्ससीन्स नहीं पढ़ सकते हैं। Other Examples Scent - सेंट , Scene - सीन आदि।

Abscess फोड़ा

Ascend चढ़ाई

Ascent आरोहण

Conscience अंतरात्मा की आवाज

Conscious सचेत

Crescent बढ़ने वाला

Descend उतरना

Disciple चेला

Evanesce ग़ायब होना

Fascinate रिझाना

Fluorescent फ्लोरोसेंट

Muscle मांसपेशी

Obscene गंदा

Resuscitate पुनर्जीवित

Scenario कथानक

Scene दृश्य

Scent खुशबू

Science विज्ञान

Scissors कैंची

Transcend पहुंचना

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Words with Silent Letter D

Rule of Silent "D" in Hindi

'G' से पहले 'D ' का मूक (Silent ) रहना

Rule (नियम) :- अगर ' G' से पहले लगा हो तो हमेशा ' D ' को नहीं पढ़ा जाता है और 'D 'मूक (Silent ) रहता है। जैसे Bridge - ब्रिज इसे हम ब्रिड्ज नहीं पढ़ेंगे। Other Examples Edge - एज not एड्ज, Hedge - हेज not हेडज आदि।

Badge बैज

Edgeकिनारा

Handkerchiefरूमाल

Handsomeरूपवान

Hedgeबाड़ा

Sandwichसैंडविच

Wedgeकील

Wednesday बुधवार

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Words with Silent Letter E

Ageउम्र

Breatheसांस लेना

Bridgeपुल

Changeपरिवर्तन

Clothesवस्त्र

Geneजीन

Hateघृणा

Likeपसंद

Loveप्रेम

Pleaseकृपया

Vegetableसबजी

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Words with Silent Letter G

Rule of Silent " G " in Hindi

' N ' से पहले ' G ' का Silent रहना

Rule (नियम) :- अगर ' N ' से पहले 'G ' लगा हो तो G को pronounce नहीं किया जाता है और 'G' हमेशा Silent ( मूक) रहता है। जैसे Sign - साइन इस शब्द को हम सैगन नहीं पढ़ेंगे। Other Examples Reign - रिजाइन

Align संरेखित

Assign सौंपना

Benign अच्छा

Campaign आंदोलन

Cologne इत्र

Champagne शँपेन

Consign भेजना

Design बनावट

Feign बहाना करना

Foreign विदेश

Gnarl लकड़ी की गांठ

Gnarly ऐंठा हुआ

Gnome कहावत

Reign शासन

Resign छोड़ना

Sign संकेत

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Words with Silent Letter H

Rule of Silent " H " in Hindi

Rule (नियम) ' O' या ' U ' से पहले Use हुआ h Silent (मूक) होता है जैसे Hour - आर इसे हम हावर नहीं पढ़ेंगे। Other Examples Honour - आनर

Ache दर्द

Anchorलंगर

Archaeology पुरातत्त्व

Architect वास्तुकार

Chaos गड़बड़ी

Character चरित्र

Charisma प्रतिभा

Chemical रासायनिक

Chlorine हलका हरा रंग का

Choir बजानेवालों

Chord तार

Choreograph कोरियोग्राफ

Chrome क्रोम

Echo गूंज

Ghost भूत

Honest ईमानदार

Hour घंटा

Mechanic मैकेनिक

Monarchy राज्य

Orchestra बाजा

Psychic मानसिक

Rhythm ताल

Scheme योजना

School स्कूल

Stomach पेट।

Tech तकनीक

What क्या

When कब

Where कहां

Whether कि क्या

Which कौन

While जबकि

White गोरा

Why क्यों

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Words with Silent Letter I

Business व्यापार

Parliament धारा-सभासंसद

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Words with Silent Letter K

Rule (नियम):- अगर ' N ' से पहले 'K ' आये तो 'K' हमेशा Silent होता है। जैसे Knife - नाइफ इसे हम कनीफ या कनाइफ़ नहीं पढ़ सकते हैं। Other Examples Know - नो. Knock - नॉक, Knee - नी आदि।

Knack आदत

Knead गूंध

Knee घुटना

Kneel घुटने

Knew जानता था

Knickers छोटी बात

Knife चाकू

Knight शूरवीर

Knitting बुनना

Knob दस्ता

Knock दस्तक 

Knot गांठ

Know जानना

Knowledge ज्ञान

Knuckle पोर

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Words with Silent Letter L

Rule of Silent " L " in Hindi

D F K M का मूक Silent होना

Rule (नियम) :- अगर ' l ' से पहले D F K M लगा " L " letter हमेशा मूक रहता है जैसे Calm --काम, Folk - फोक ,Half - हाफ, Would - वुड, Could - कुड, Should - सुड Talk - टाक आदि।

Almond बादाम

Balm बाम

Calf बछड़ा

Calm शांत

Chalk चाक

Could सकता है

Folk लोक

Half आधा

Palm हथेली

Salmon एक प्रकार की मछली

Should चाहिए

Talk बातचीत

Walk पैदल चलना

Would चाहेंगे

Yolk अंडे का पीला भाग

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Words with Silent Letter N

Letter ' N ' का Silent (मूक ) होना

Rule नियम :- 'N' Silent After ' M' ( M के पश्चात N Silent (मूक ) होता है। जैसे Autumn -ऑटम,इसको हम औटोमन नहीं पड़ते हैं। Other Examples Solemn - सोलम, Condemn - कंडेम Hymn - हिम आदि।

Autumn पतझड़

Column काँलम

Damn लानत है

Hymn भजन

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Words with Silent Letter P

Silent " P "

P Letter का Silent (मूक) होना

Rule (नियम):- अगर 'N' और 'S' से पूर्व ' P' लगा हो तो ' P' को Pronounce नहीं किया जाता है और P Silent (मूक) होता है। जैसे Pneumatic - न्यूमैटिक। Pneumonia - निमोनिया , Psychology - साइकोलॉजी

Coup तख्तापलट

Cupboad अलमारी

Pneumonia फेफड़ों की सूजन

Pseudo मिथ्या

Psychiatrist मानसिक रोगों की चिकित्सक

Psychic मानसिक

Psychology मनोविज्ञान

Psychotherapy मनोरोग चिकित्सा

Psychotic मानसिक

Raspberry लाल, सफेद और पीले रंग की खटमिट्‍ठी बेरियों (का पौधा)

Receipt रसीद

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Words with Silent Letter S

Silent " S "

' S ' Letter का Silent (मूक) होना

Rule (नियम):- अगर 'S' से पहले i (आई ) आये तो 'S" हमेशा Silent (मूक) होता है। जैसे Island - आइलैंड

Aisle गलियारा

Island द्वीप

Patios आंगन

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Words with Silent Letter T

 'T' Letter का Silent ( मूक) होना

Rule नियम :- अगर किसी शब्द ' T ' के बाद 'CH' या ' EN' आए तो "T " हमेशा Silent होता है। जैसे Listen - लिसेन, Catch - कैच, Match - मैच, Batch - बैच, Often -ओफन

Apostle ईश्वर का भेजा हुआ समाचार प्रचारक

Bristle बाल खड़े

Bustle हलचल

Butcher कसाई

Castle किला

Christmas ईसाइयों का बड़ा दिन

Fasten जकड़ना

Glisten चमकना

Hustle धकेलना

Listen बात सुनो

Match मिलान

Moisten गीला

Mortgage बंधक

Nestle पनाह देना

Often अक्सर

Rustle सरसराहट

Scratch खरोंच

Soften नरमी के

Thistle थीस्ल

Watch घड़ी

Whistle सीटी

Witch डायन

Wrestle कुश्ती

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Words with Silent Letter U

U Letter का मूक Silent होना

Rule (नियम) :- अगर शब्द (Letter) के अंत में Ugh या फिर Ught हो तो 'U' Letter को Pronounce नहीं किया जाता है अर्थात U letter Silent होता है। जैसे Cough - कफ - , Caught - कोट, Thought - थॉट,Laugh -लाफ आदि।अगर शब्द के अंत में gue लगा हो तो U हमेशा Silent होता है जैसे Tongue - टंग ,League - लीग,Plague - प्लेग आदि। अगर U का प्रयोग किसी vowel और G के बीच में हो तो U Silent होता है जैसे Guard - गार्ड, Guess - गेस, Guest - गेस्ट आदि।

Baguette बागुएट

Biscuit बिस्कुट

Building इमारत

Circuit सर्किट

Disguise छिपाना

Guard रखवाली

Guess अनुमान

Guest मेहमान

Guild समाज

Guile छल

Guilt जुर्म

Guitarगिटार

Rogue कपटी मनुष्य

Silhouette ऐसा रेखा चित्र जिसमें काला रंग भर दिया जाता है

Tongue जीभ

Vogue रिवाज़

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Words with Silent Letter WSilent " W "

Rule (नियम) :- अगर "R " से पहले "W " का प्रयोग हो तो " W" हमेशा Silent मूक होता है। जैसे Wrong - रॉंग इसे व्रोन्ग नहीं पढ़ा जा सकता है। Other Examples Write - राइट, Wrath - रेथ अगर W Letter से पहले s letter हो तो w silent होता है जैसे Answer - आंसर, Sword - सोर्ड आदि।

