WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED MISUSED

COARSE, COURSE
Coarse: rough
-Coarse cloth is cheaper than fine cloth.

Course: During , path

-The producer has completed his film in the course of six
months.
-The Indus does not move straight along its course.

CONFIDANT, CONFIDENT
Confidant: Person with whom one talks about one’s
secrets or private matters
-She is a confidant of mine.

Confident: Showing belief in one’s ability

-We are confident of our success as we have worked very
hard.

CELL, SELL
Cell: Small room in a prison
-The prison cell ,where he stayed was dark.

Sell: Exchange something for money

-The sell vegetables.

CUE, QUEUE
Cue: Hint
-I got a cue about his dishonesty from his talks.

Queue: Line of people

-We stand in a queue to buy train tickets.
CONDUCT, CHARACTER
Conduct: Behaviour
-Good conduct brings us a good name.

Character: Qualities of person

-Fatima Jinnah was a woman of high character and
ability.

CUSTOM, HABIT
Custom: The usual way of behaving or doing
something,custom is also called as tradition
-In some parts of our Country, it is a custom to fire into
the air at the time of marriage.

Habit: something that you do without thinking because

you have done it so often
-smoking is a bad habit.
CLIMATE, WEATHER
Climate: How the atmosphere behaves over relatively a
long period of time
-Sindh has a dry climate.

Weather: Conditions of atmosphere over a short period of

time
-Rain always changes the weather.

CREDIBLE, CREDITABLE
Credible: honest and believable
-His talks are not credible, he often tell lies.

Creditable: Bringing honour

-His work is creditable ,he built a hospital.
COUNCIL, COUNSEL
Council: Group making rules for taking decisions
-The security council discusses world problems.

Counsel: Advice
-You must seek counsel in this case from someone
experienced.

DAIRY, DIARY
Dairy: A place for keeping milk, cream and butter etc.
-This dairy supplies milk to a large part of the town.

Diary: A book for writing daily record of events.

-He has noted many interesting incidents of his life in his
diary.
DESERT.DESSERT
Desert: Arid land with usually sparse vegetation, such
land having a warm climate and receiving less than 25cms
(10 inches) of rainfall annually
-Sahara is one of the biggest desert of the world.

Dessert: A sweet dish usually served at the end of meal

-We had ice cream and apple pie for dessert.

DESTINY, DESTINATION
Destiny: Fate
-The destiny of our nation is riding upon the upcoming
elections.

Destination: Goal
-All of us feel happy to reach our destination.
DEVICE, DEVISE
Device: Method
-I will tell you a device to catch the thief.

Devise: to plan
-Teachers and parents should co operate in devising ways
and means to lessen indiscipline in college.

DEVOTED, ADDICTED
Devoted: Strongly attached to
-He is fully devoted to his studies.

Addicted: Physically and mentally dependent on

particular substance
-He is addicted to drinking.
DIE, DYE
Die: To cease to live
-They never die who sacrificd their life for a good cause.

Dye: Colour
-The dyer will dye these clothes tomorrow.

DISCOVER, INVENT
Discover: To find out what already exists
-Columbus discovered America.
Invent: To make a new thing or to find out a new device
-Edison invented the gramophone.

DISEASE, DECEASE
Disease: Illness
-He suffers from a rare genetic disease.
Decease: End of life, death
-The whole town mourned the deceased leader.

DISINTERESTED, UNINTERESTED
Disinterested: Impartial, free from prejudice or personal
feelings
-The judge delivered the judgement from quite
disinterested motives.

Uninterested: Lacking interest, not interested in

-He is uninterested in Cricket.

DISQUALIFIED, UNQUALIFIED
Disqualified: To stop someone from being in a
competition or doing something because they are
unsuitable or they have done something wrong.
-He has been disqualified because he used unfair means in
the examination.

Unqualified: Not qualified

-He is unqualified for this post.

DOSE, DOZE
Dose: The quantity of medicine taken at one time
-One dose of medicine was taken after three hours.

Doze: A short sleep

-The passenger sat dozing on the bench.

DEW, DUE
Dew: Tiny drops of moisture, drops of water
-I can see the dew on the flowers.
Due: Reason
-Rain is due to the clouds.

DRAFT, DRAUGHT
Draft: Outline ,notes, writing
-Here is the draft of her speech.

Draught: Gulp
-She took the medicine in a draught.