Answer उत्तर

Awry टेढ़ा

Playwright नाटककार

Sword तलवार

Two दो

Whole पूरा का पूरा

Wrack कूचा

Wrap चादर

Wrapper आवरण

Wrath क्रोध

Wreath माला

Wreck जहाज के मलबे

Wreckage मलबे

Wren रेन

Wrench पाना

Wrestling कुश्ती

Wretched मनहूस

Wriggle लोटना

Wring मरोड़

Wrinkle शिकन

Wrist कलाई

Wrong गलत

Wrote लिखा था

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Three-Letter Words That End in Silent E

ace

age

ale

ape

are

ate

awe

axe

bye

cue

die

doe

due

dye

eke

eve

eye

ewe

foe

ice

lie

lye

owe

pie

roe

rye

sue

toe

use

woe

Four-Letter Words That End in Silent E

bake

bare

bate

bite

cage

cake

came

cane

case

cave

code

come

cove

cube

cute

dame

date

dime

dine

dove

doze

dude

fame

fare

fate

game

gape

gate

gave

give

hate

hope

hype

jove

jute

kite

lace

lake

late

lime

lose

love

mace

make

mane

mare

mate

maze

mete

mime

mite

mode

mope

mute

name

nape

nose

note

pace

page

pane

pike

pine

pipe

pope

ride

ripe

rite

robe

rode

rose

rune

Five-Letter Words That End in Silent E

abase

abide

abode

above

abuse

acute

adore

anime

bible

blade

blame

blare

brave

bride

close

crane

crime

curve

dance

drive

evoke

fable

fluke

flume

flute

frame

gauge

goose

grace

grate

grave

gripe

grove

hence

knave

loose

mauve

moose

niece

orate

pause

peace

plane

scene

skate

slate

spite

state

stove

tease

trite

whine

wrote

calculate

clothe

conceive

courage

cupcake

expense

extreme

fleece

grease

handle

perceive

please

preserve

receive

reserve

squeeze

stripe

tadpole

turpentine

zygote

A - artistically, logically, musically, romantically, stoically

B - comb, climb, debt, plumber, tomb, subtle, dumb, bomb, doubt, , numb, subpoena, thumb, womb.

C - acquire, acquit, blackguard, connecticut, czar, muscle, scissors, victual

CH - yacht

D - handkerchief, Wednesday Wednesday (commonly said Wens-day)

E - plaque. veqetable (veg'tab'I), bridge, clothes. When on the end of a word, it changes the pronunciation of the word, but the -e is silent.

F - halfpenny

G - align, alight, champagne, diaphragm, gnash, gnaw, high, light,reign, though

GH - right, drought, eight, weigh, etc.

H - choir, exchast, hour, honour, honest, herb, rhyme, rhythm, thyme, Thailand 

I - business, parliament

J - NONE

K - blackguard.

KN -words, the k is silent: know, knot, knee, knife, knight, knock.

L - calm, folk, salmon, talk, walk, could, should, would, folk, half, calf.

M - mnemonic.

N - autumn, chimney, column, damn, damn, government, solemn.

O- colonel, sophomore, opossum

P - corps, coup, cupboard, pneumonia, psalm, raspberry, receipt, coup

Q - (NONE)

R - butter, finger, surprise 

S - aisle, island, debris, isle, patios, viscount.

T - beret, Chevrolet, depot, listen, whistle, wrestle, trestle, mortgage, apostle

(When talking fast, the t is very lightly pronounced in words like Christmas, mountain and little)

 

TH - asthma, isthmus, north, Easter

W - who, whole, write, wrong, two, sword, wrist, answer

X - faux

Y - (NONE)

Z - rendezvous

9 - sign, gnat, gnu, foreign

Silent letters can be heard depending on a persons accent.

UNIT 1: NOUNS

English

Grammar

Understanding the Basics

UNIT 1: NOUNS

Nouns are commonly defined as words that refer to a person, place, thing, or idea.

How can you identify a noun?संज्ञा को आमतौर पर ऐसे शब्दों के रूप में परिभाषित किया जाता है जो किसी व्यक्ति, स्थान, चीज़ या विचार को संदर्भित करते हैं।

आप संज्ञा की पहचान कैसे कर सकते हैं?

For example, the boy sounds like a unit, so boy is a noun.The chair sounds like a unit, so

chair is a noun. Compare these nouns to *the very, *the walked, *the because.Very, walked,

and because are not nouns.While you can easily put the and very together (for example,

the very tall boy), the very, by itself, does not work as a unit while the chair does. So, chair is

a noun; very is not. उदाहरण के लिए, लड़का एक इकाई की तरह लगता है, तो लड़का एक संज्ञा हैकुर्सी एक इकाई की तरह लगती है, इसलिए कुर्सी एक संज्ञा हैइन संज्ञाओं की तुलना * बहुत ही, * चला गया, * क्योंकिबहुत, चला गया,

और क्योंकि संज्ञा नहीं हैंजबकि आप आसानी से और बहुत एक साथ रख सकते हैं (उदाहरण के लिए, बहुत लंबा लड़का), बहुत ही, स्वयं के रूप में, एक इकाई के रूप में काम नहीं करता है, जबकि कुर्सी करता हैइसलिए, कुर्सी है एक संज्ञा;बहुत नहीं है

Test yourself 1.1

Which of the following words are nouns? See if they sound like a unit when you put them here:the . Check the appropriate column.

खुद को 1.1 का परीक्षण करें निम्नलिखित शब्दों में से कौन से संज्ञा हैं?जब आप यहाँ रखेंःजाता है।उचित कॉलम की जांच करें।

Getting started ( There are answers under the chapter)आरंभ करना (अध्याय के अंतर्गत उत्तर दिए गए हैं)

1. tree पेड़ ................... ...................

2. when कब ................... ...................

3. beds बेड ................... ...................

4. glass कांच ................... ...................

5. said कहा ................... ...................

6. slowly धीरे से ................... ...................

7. factory फ़ैक्टरी ................... ...................

8. ticket टिकट ................... ...................

9. boxes बक्से ................... ...................

10. almost लगभग ................... ...................

Test yourself 1.2

Underline the nouns in these phrases.Test each word to see if it sounds like a unit when you put it here: the .

Sample: all my friends

Getting started (Answers have been given to all in the last of the chapter.)

1. your red sweater आपका लाल स्वेटर 

2. those boxes वो बक्से

3. a few men कुछ पुरुष

4. many digital photos कई डिजिटल तस्वीरें

5. his very interesting article उनका बहुत ही रोचक लेख

6. their carpets उनके कालीन

7. a hand-painted plate हाथ से पेंट की हुई प्लेट

8. the court stenographer कोर्ट स्टेनोग्राफर

9. our psychology professor हमारे मनोविज्ञान के प्रोफेसर

10. two interesting museums दो दिलचस्प संग्रहालय

Test yourself 1.2

1. your red sweater

2. those boxes

3. a few men

4. many digital photos

5. his very interesting article

Lesson 2: Concrete and abstract nouns

Here’s an unusual sentence: He smelled the marriage.What makes this sentence unusual is

that we don’t generally think of the noun marriage as something that can be smelled. Some nouns are concrete: they can be perceived by our senses ^ they are things that we can see,

hear, smell, taste, or touch.Those nouns that are not concrete areabstract.Marriage is some-

thing abstract, so it’s odd to say it’s being perceived by one of our senses, our sense of smell.The nouns in Lesson 1 were all concrete nouns. Other nouns, such as marriage, are

abstract; this means that they refer to things that you cannot perceive with your senses,

things you cannot see, smell, feel, taste, or touch. Here are some more concrete and abstract nouns:

यहाँ एक असामान्य वाक्य है: उन्होंने शादी की बदबू आ रही हैक्या यह वाक्य असामान्य बनाता है कि हम आम तौर पर संज्ञा विवाह के बारे में ऐसा नहीं सोचते हैं, जिसे बदबूदार किया जा सकता है। कुछ संज्ञाएं ठोस हैं: उन्हें हमारी इंद्रियों द्वारा माना जा सकता है ^ वे चीजें हैं जो हम देख सकते हैं, सुनना, गंध, स्वाद, या स्पर्श करनाउन संज्ञाएं जो ठोस क्षेत्र नहीं हैंशादी कुछ है बात तो यह अजीब है यह कहा जा रहा है यह हमारी इंद्रियों में से एक, हमारी गंध की भावना के द्वारा महसूस किया जा रहा है.सबक 1 में संज्ञाएं सभी ठोस संज्ञाएं थीं।अन्य संज्ञाएं, जैसे विवाह, हैं सार;इसका मतलब यह है कि वे उन चीजों को संदर्भित करते हैं जिन्हें आप अपनी इंद्रियों से नहीं देख सकते हैं,चीजें जो आप देख नहीं सकते हैं, गंध, महसूस, स्वाद, या स्पर्श नहीं कर सकतेयहाँ पर कुछ ठोस और अमूर्त संज्ञाएं दी गई हैं:

Concrete ठोस                     Abstract सार

newspaper समाचार पत्र          love प्यार

heel एड़ी                                 honesty ईमानदारी

glass कांच                              culture संस्कृति

jewelry आभूषण                     mind मन

Test yourself 2.1

Decide if each noun is concrete or abstract.तय करें कि प्रत्येक संज्ञा ठोस या अमूर्त है।

Sample: discussion abstract नमूना: चर्चा सार

Getting started (answers given at the end of the chapter)More practice (answers on the website)

आरंभ करना (अध्याय के अंत में दिए गए उत्तर) अधिक अभ्यास (वेबसाइट पर उत्तर)

1. muffin टिकिया ....................................................

2. violin वायोलिन ....................................................

3. freedom आज़ादी ....................................................

4. elegance लालित्य ....................................................

5. train रेल गाडी ....................................................

More practice (answers on the website)

6. friend दोस्त ......................................................

7. friendliness मित्रता ......................................................

8. economics अर्थशास्त्र ......................................................

9. dormitory छात्रावास ......................................................

10. capitalism पूंजीवाद ......................................................

Test yourself 2.1

1. muffin concrete

2. violin concrete

3. freedom abstract

4. elegance abstract

5. train concrete

Test yourself 2.2

🌟Which of the following words are nouns? See if they sound like a unit when you put them here:

the .The nouns will all be abstract nouns. Check the appropriate column.निम्नलिखित शब्दों में से कौन से संज्ञा हैं?जब आप यहाँ रखेंः

। संज्ञाएं सभी सार संज्ञाएं हैं।उचित कॉलम की जांच करें।

                                 Noun                    Not a noun

Sample: confusion ..... X............          ..................

1. concept संकल्पना ................... ...................

2. shockingly आश्चर्यजनक ................... ...................

3. wrote लिखा था ................... ...................

4. conversation बातचीत ................... ...................

5. interview साक्षात्कार ................... ...................

More practice (answers on the website)

6. ran दौड़ा ................... ...................

7. secret गुप्त ................... ...................

8. her उसके ................... ...................

9. death मौत ................... ...................

10. job काम ................... ...................

An abstract noun is sometimes easier to identify if you create a sentence with it. For example,

the happiness is a unit, as can be seen inThe happiness on her face delighted him.Thus, happi-ness is a noun. Here are some other abstract nouns in sentences; the nouns are underlined.यदि आप इसके साथ एक वाक्य बनाते हैं तो कभीउदाहरण के लिए,

खुशी एक इकाई है, जैसा कि उसके चेहरे पर खुशी को देखा जा सकता है उसे खुशइस प्रकार, खुशी एक संज्ञा हैयहाँ वाक्य में कुछ अन्य सार संज्ञा हैं;संज्ञाओं को रेखांकित कर रहे हैं।

1. It was not the complaint which bothered him.यह शिकायत नहीं थी जिसने उसे परेशान किया।

2. They were attempting to stop the abuse.वे शोषण को रोकने का प्रयास कर रहे थे।

3. The joy which they felt was obvious.उन्होंने जो आनंद महसूस किया वह स्पष्ट था।

Another easy way to identify a noun, especially an abstract noun, is to put the word his

(or other words like it ^ seeLesson 21) in front of it and see if it sounds like a unit. For exam-

ple, his complaint, his happiness, his concern all are units; therefore, complaint, happiness,

and concern are nouns.एक और आसान तरीका है एक संज्ञा की पहचान करने के लिए, विशेष रूप से एक अमूर्त संज्ञा, शब्द अपने डाल करने के लिए है

(या इसके जैसे अन्य शब्द ^ seeLesson 21) इसके सामने और देखें कि क्या यह एक इकाई की तरह लग रहा है।परीक्षा के लिए

ple, उसकी शिकायत, उसकी खुशी, उसकी चिंता सभी इकाइयों रहे हैं;इसलिए, शिकायत, खुशी,

और चिंता संज्ञाएं हैं

Test yourself 2.3

Which of the following words are nouns? See if they sound like a unit when you put them here:

his .The nouns will all be abstract nouns. Check the appropriate column.खुद का परीक्षण 2.3

निम्नलिखित शब्दों में से कौन से संज्ञा हैं?जब आप यहाँ रखेंः

उनके संज्ञाएं सभी सार संज्ञाएं हैं।उचित कॉलम की जांच करें।

                                       Noun            Not a noun

Sample: obligation ........X...........     ...................

1. jumped कूद ................... ...................

2. appropriateउपयुक्त ................... ...................

3. popularity लोकप्रियता ................... ...................

4. emotions भावनाएँ ................... ...................

5. real असली ................... ...................

6. closed बंद किया हुआ ................... ...................

7. celebration उत्सव ................... ...................

8. their उनका ................... ...................

9. news समाचार ................... ...................

10. spoken बोली जाने ................... ...................

Test yourself 2.4

Which of the following words are nouns? These are a mix of concrete and abstract nouns. Check the

appropriate column.

                                  Noun         Not a noun

Sample: while ....................         ......X.......

1. repair मरम्मत ................... ...................

2. intelligence बुद्धि ................... ...................

3. a ए ................... ...................

4. skis स्की ................... ...................

5. us हम ................... ...................

6. obstruction बाधा ................... ...................

7. pounds पौंड ................... ...................

8. disgraceful शर्मनाक ................... ...................

9. complicated उलझा हुआ ................... ..............

10. Sinceq तब से ................... ...................

Test yourself 2.5

Underline the nouns in the sentences below. In this exercise, the nouns will all have the orhis in front of them. Some will be concrete and some will be abstract. Some sentences have more than one noun.Sample: His answer wasn’t helpful.

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों में संज्ञाओं को रेखांकित करेंइस अभ्यास में, संज्ञाओं को सामने सामने या सभी के सामने होगा।

उन की.कुछ ठोस होंगे और कुछ सार होंगे।कुछ वाक्यों में एक से अधिक संज्ञा हैं नमूना: उसका जवाब सहायक नहीं था.

1. She read the play over again.उसने फिर से नाटक पढ़ा।

2. The actions became monotonous.क्रियाएं नीरस हो गईं।

3. He felt that his marriage, his relationship

with her, was strong.उसे लगा कि उसकी शादी, उसका रिश्ता

उसके साथ, मजबूत था।

4. The time had ¢nally come to confess the

truth.आख़िरकार उसे कबूल करने का समय आ गया था

सत्य।

5. He’s the boy who delivers the paper.

वह लड़का है जो कागज देता है।

6. The glitterati always like to follow the

fashion of the day.ग्लिटरती हमेशा अनुसरण करना पसंद करते हैं दिन का फैशन।

7. They will repair his stove.वे उसके चूल्हे की मरम्मत करेंगे।

8. The arrangement was good for all of them.उन सभी के लिए व्यवस्था अच्छी थी।

9. The audience stared at the screen,

fascinated by the action they were seeing.दर्शकों ने स्क्रीन पर देखा,

वे जो कार्रवाई देख रहे थे उससे मोहित हो गए।

10. The de¢nition was in his dictionary.परिभाषा उनके शब्दकोश में थी।

The nouns are underlined in the following sentences:संज्ञाओं को निम्नलिखित वाक्यों में रेखांकित किया गया है:

4. This author lives with her husband.यह लेखिका अपने पति के साथ रहती है।

5. Do most people proceed contentedly through life?क्या अधिकांश लोग जीवन भर संतोषपूर्वक आगे बढ़ते हैं?

6. Your photograph of that child sleeping won you a prize.सोते हुए उस बच्चे की आपकी तस्वीर ने आपको एक पुरस्कार दिलाया।

As you can see from these sentences, while the orhis are ways to test a word to

see if it’s a noun, a noun doesn’t necessarily have the orhis in front of it in every sentence.

Since we can say the author, the husband, the people, his life, the photograph, his child, and

his prize, the underlined words in sentences 4^6 are each nouns.जैसा कि आप इन वाक्यों से देख सकते हैं, जबकि या तो ये किसी शब्द का परीक्षण करने के तरीके हैं।

देखें कि क्या यह एक संज्ञा है, एक संज्ञा हर वाक्य में जरूरी नहीं कि उसके सामने या उसके सामने नहीं है।

चूंकि हम लेखक, पति, लोग, उनका जीवन, फोटो, उनका बच्चा इत्यादि कह सकते हैं।

उसका पुरस्कार, वाक्य 4^6 में रेखांकित शब्द प्रत्येक संज्ञा हैं।

Test yourself 2.6

Underline the nouns in the sentences below. In this exercise, the nouns will not all have the or his in front of them. Just test each word to see if it can be a noun.

Sample:The repair of my camera went smoothly.नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों में संज्ञाओं को रेखांकित करेंइस अभ्यास में, संज्ञाओं को या उसके सभी नहीं होगा

उनके सामने.बस यह देखने के लिए प्रत्येक शब्द का परीक्षण करें कि क्या यह एक संज्ञा हो सकती है

नमूना: मेरे कैमरे की मरम्मत सुचारू रूप से चला गया

1. I wrote every word of the letter.मैंने पत्र के हर शब्द को लिखा।

2. The house was near the city.घर शहर के पास था।

3. Why did he get on an elevator?वह लिफ्ट पर क्यों चढ़ा?

4. She has my phone.उसके पास मेरा फोन है।

5. Your younger brother was busy.आपका छोटा भाई व्यस्त था।

6. A group of three generals sent the troops away.तीन सेनापतियों के एक समूह ने सैनिकों को विदा किया।

7. The £ag was near your desk. £ag आपके डेस्क के पास था।

8. My mother acted in a play. मेरी माँ ने एक नाटक में अभिनय किया।

9. He called the house every day.वह रोज घर पर फोन करता था।

10. You have to give her salary and bene¢ts.आपको उसे वेतन और लाभ देना होगा।

List of Homophones होमोफ़ोन की सूची

Words beginning with the word A

Abel/able

accede/exceed

accept/except

acclamation/acclimation

acts/ax

ad/add

Adam/atom

addition/edition

adds/adz/ads

adduce/educe

adherence/adherents

adieu/ado

ads/adds/adz

aerial/ariel

affect/effect

affected/effected

affects/effects

afterward/afterword

aid/aide

ail/ale

air/heir/err

aisle/isle/I’ll

ale/ail

all ready/already

all together/altogether

all ways/always

all/awl

allowed/aloud

allude/elude

alluded/eluded

allusion/illusion

allusive/elusive/illusive

aloud/allowed

already/all ready

altar/alter

altogether/all together

always/all ways

amend/emend

analyst/annalist

ant/aunt

apatite/appetite

apprise/apprize

arc/ark

ariel/aerial

ark/arc

arrant/errant

ascent/assent

assistance/assistants

ate/eight

atom/Adam

auger/augur

aunt/ant

aural/oral

aureole/oriole

away/aweigh

awl/all

ax/acts

axel/axle

axes/axis

aye/eye/I

ayes/eyes

Words beginning with the word B

baa/bah

baal/bail/bale

babble/Babel

bad/bade

bah/baa 

bail/bale/baal

bait/bate

baited/bated

bald/balled/bawled

bale/baal/bail

ball/bawl

balled/bawled/bald

balm/bomb/bombe

band/banned

bard/barred

bare/bear

baron/barren

barred/bard

barren/baron

basal/basil

base/bass

based/baste

bases/basis

basil/basal

basis/bases

bask/basque

bass/base

baste/based

bate/bait

bated/baited

bawl/ball

bawled/bald/balled

bazaar/bizarre

be/bee

beach/beech

bear/bare

beat/beet

beau/bow

bee/be

beech/beach

been/bin

beer/bier

beet/beat

bell/belle

berry/bury

berth/birth

better/bettor

bib/bibb

bier/beer

bight/bite/byte

billed/build

bin/been

bird/burred

birth/berth

bite/byte/bight

bizarre/bazaar

blew/blue

bloc/block

blue/blew

boar/bore

board/bored

boarder/border

bode/bowed

bold/bowled

bolder/boulder

bomb/bombe/balm

bootie/booty

border/boarder

bore/boar

bored/board

born/borne

borough/burro/burrow

bough/bow

bouillon/bullion

boulder/bolder

bow/beau

bow/bough

bowed/bode

bowled/bold

boy/buoy

braid/brayed

braise/brays

brake/break

brayed/braid

brays/braise

breach/breech

bread/bred

break/brake

bred/bread

breech/breach

brewed/brood

brews/bruise

bridal/bridle

broach/brooch

brood/brewed

brows/browse

bruise/brews

brut/brute

build/billed

bullion/bouillon

buoy/boy

burger/burgher

burred/bird

burro/burrow/borough

bury/berry

bussed/bust

but/butt

buy/by/bye

byte/bight/bite

Words beginning with the word C

cache/cash

caddie/caddy

Cain/cane

calendar/calender

callous/callus

canapé/canopy

cane/Cain

cannon/canon

canopy/canapé

canter/cantor

canvas/canvass

capital/capitol

carat/carrot/caret/karat

carol/carrel

carrot/caret/karat/carat

cash/cache

cast/caste

caster/castor

cause/caws

cedar/seeder

cede/seed

ceiling/sealing

cell/sell

cellar/seller

censor/sensor

cent/scent/sent

cents/scents/sense

cereal/serial

Ceres/series

cession/session

chance/chants

chased/chaste

chauffeur/shofar

cheap/cheep

check/Czech

cheep/cheap

chews/choose

chic/sheik

Chile/chilly/chili

choir/quire

choose/chews

choral/coral

chord/cord/cored

chute/shoot

cite/sight/site

cited/sided/sighted

clack/claque

clamber/clammer/clamor

claque/clack

clause/claws

clew/clue

click/clique

climb/clime

clique/click

close/clothes/cloze

clue/clew

coal/cole

coarse/course

coarser/courser

coat/cote

coax/cokes

coffers/coughers

cokes/coax

cole/coal

collard/collared

colonel/kernel

complacent/complaisant

complement/compliment

complementary/

complimentary

conceded/conceited

confirmation/

conformation

consonance/consonants

continence/continents

coo/coup

coolie/coulee

coop/coupe

cops/copse

coral/choral

cord/cored/chord

core/corps

cored/chord/cord

corps/core

correspondence/

 correspondents

cote/coat

coughers/coffers

coulee/coolie

council/counsel

coup/coo

coupe/coop

course/coarse

courser/coarser

cousin/cozen

coward/cowered

coy/koi

cozen/cousin

craft/kraft

crape/crepe

crawl/kraal

creak/creek

crepe/crape

crewel/cruel

crews/cruise

cruel/crewel

cruise/crews

cue/queue

currant/current

curser/cursor

cygnet/signet

cymbal/symbol

cypress/Cyprus

Czech/check

Words beginning with the word D

dam/damn

Dane/deign

days/daze

dear/deer

defused/diffused

deign/Dane

dense/dents

descent/dissent

desert (abandon)/dessert

dew/do/due

die/dye

diffused/defused

disburse/disperse

discreet/discrete

disperse/disburse

dissent/descent

do (musical note)/doe/

 dough

do/due/dew

doc/dock

doe/dough/do

 (musical note)

does (female deer)/doze

done/dun

dough/do (musical

 note)/doe

doze/does (female deer)

draft/draught

dual/duel

ducked/duct

ducks/ducts

duct/ducked

ducts/ducks

due/dew/do

duel/dual

dun/done

dye/die

dyeing/dying

Words beginning with the word E

earn/urn

eave/eve

edition/addition

educe/adduce

eek/eke

effect/affect

effected/affected

effects/affects

eight/ate

eke/eek

elicit/illicit

elude/allude

eluded/alluded

elusive/illusive/allusive

emend/amend

enumerable/innumerable

err/air/heir

errant/arrant

eve/eave

ewe/you/yew

ewes/yews/use

exceed/accede

except/accept

exercise/exorcise

eye/I/aye

eyed/I’d

eyelet/islet

eyes/ayes

Words beginning with the word F

facts/fax

faint/feint

fair/fare

fairy/ferry

fare/fair

fate/fete

faun/fawn

fax/facts

faze/phase

feat/feet

feint/faint

fends/fens

ferry/fairy

fete/fate

few/phew

fiancé/fiancée

fill/Phil

find/fined

finish/Finnish

fir/fur

fisher/fissure

flair/flare

flea/flee

flew/flu/flue

flier/flyer

flocks/phlox

floe/flow

flour/flower

flow/floe

flower/flour

flu/flue/flew

flyer/flier

foaled/fold

foe/faux

fold/foaled

for/four/fore

foregone/forgone

foreword/forward

fort/forte

forth/fourth

forward/foreword

foul/fowl

four/fore/for

fourth/forth

fowl/foul

franc/frank

frays/phrase

frees/freeze/frieze

friar/fryer

frieze/frees/freeze

fryer/friar

fur/fir

Words beginning with the word G

gaff/gaffe

Gail/gale

gait/gate

gale/Gail

gamble/gambol

gate/gait

gel/jell

gene/jean

gibe/jibe

gild/guild

gilder/guilder

gilt/guilt

gneiss/nice

gnome/Nome

gnu/knew/new

gofer/gopher

gored/gourd

gorilla/guerilla

gourd/gored

grade/grayed

graft/graphed

graham/gram

graphed/graft

grate/great

grater/greater

grayed/grade

grays/graze

grease/Greece

great/grate

greater/grater

Greece/grease

grill/grille

grisly/grizzly

groan/grown

guerilla/gorilla

guessed/guest

guild/gild

guilder/gilder

guilt/gilt

gym/Jim

Words beginning with the word H

hail/hale

hair/hare

hale/hail

hall/haul

halve/have

handmade/handmaid

handsome/hansom

hangar/hanger

hansom/handsome

hare/hair

hart/heart

haul/hall

have/halve

hay/hey

hays/haze

he’d/heed

he’ll/heal/heel

hear/here

heard/herd

heart/hart

heed/he’d

heel/he’ll/heal

heir/err/air

herd/heard

here/hear

heroin/heroine

hertz/hurts

hew/hue/Hugh

hey/hay

hi/high

higher/hire

him/hymn

hire/higher

ho/hoe

hoard/horde

hoarse/horse

hoe/ho

hoes/hose

hold/holed

hole/whole

holed/hold

holey/holy/wholly

hoop/whoop

horde/hoard

horse/hoarse

hose/hoes

hostel/hostile

hour/our

hue/Hugh/hew

humerus/humorous

hurts/hertz

hymn/him

Words beginning with the word I

I/aye/eye

I’ll/aisle/isle

I’d/eyed

idle/idol/idyll

illicit/elicit

illusion/allusion

illusive/allusive/elusive

immanent/imminent

impassable/impassible

in/inn

incite/insight

inn/in

innocence/innocents

innumerable/enumerable

insight/incite

instance/instants

intense/intents

isle/I’ll/aisle

islet/eyelet

it’s/its

Words beginning with the word J

jam/jamb

jean/gene

jell/gel

jibe/gibe

Jim/gym

jinks/jinx

Words beginning with the word K

karat/carat/carrot/caret

kernel/colonel

knap/nap

knave/nave

knead/kneed/need

knew/new/gnu

knickers/nickers

knight/night

knit/nit

knock/nock

knot/not

know/no

knows/nose

koi/coy

kraal/crawl

kraft/craft

Words beginning with the word L

lacks/lax

ladder/latter

lade/laid

lain/lane

lama/llama

lane/lain

Lapps/laps/lapse

latter/ladder

lax/lacks

lay/lei

lays/laze/leis

lea/lee

leach/leech

lead/led

leak/leek

lean/lien

leased/least

led/lead

lee/lea

leech/leach

leek/leak

lei/lay

leis/lays/laze

lends/lens

lessen/lesson

lets/let’s

levee/levy

liar/lier/lyre

lichen/liken

lie/lye

lien/lean

lier/lyre/liar

lieu/Lou

liken/lichen

links/lynx

literal/littoral

llama/lama

lo/low

load/lode/lowed

loan/lone

loath/loathe

loch/lock

lochs/locks/lox

lock/loch

locks/lox/lochs

lode/lowed/load

lone/loan

loot/lute

Lou/lieu

low/lo

lowed/load/lode

lox/lochs/locks

lumbar/lumber

lute/loot

lye/lie

lynx/links

lyre/liar/lier

Words beginning with the word M

madder/matter

made/maid

mail/male

main/mane/Maine

maize/maze

male/mail

mall/maul

mane/Maine/main

manner/manor

mantel/mantle

marc/mark

mare/mayor

mark/marc

marry/merry/Mary

marshal/martial

marten/martin

Mary/marry/merry

massed/mast

mat/matte

matter/madder

maul/mall

may be/maybe

mayor/mare

maze/maize

mean/mien

meat/meet/mete

meatier/meteor

medal/metal/mettle/

meddle

meet/mete/meat

merry/Mary/marry

metal/mettle/meddle/

medal

mete/meat/meet

meteor/meatier

mettle/meddle/medal/

metal

mewl/mule

mews/muse

mien/mean

might/mite

mil/mill

mince/mints

mind/mined

miner/minor

mints/mince

missal/missile

missed/mist

misses/Mrs.

missile/missal

mist/missed

mite/might

moan/mown

moat/mote

mode/mowed

mood/mooed

moose/mousse

morn/mourn

morning/mourning

mote/moat

mourn/morn

mourning/morning

mousse/moose

mowed/mode

mown/moan

Mrs./misses

mucous/mucus

mule/mewl

muscle/mussel

muse/mews

mussed/must

mussel/muscle

must/mussed

mustard/mustered

Words beginning with the word N

nap/knap

naval/navel

nave/knave

navel/naval

nay/neigh

need/knead/kneed

neigh/nay

new/gnu/knew

nice/gneiss

Nice/niece

nickers/knickers

niece/Nice

night/knight

nit/knit

no/know

nock/knock

Nome/gnome

none/nun

nose/knows

not/knot

nun/none

Words beginning with the word O

oar/or/ore

ode/owed

oh/owe

one/won

or/ore/oar

oral/aural

ore/oar/or

oriole/aureole

our/hour

outcast/outcaste

overdo/overdue

overseas/oversees

owe/oh

owed/ode

Words beginning with the word P

paced/paste

packed/pact

padded/patted

paean/paeon/peon

pail/pale

pain/pane

pair/pare/pear

palate/palette/pallet

pale/pail

palette/pallet/palate

pall/Paul

pallet/palate/palette

pane/pain

pare/pear/pair

parish/perish

parlay/parley

passed/past

paste/paced

patience/patients

patted/padded

Paul/pall

pause/paws

pea/pee

peace/piece

peak/peek/pique

peal/peel

pear/pair/pare

pearl/purl

peas/pees

peat/Pete

pedal/peddle/petal

pee/pea

peek/pique/peak

peel/peal

peer/pier

pees/peas

pekoe/picot

penance/pennants

peon/paean/paeon

per/purr

perish/parish

pervade/purveyed

petal/pedal/peddle

Pete/peat

petrel/petrol

pew/pugh

phase/faze

phew/few

Phil/fill

phlox/flocks

phrase/frays

pi/pie

picot/pekoe

pidgin/pigeon

pie/pi

piece/peace

pier/peer

pigeon/pidgin

Pilate/pilot

pique/peak/peek

pistil/pistol

plain/plane

plait/plate

plane/plain

plate/plait

pleas/please

plum/plumb

pole/poll

pore/pour

praise/prays/preys

pray/prey

prays/preys/praise

precedence/precedents

premier/premiere

presence/presents

prey/pray

preys/praise/prays

pride/pried

primer/primmer

prince/prints

principal/principle

prints/prince

profit/prophet

pros/prose

pugh/pew

purl/pearl

purr/per

purveyed/pervade

Words beginning with the word Q

quarts/quartz

queue/cue

quince/quints

quire/choir

Words beginning with the word R

rabbet/rabbit

rack/wrack

rain/reign/rein

raise/rays/raze

rap/wrap

rapped/rapt/wrapped

rapper/wrapper

rapt/wrapped/rapped

rays/raze/raise

read/red

read/reed

real/reel

red/read

reed/read

reek/wreak

reel/real

reign/rein/rain

residence/residents

rest/wrest

retch/wretch

review/revue

rheum/room

rigger/rigor

right/rite/write

rigor/rigger

ring/wring

rite/write/right

road/rode/rowed

roam/Rome

rode/rowed/road

roe/row

role/roll

Rome/roam

room/rheum

roomer/rumor

root/route

rose/rows

rote/wrote

rough/ruff

rouse/rows (noisy

quarrels)

route/root

roux/rue

row/roe

rowed/road/rode

rows (noisy quarrels)/

rouse

rows/rose

rude/rued

rue/roux

rued/rude

ruff/rough

rumor/roomer

rung/wrung

Russell/rustle

rye/wry

Words beginning with the word  S

sac/sack

sachet/sashay

sack/sac

sacks/sax

sail/sale

sane/seine

sari/sorry

sashay/sachet

saver/savor

sax/sacks

scene/seen

scent/sent/cent

scents/sense/cents

scull/skull

sea/see

sealing/ceiling

seam/seem

sear/seer/sere

seas/sees/seize

see/sea

seed/cede

seeder/cedar

seem/seam

seen/scene

seer/sere/sear

sees/seize/seas

seine/sane

seize/seas/sees

sell/cell

seller/cellar

sense/cents/scents

sensor/censor

sent/cent/scent

sere/sear/seer

serf/surf

serge/surge

serial/cereal

series/Ceres

session/cession

sew/so/sow

shear/sheer

sheik/chic

shoe/shoo

shofar/chauffeur

shone/shown

shoo/shoe

shoot/chute

shown/shone

sic/sick

side/sighed

sided/sighted/cited

sighed/side

sighs/size

sight/site/cite

sighted/cited/sided

signet/cygnet

sink/sync

Sioux/sue

site/cite/sight

size/sighs

skull/scull

slay/sleigh

sleight/slight

slew/slue/slough

slight/sleight

sloe/slow

slough/slew/slue

slow/sloe

slue/slough/slew

so/sow/sew

soar/sore

soared/sword

sold/soled

sole/soul

soled/sold

some/sum

son/sun

soot/suit

sore/soar

sorry/sari

soul/sole

sow/sew/so

spade/spayed

staid/stayed

stair/stare

stake/steak

stare/stair

stationary/stationery

stayed/staid

steak/stake

steal/steel

step/steppe

stile/style

straight/strait

straightened/straitened

style/stile

sue/Sioux

suede/swayed

suit/soot

suite/sweet

sum/some

summary/summery

sun/son

sundae/Sunday

surf/serf

surge/serge

swayed/suede

sweet/suite

sword/soared

symbol/cymbal

sync/sink

Words beginning with the word T

tacked/tact

tacks/tax

tact/tacked

tail/tale

taper/tapir

tarry/terry

taught/taut

taupe/tope

taut/taught

tax/tacks

tea/tee

team/teem

tear/tier

teas/tease/tees

tee/tea

teem/team

tees/teas/tease

tends/tens

tense/tents

tern/turn

terry/tarry

Thai/tie

the/thee

their/there/they’re

theirs/there’s

there/they’re/their

there’s/theirs

they’re/their/there

threw/through

throes/throws

throne/thrown

through/threw

thrown/throne

throws/throes

thyme/time

tic/tick

tide/tied

tie/Thai

tied/tide

tier/tear

tigress/Tigris

timber/timbre

time/thyme

to/too/two

toad/toed/towed

toe/tow

toed/towed/toad

told/tolled

too/two/to

tool/tulle

tooter/Tudor/tutor

tope/taupe

tort/torte

tortuous/torturous

tow/toe

towed/toad/toed

tracked/tract

trader/traitor

troop/troupe

trussed/trust

tucks/tux

Tudor/tutor/tooter

tulle/tool

turban/turbine

turn/tern

tutor/tooter/Tudor

tux/tucks

two/to/too

Words beginning with the word U

udder/utter

undo/undue

urn/earn

use/ewes/yews

utter/udder

Words beginning with the word V

vain/vane/vein

valance/valence

vale/veil

valence/valance

vane/vein/vain

vary/very

veil/vale

vein/vain/vane

venous/Venus

verses/versus

very/vary

vial/vile

vice/vise

vile/vial

vise/vice

Words beginning with the word W

wade/weighed

wader/waiter

wail/whale/wale

wails/Wales/whales

wain/wane/Wayne

waist/waste

wait/weight

waiter/wader

waive/wave

wale/wail/whale

Wales/whales/wails

walk/wok

wane/Wayne/wain

want/wont

war/wore

ware/wear/where

wares/where’s/wears

warn/worn

waste/waist

wave/waive

wax/whacks

way/weigh/whey

Wayne/wain/wane

ways/weighs

we/wee

we’ll/wheel

weak/week

wear/where/ware

wears/wares/where’s

weather/whether/wether

weave/we’ve

we’d/weed

whether/wether/weather

whey/way/weigh

which/witch

while/wile

whine/wine

whined/wind/wined

whir/were

whirled/whorled/world

whirred/word

whoa/woe

whole/hole

wholly/holey/holy

whoop/hoop

wee/we

weed/we’d

week/weak

weigh/whey/way

weighed/wade

weighs/ways

weight/wait

we’ll/wheel

were/whir

wet/whet

wether/weather/whether

we’ve/weave

whacks/wax

whale/wale/wail

whales/wails/Wales

wheel/we’ll

where/ware/wear

where’s/wears/wares

whet/wet

whorled/world/whirled

who’s/whose

wile/while

wind/wined/whined

wine/whine

wined/whined/wind

witch/which

woe/whoa

wok/walk

won/one

wont/want

wood/would

word/whirred

wore/war

world/whirled/whorled

worn/warn

would/wood

wrack/rack

wrap/rap

wrapped/rapped/rapt

wrapper/rapper

wreak/reek

wrest/rest

wretch/retch

wring/ring

write/right/rite

wrote/rote

wrung/rung

wry/rye

Words beginning with the word Y

yew/ewe/you

yews/use/ewes

yoke/yolk

yore/your/you’re

you/yew/ewe

you’re/yore/your

you’ll/Yule

your/you’re/yore

Yule/you’ll

English Language Learners Definition of homograph ,अंग्रेजी भाषा सीखने वाले होमोग्राफ की परिभाषा।What are homograph होमोग्राफ क्या हैं

📝👉​a word that is spelt like another word but has a different meaning from it, and may have a different pronunciation.एक शब्द जो किसी अन्य शब्द की तरह लिखा जाता है, लेकिन इसका अर्थ अलग होता है, और इसका उच्चारण अलग हो सकता है।

Word          Meaning 1                         Meaning 2

aid(eɪdएड्‌) =(help,सहायता,मदद)     or    (सहारा)

Park(pɑːkपाक्‌)=(वाहन पार्क करना)   or        (बाग)

bat(/bætबैट्‌). =(बल्‍ला).            or            (चमगादड़)

minute(/ˈmɪnɪt‍ˈमिनिट्‌)=(one of the 60 parts that make up one hour; 60 secondsमिनट (एक घंटे का वाँ अंश ); साठ सेकंडों की इकाई)or(very smallबहुत महीन, अति सूक्ष्‍म)

bark भौंकना,,छाल

/bɑːkबाक्‌/(the hard outer covering of a tree(पेड़ की) छाल, पेड़ का कठोर बाहरी आवरण, वल्‍कल)or((used about dogs) to make a loud, short noise or noises(कुत्ते का) भौंकना, कर्कश शब्द निकालना)

sewer गंदा नाला, दर्जी

/ˈsuːə(r)‍ˈसूअ(र्‌)/(a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water.एक अपशिष्ट पाइप जो सीवेज या सतही जल को बहा ले जाता है। नाला ,गंदा नाला)or(दरज़ी,a person whose job is to make clothes, especially for menदर्ज़ी, टेलर)

crane सारसक्रेन

/kreɪnक्रेन्‌/(a large machine with a long metal arm that is used for moving or lifting heavy objectsभारी वज़न उठाने की बड़ी मशीन; क्रेन सारस)or(to stretch your neck forward in order to see or hear sthकुछ देखने या सुनने के लिए गरदन बाहर को निकालना, उचकाना)

tear आँसू छीज,

/tɪə(r)टिअ (र्‌)/(a drop of water that comes from your eye when you are crying, etc.आँसू, अश्रु)or(to damage sth by pulling it apart or into pieces; to become damaged in this wayकिसी वस्‍तु को चीर कर या टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर क्षति पहुँचाना; फाड़ना; चिरना, फटना)

bow धनुष,सिर झुकाना

/baʊबाउ/(to bend your head or the upper part of your body forward and down, as a sign of respectआदर-प्रदर्शन के लिए झुकना; झुककर अभिवादन करना)or (a knot with two loose roundish parts and two loose ends that you use when you are tying shoes, etc.एक प्रकार की गाँठ जो जूतों के फ़ीतों में लगाई जाती है)

saw आरा,देखा

/sɔːसॉ/(का see past tense रूप)or(a tool that is used for cutting wood, etc. A saw has a long flat metal part (a blade) with sharp teeth on it, and a handle at one or both endsआरा (लकड़ी चीरने का))

pen कलम

/penपन्‌/(an object that you use for writing in inkरोशनाई से लिखने में प्रयुक्त क़लम, पेन)or(a small piece of ground with a fence around it that is used for keeping animals inएक छोटा भू-क्षेत्र जिसके चारों ओर घेर या बाड़ लगी है और जिसमें पशुओं को रखा जाता है; बाड़ा)

wavey लहर

/weɪvवेव़्‌/(a line of water moving across the

 surface of water, especially the sea, that is higher than the rest of the surfaceलहर, तरंग (विशेषतः समुद्र में))or(to move your hand from side to side in the air, usually to attract sb’s attention or as you meet or leave sbहाथ हिलाना (प्रायः किसी का ध्यान आकृष्‍ट करने के लिए या किसी से मुलाक़ात करते या विदा लेते समय))

fine बढ़िया

/faɪnफ़ाइन्‌/(in good health, or happy and comfortableसुस्‍वस्‍थ या ख़ुश और आराम से)or(a sum of money that you have to pay for breaking a law or ruleकिसी क़ानून अथवा नियम को भंग करने के लिए सज़ा स्वरूप अदा की गई रक़म, अर्थदंड, जुरमाना)

wound घाव,

/wuːndवून्‍ड्‌/(an injury to part of your body, especially a cut, often one received in fightingघाव, ज़ख्‍़म, क्षत)or(to hurt sb’s feelings deeplyकिसी की भावनाओं को गहरी ठेस पहुँचाना)

bear भालू,जई

/beə(r)बेअ(र्‌)/(a large, heavy wild animal with thick fur and sharp teethएक बड़ा, भारी वन्यजीव जिसके दांत नुकीले तथा शरीर पर घने बाल होते हैं; भालू, रीछ) or ((in business) a person who sells shares in a company, hoping to buy them back later at a lower price(व्‍यापार में) ऐसा व्‍यक्ति जो अपने शेयर इस आशा में बेचता है कि मूल्‍य गिरेगा और वह उन्‍हें फिर ख़रीद लेगा; मंदड़िया, मूल्‍यपाती (व्‍यापार में))

lead प्रमुख

/liːdलीड्‌(to go with or in front of a person or animal to show the way or to make him/her/it go in the right directionकिसी व्‍यक्ति या पशु को साथ ले जाना या उसे रास्‍ता दिखाना या सही दिशा में भेजना)or(a soft heavy grey metal. Lead is used in pipes, roofs, etc.सीसा (जो पाइपों, छतों आदि में इस्‍तेमाल होता है); लेड)

skip

/skɪpस्किप्‌(to move along quickly and lightly in a way that is similar to dancing, with little jumps and steps, from one foot to the otherउछलना-कूदना, कूद-फाँद करना)or(to miss the next thing that you would normally read, do, etc.पढ़ते, कोई काम आदि करते हुए कुछ (शब्‍द या वाक्‍य, काम) छोड़ते जाना)

fair

/feə(r)फ़ेअ(र्‌)/(appropriate and acceptable in a particular situationउचित, सही)or(a type of entertainment in a field or park. At a fair you can ride on machines or try and win prizes at games. Fairs usually travel from town to townमैदान या पार्क में विविध प्रकार के मनोरंजन का आयोजन; मेला)

duck

/dʌkडक्‌dʌkडक्‌(a common bird that lives on or near water. Ducks have short legs, special (webbed) feet for swimming and a wide beakपानी में अथवा पानी के निकट रहनेवाला पक्षी जिसके पैर छोटे और झिल्लीदार होते हैं जो तैरने में सहायता करते हैं तथा इसकी चोंच छोटी होती है, बतख़)or(to move your head down quickly so that you are not seen or hit by sb/sth(आक्रमण से या देखे जाने से बचने के लिए) तुरंत सिर झुका लेना)

fly

/flaɪफ़्लाइ/(

(used about a bird, insect, aircraft, etc.) to move through the air(पक्षी, कीट, विमान आदि का) हवा में गति करना, उड़ना)or(a small insect with two wingsदो पंखोंवाला एक छोटा कीट; मक्‍खी)

scale

/skeɪlस्‍केल्‌/(the size of sth, especially when compared to other thingsकिसी वस्‍तु का आकार, पैमाना (विशेषतः तुलनात्‍मक दृष्टि से)or(to climb up a high wall, steep cliff, etc.ऊँची दीवार या खड़ी चट्टान आदि पर चढ़ना)

rose

/rəʊzरोज़्‌/(का rise [2] past tense रूप)or(a flower with a sweet smell, that grows on a bush that usually has sharp points (throns) growing on itगुलाब का फूल)

tie

/taɪटाइ/(a long thin piece of cloth worn round the neck, especially by men, with a knot at the front. A tie is usually worn with a shirtटाई (जिसे पुरुष क़मीज़ के ऊपर गले में बाँधते हैं), नेकटाई)or(to fasten sb/sth or fix sb/sth in position with rope, string, etc.; to make a knot in sth(रस्‍सी आदि से चीज़ों को परस्‍पर) बाँधना, कसना; किसी चीज़ में गाँठ लगाना)

stalk

/stɔːkस्‍टॉक्‌/(one of the long thin parts of a plant which the flowers, leaves or fruit grow onडंठल, डंडी)or(to move slowly and quietly towards an animal in order to catch or kill itलुक-छिप कर शिकार का पीछा करना)

nail

/neɪlनेल्‌/(the thin hard layer that covers the ends of your fingers and toesनाख़ून, नख)or (a small thin piece of metal that is used for holding pieces of wood together, hanging pictures on, etc.कील)

ship

/ʃɪpशिप्‌/(a large boat used for carrying passengers or cargo by seaजहाज़, जलयान, जलपोत (समुद्र द्वारा यात्री या माल ले जाने के लिए प्रयुक्त)or(to send or carry sth by ship or by another type of transportजहाज़ या यातायात के अन्‍य साधन द्वारा कुछ भेजना या ले जाना)

  

palm

/pɑːmपाम्‌/(the flat, inner surface of your handहाथ की हथेली, करतल)or(a tall straight type of tree that grows in hot countries. Palms have a lot of large leaves at the top but no branchesखजूर, ताड़; यह उष्‍णप्रधान देशों में सीधा, ऊँचा पेड़ होता है इस की शाखाएँ नहीं होती किंतु चोटी पर बहुत-सी बड़ी-बड़ी पत्तियाँ होती हैं)

watch

/wɒtʃवॉच्‌/(to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention to what happens(किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु को) ध्यान से देखना)or(a type of small clock that you usually wear around your wristहाथ-घड़ी, रिस्‍ट-वॉच)

bank

/bæŋkबैङ्‌क्‌/(an organization which keeps money safely for its customers; the office or building of such an organization. You can take money out, save, borrow or exchange money at a bankग्राहकों के पैसों को सुरक्षित रखनेवाला संगठन; ऐसे संगठन का भवन या कार्यालय। बैंक से पैसे उधार लिया जा सकता है, सुरक्षित रखा जा सकता है तथा विनिमय किया जा सकता है; बैंक)or(the ground along the side of a river or canalनदी या नहर का किनारा; तट)

arm

/ɑːmआम्‌/(the long part at each side of your body connecting your shoulder to your handबाँह, भुजा, बाहु)or(to prepare sb/yourself to fight by supplying or getting weaponsयुद्घ के लिए हथियार प्राप्‍त करना या कराना)

sink

/sɪŋkसिङ्‌क्‌/(to go down or make sth go down under the surface of liquid or a soft substanceडूबना या (किसी वस्‍तु को) डुबोना (तरल या कोमल पदार्थ में)or (a large open container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water, where you wash thingsरसोई में बरतन आदि धोने की हौज़; सिंक)

band

/bændबैन्‍ड्‌/(a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singersहलका-फुलका लोकप्रिय संगीत बजाने वालों की टोली; बैंड)or(a thin, flat, narrow piece of material used for fastening sth, or to put round sthपट्टी, पट्टा, फ़ीता, बंद, प्रायः कुछ बाँधने के लिए प्रयुक्त)

letter

/ˈletə(r)‍ˈलट(र्‌)/(a written or printed message that you send to sb(लिखा हुआ या मुद्रित) पत्र) or(a written or printed sign that represents a sound in a languageभाषा में ध्वनि का लिखित या मुद्रित प्रतीक; अक्षर)

left

/leftलफ़्ट्‌/(on the side where your heart is in the bodyबायाँ (जिधर हृदय होता है)) or(still available after everything else has been taken or usedअन्‍य सब कुछ समाप्‍त हो जाने के बाद भी उपलब्‍ध, बाक़ी)

match

/mætʃमैच्‌/(a small stick of wood, cardboard, etc. that you use for starting a fire, lighting a cigarette, etc.दियासलाई, माचिस की तीली)or(an organized game or sports eventकोई व्‍यवस्थित खेल या खेल-कूद कार्यक्रम; मैच)or(to find sb/sth that is like or suitable for sb/sth elseकिसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु का जोड़ीदार ढूँढ़ना)

ring

/rɪŋरिङ्‌/(a piece of jewellery that you wear on your fingerअँगूठी, मुद्रिका)or(to make a sound like a bell or to cause sth to make this soundघंटी जैसी आवाज़ करना या घंटी बजाना)

spring

/sprɪŋस्प्रिङ्‌/(the season of the year between winter and summer when the weather gets warmer and plants begin to growग्रीष्म ऋतु तथा शरद ऋतु के मध्य का वह समय जब मौसम थोड़ा गरम होने लगता है तथा पेड़, पौधो में नई पत्तियाँ आ जाती हैं; वसंत ऋतु)or(to jump or move quicklyतेज़ी से उछलना या छलाँग मारना)

well

/welवल्‌/(completely or fullyपूरी तरह से या अच्‍छी तरह से)or(a deep hole in the ground from which water is obtained(पानी का) कुआँ, कूप)

date

/deɪtडेट्‌/(a particular day of the month or yearमहीने या वर्ष का विशेष दिन, तिथि, दिनांक, तारीख़)or(a small, sweet, dark brown fruit that comes from a tree which grows in hot countriesगर्म देशों में पाए जानेवाले पेड़ का फल जो गहरे भूरे रंग का छोटा मीठा फल होता है, खजूर, छुआरा)

address

/əˈdresअड्रस्‌/(the number of the building and the name of the street and place where sb lives or worksपता, ठिकाना)or(to make an important speech to an audienceकिसी श्रोतासमूह को संबोधित करना; महत्वपूर्ण भाषण देना)

clip

/klɪpक्लिप्‌/(a small object, usually made of metal or plastic, used for holding things togetherवस्‍तुओं को एक साथ पकड़े रखने के लिए धातु या प्‍लास्टिक से बनी छोटी वस्‍तु; क्लिप)or(to be fastened with a clip; to fasten sth to sth else with a clipक्लिप लगाना; क्लिप से बाँधना)

Homographs (A)

Homographs examples that start with A.

Absent

If you’re absent more than five times, you fail the course.

He had absented himself from the office for the day.

Abstract

The research shows that preschool children are capable of thinking in abstract terms.

Abstracts of about 300 words should be submitted to the conference committee who will decide which papers to accept.

Accent

In the word ‘dinner’ the accent is on the first syllable.

The women accent their eyes with makeup.

Address

I can give you the address of a good attorney.

That letter was addressed to me.

Advocate

Those who advocate for doctorassisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer.

She’s a passionate advocate of natural childbirth.

Attribute

Some economists attribute much of the rising wage inequality in this country to the shift in favor of the most skilled workers.

She spent most of the interview describing the company’s attributes to me.

Homographs (B)

Homographs examples that start with B.

Back

I’ll be back in a minute.

She was the one who had fired him from his first job back in South Africa.

Anna stood with her back to the window.

Ball

Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.

My hands were balled into fists.

Band

The band was playing old Beatles songs.

She always ties her hair back in a band.

Many insects are banded black and yellow.

Bank

I worked for a bank.

He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.

Bar

She was sitting at the bar.

I ate three bars of chocolate.

Bass

I play bass in a jazz band.

Fresh sea bass is a great delicacy.

Bat

I am afraid of bats.

It’s his first time at bat in the major leagues.

Blessedca

I can’t see a blessed thing without my glasses.

They brought the children to Jesus and he blessed them.

Bow

This is done with a formal bow to the king or queen.

She had a red bow in her hair.

Homographs (C)

Homographs examples that start with C.

Can

Gabriella can speak French fluently.

We drank a can of Coke each.

Capital

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.

You should write your name in capital letters.

Capture

The robbery was captured on police video cameras.

The two soldiers somehow managed to avoid capture.

Chest

Her heart was pounding in her chest.

In our family, we should have a medicine chest.

Clip

They are clips from the new James Bond film.

The wire is held on with a metal clip.

Cock

A cock crowed as morning approached.

He cocked a quizzical eyebrow at her.

Commune

She lives in a commune.

It is a place to commune with other women.

Compact

The students’ rooms were compact, with a desk, bed, and closet built in.

A compact was negotiated between the company and the union.

Compound

Sulphur dioxide is a compound of sulphur and oxygen.

A compound sentence contains two or more clauses.

Compress

Snow falling on the mountainsides is compressed into ice.

Apply a cold compress to the injury.

Conduct

We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.

The Senator’s conduct is being investigated by the Ethics Committee.

Conflict

Marx points out the potential conflicts below the surface of society.

In other ways the activities of the councils tend to conflict with regional policy and weaken its effects.

Conscript

Young Frenchmen were conscripted into the army and forced to fight in Algeria.

The average number of conscripts in training has fallen from 80,000 to about 15,000.

Consort

Both can take new consorts but only their daughter can be the new Everqueen.

He is known to have consorted with prostitutes.

Construct

They constructed a shelter out of fallen branches.

The list of constructs can be endless.

Content

The content of the media course includes scripting, editing, and camera work.

Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content.

Contest

Stone decided to hold a contest to see who could write the best song.

His wife is contesting a seat on the council.

Contrast

While there are similarities in the two cultures, there are also great contrasts.

Her actions and her promises contrasted sharply.

Convert

The stocks can be easily converted to cash.

She is a convert.

Convict

She was convicted of shoplifting.

There was a report on the news about an escaped convict.

Cool

She swam out into the cool water.

When tempers had cooled, he apologized.

Court

Four people will appear in court today, charged with fraud.

His campaign team has assiduously courted the media.

Homographs (D)

Homographs examples that start with D.

Date

The date on the letter was 30th August 1962.

She and Ron go to the park to date.

Dear

His sister was very dear to him.

Come along, my dear, take a seat.

Default

The company is in default on its loan agreement.

He defaulted on his child support payments.

Digest

Most babies can digest a wide range of food easily.

If you’d rather receive your mail in large batches than have it trickle through, request a digest where available.

Discharge

Sewage is discharged directly into the sea.

Nurses visit the mother and baby for two weeks after their discharge from the hospital.

Discount

Employees can buy books at a discount.

We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes.

Do

You need to do more exercise.

We’re having a do to celebrate his 30th birthday.

The sun was going down and it would soon be dark.

He down the coffee in one gulp.

Drop

The apples are beginning to drop from the trees.

A single drop of blood splashed onto the floor.

Duck

Every afternoon they went to the park to feed the duck.

He had to duck as he came through the door.

Homographs (E)

Homographs examples that start with E.

Effect

My parents’ divorce had a big effect on me.

Many parents lack confidence in their ability to effect change in their children’s behavior.

Exploit

Opposition leaders were quick to exploit government embarrassment over the incident.

His courage and exploit were legendary.

Extract

They used torture to extract information about their families.

I’ve only seen short extract from the film.

Homographs (F)

Homographs examples that start with F.

Fall

September had come and the leaves were starting to fall.

The area is beautiful in the fall.

Fan

He’s a big fan of Elvis Presley.

He is turning on the electric fan.

Fast

I’m early—my watch must be fast.

Gandhi drank some orange juice to break his threeweek fast.

File

Every file on the same disk must have a different name.

We began to file out into the car park.

Finance

The project will only go ahead if they can raise the necessary finance.

He took a job to finance his stay in Germany.

Fine

If you want to use cheese instead of chicken, that’s fine.

Offenders will be liable to a heavy fine.

Fit

His clothes did not fit him very well.

You must be very fit if you do so much running.

Float

I wasn’t sure if the raft would float.

We stood and watched the Carnival float drive past.

Fly

The pilot was instructed to fly the plane to Montreal airport.

A fly was buzzing against the window.

Foot

My foot hurts.

Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.

Frequent

She was a frequent visitor to the house.

We met in a local bar much frequented by students.

Firm

I’m working for a firm of accountants.

These peaches are still firm.

Fly

A fly was buzzing against the window.

Let’s fly a kite.

Homographs (G-H)

Homographs examples that start with G &H.

Gay

I didn’t know he was gay.

We don’t see gays being beaten to death in our country because of their sexuality.

House

Let’s have the party at my house.

The museum is housed in the Old Court House.

impact

The report assesses the impact of AIDS on the gay community.

The company’s performance was impacted by the high value of the pound.

Implant

Prejudices can easily become implanted in the mind.

The history of implants has been equally painful; implants can shift or turn themselves upside down.

Incense

 

Incense burned in a corner of the room.

The decision incensed the workforce.

Incline

I incline to the view that we should take no action at this stage.

The council houses followed the curve of the road, which wound up a slight incline.

Increase

The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.

There has been a marked increase in the use of firearms.

Insert

They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe.

These inserts fit inside any style of shoe.

Insult

I have never been so insulted in my life!

The crowd was shouting insults at the police.

Interchange

The new program should help solve some of the problems of data interchange between companies with different computer systems.

There were two identical copies of each object that were interchanged regularly between trials.

Intimate

We’re not on intimate terms with our neighbors.

He was a wartime minister and intimate of Churchill.

Intrigue

There was something about him that intrigued her.

The young heroine steps into a web of intrigue in the academic world.

Invalid

The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified.

She had been a delicate child and her parents had treated her as an invalid.

Invite

They have invited me to go to Paris with them.

Thanks for your invite.

Homographs (L)

Homographs examples that start with L.

Lead

She took the lead in the second lap.

Lead exposure can be harmful to everyone, especially young children and babies.

Learned

We all have different learned responses to anger.

I learned a lot from my father.

Leaves

The plane leaves at 12.30.

Add a few leaves of fresh basil to the salad.

Left

Look left and right before you cross the road.

The plane left for Dallas last night.

Letter

There’s a letter for you.

‘B’ is the second letter of the alphabet.

Live

We used to live in London.

The club has live music most nights.

Homographs (M)

Homographs examples that start with M.

Manifest

For the character to know and demonstrate their doom, their body must physically manifest the flaw through an impairment.

And I can’t help seeing the manifest in any case, I’ve always been interested in it.

Match

If you suspect a gas leak do not strike a match or use electricity.

Her fingerprints match those found at the scene of the crime.

Mean

What does this sentence mean?

He needed to find a mean between frankness and rudeness.

Might

He said he might come tomorrow.

I pushed the rock with all my might.

Mind

There were all kinds of thoughts running through my mind.

I hope you don’t mind the noise.

Minute

I’ll be back in a few minutes.

You’d better minute that point.

Moped

There was hardly any traffic, just a few parked cars and a cluster of mopeds around the door of the bar opposite.

The week he died, we all sat around and moped.

Homographs (N-O)

Homographs examples that start with N & O.

Nail

The key was hanging on a nail by the door.

I’ve broken my nail.

Novel

I read a lot of novels.

What a novel idea!

Number

My phone number is 266998.

I number her among my closest friends.

Object

The object of the game is to improve children’s math skills.

His supporters will certainly object if he is fired.

Offense

The new law makes it a criminal offense to drink alcohol in public places.

He played offense for the Chicago Bulls.

Homographs (P)

Homographs examples that start with P.

Palm

He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand.

The tropical tree which grows near beaches or in deserts, with a long straight trunk and large pointed leaves at the top, is coconut palm.

Park

We went for a walk in the park.

They had a sheet showing a car park and also cars to cut out.

Pen

Write your essays in pen not pencil.

You should pen a letter to the local paper.

Perfect

Well I’m sorry—but nobody’s perfect.

Mock trials help students perfect their legal skills.

Perfume

She was wearing too much perfume.

One bloom has the power to perfume a whole room.

Pet

They have a pet a dog.

He did not pet it, or stroke it: he stood staring.

Plain

The plain fact is that nobody really knows.

The grassy plain gave way to an extensive swamp.

Play

You’ll have to play inside today.

On the next play, Johnson ran 15 yards for a touchdown.

Point

He’s just saying that to prove a point.

Everything seemed to point in one direction.

Polish

I give it a polish now and again.

Your essay is good, you just need to polish it a bit.

Pop

The eight compilations range from teen pop to classical.

I’ll pop over and see you this evening.

Present

What can I get him for a birthday present?

You’ve got to forget the past and start living in the present.

Produce

They were unable to produce any statistics to verify their claims.

The shop sells only fresh local produce.

Progress

We have made great progress in controlling inflation.

The course allows students to progress at their own speed.

Project

The final term will be devoted to project work.

They sought advice on how to project a more positive image of their company.

Punch

These bullets can punch a hole through 20 mm steel plate.

I managed to land a punch on his chin.

Homographs (Q-R)

Homograph examples that start with Q & R.

Quarter

It’s a quarter past twelve.

I peel and quarter an apple.

Race

There is a race between the two best runners of the club.

We race each other back to the car.

Read

Some children can read and write before they go to school.

I was having a quiet read when the phone rang.

Rebel

Some parts of the country fell into rebel hands.

Most teenagers find something to rebel against.

Recall

She could not recall his name.

She has amazing powers of recall.

Research

He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.

We have to research how the product will actually be used.

Resume

She hopes to resume work after the baby is born.

He gave a resume of the year’s work and wished the Society another successful year.

Retake

Government forces moved in to retake the city.

We had to do a retake before we got it right.

Right

I’m sure I’m right.

Take a right turn at the intersection.

Ring

What a beautiful ring!

The children sat on the floor in a ring.

Rock

Komuro formed a rock band with some friends while in college.

To build the tunnel, they had to cut through 500 feet of solid rock.

Rose

She has a rose garden.

They rose from the table.

Row

We sat in a row at the back of the room.

A row has broken out over education.

Ruler

I have a 12inch ruler.

King Priam was a firm, but just ruler.

Homographs (S)

Homograph examples that start with S.

Saw

Saw is a tool that has a long blade with sharp points along one of its edges.

Last night, I saw a lovely girl.

Scale

They entertain on a large scale.

He somehow managed to scale the sheer outside wall of the tower.

Second

This is the second time it’s happened.

The water flows at about 1.5 meters per second.

Separate

The school is housed in two separate buildings.

Stir the sauce constantly so that it does not separate.

Ship

There are two restaurants on board ship.

The company continues to ship more computer systems than its rivals.

Sign

Headaches may be a sign of stress.

You forgot to sign the cheque.

Sink

The ships sink to the bottom of the sea.

I felt chained to the kitchen sink.

Slide

You can slide the front seats forward if necessary.

The economy is on the slide.

Spoke

He drew every spoke in the wheels, and the whole affair looked as if it had been instantaneously petrified or arrested.

I spoke to her last Wednesday.

Spring

I’m sorry to spring it on you, but I’ve been offered another job.

He was born in the spring of 1944.

Stalk

He ate the apple, stalk and all.

Snatching up my bag, I stalk out of the room.

State

He was in a state of permanent depression.

The Queen is on a state visit to Moscow.

Stick

Don’t stick your fingers through the bars of the cage.

The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog.

Subject

I have nothing more to say on the subject.

Biology is my favorite subject.

Suspect

If you suspect a gas leak, do not strike a match or even turn on an electric light.

He is the prime suspect in the case.

Homographs (T-W)

Homograph examples that start with T & W.

Tie

He had to tie her hands together.

I wear a shirt and tie at work.

Tear

I’ll tear the package open.

She left the room in tears.

Toast

I’d like to propose a toast to the bride and groom.

I had a piece of toast for breakfast.

Too

He’s far too young to go on his own.

“I’m feeling hungry.” – “Me too.”

Trip

We went on a trip to the mountains.

Someone will trip over that cable.

Type

There are three main types of contracts.

This letter will need to be typed again.

Watch

I like watching TV every night.

I glanced at my watch.

Wave

Huge waves were breaking on the shore.

The people on the bus waved and we waved back.

Well

The conference was very well organized.

The dog fell down a well.

Wind

The wind is blowing from the south.

Give the handle another couple of winds.

Wound

He died from the wounds he had received to his chest.

He had been wounded in the arm.