Verb (Basic)

VERBS CONFUED WITH VERB/ NOUN/ ADJECTIVE

1.    Practise
Practice   11. Amend

  Emend


Noun Verb Verb Verb
   

2. A   A
d vice d vise
   Bought  Brought
Noun V e rb 
   
  12. V2 & V3 form of buy V2 & V3 form of bring
 

3. Complain  Complaint
  
Verb Noun 13. Compose  Comprise
 
  Verb Verb
 

4.  
Affect Effect

Verb Noun/ Verb
14. Deface

   Efface

 
 
Verb Verb
 

5.

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Assure
  Ensure
  Insure

15. Deprecate  Depreciate
Verb Verb Verb   
   Verb Verb
 

6. Hear
  Listen

 
Verb Verb 16. Envelop  Envelope
 
  
Verb Noun
 

7. Heal
  Heel

Verb Noun
17. Excite

   Incite

 
Verb Verb
 

8. Prescribe
  Proscribe
 18. Flout
  Flaunt

Verb Verb Verb Verb
   

9. Adopt  Adapt  Adept 19. Hoard


  Horde



 
 

Verb Verb Adj. Verb Noun
    

10. Allude  Elude 20. Loathe

  Loath


  
Verb Verb Verb Adj.
   

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21. Lose
  Loss
  Loose
 28. Wave
  Waive

Verb Noun Adj. Noun/Verb Verb
    

(N) (V)
Mitigate  Militate
 
  29. Tow
  Toe
  Tiptoe
22. Verb Verb 
 
 Verb Noun Verb
   

23. Pour
  Pore

Verb Noun
 
30. Site
  Sight  Cite


Noun Noun Verb
24. Proceed
   Precede
    
Verb Verb
 

31. Defuse
  Diffuse
 
Verb Verb
25. Pray  Prey  
 
Verb Verb Noun
  
Desert  Dessert

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32. 
   
Noun Verb Noun
26.  
Rout  
Route Root
   
Verb Noun Noun Meals sweet
  
dish
33. Sever
  Severe
  Sewer


27. Censure
  Censor
 Verb Adj Noun
Verb Verb   
 

 
34. See Look
  Stare
  Peep
  Glare

/ Glower
 
 Glance
  Glimpse
 
Verb Verb/Noun Verb Verb Verb/Noun Verb/Noun Noun
      

(V) (V) (V) (V)

Appearance(N) (V) (N) (N) (N)
35. Light  Burn


Adj Noun Verb Verb Noun
    

36. Catch
  Hold

Verb/Noun Verb/Noun
 

(V) (V)
(N) (N)

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37. Canvass
  Canvas

Verb Noun
 

38. Refuse
  Deny / Re fute  Decline
 

Verb Verb Verb
  

39. Peddle
  Pedal

Verb Noun/Verb
 

(N), Pedal (V)

40. Ride
  Drive

Verb/Noun Verb/Noun
 

(N) (V) (N) (V)

41. Wither

   Weather
  Whether
  Whither
 
Verb N Conj. Adj.

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   

Where
('Whether ... or' Co-relative

42. Sink
  Drown

 
Verb Verb
 

43. Cease
  Seize
 44. Invent
  Discover

Verb Verb Verb Verb
   

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1. The servant hung the picture on the wall

hanged

2. Lay your books aside and lie down to rest.

lay

3. Practice
 makes a man perfect.
Noun

4. Practise
 the questions given in the assignment.
Verb

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5. I need your advice

.
Noun

6. Do not advise
 me.
Verb

7 I have lodged a complaint against him.

 
Noun

8. He complained against me.


Verb

  your health and the effect

9. Bad weather affects 
  is cough and cold.
Verb Noun
10. Many songs are not worthlistening to listen 'to'
'worthlistening' 'to'
11. He lighted the candle and burnt the papers.
12. The thief eluded
 arrest.
Verb

13. The earth's atmosphere comprises of three layers ( Active voice comprise
'of' 'of'

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14. Mirabai composed many songs.
15. I refused to help him.
16. The thief denied the charges.
17. I declined the offer.
18. Silence precedes the storm.
19. This is a good site for school.
20. Please cite an example.

SPOTTING THE ERROR

1. (a) He was so inquisitive/ (b) that he rose many/ (c) questions in the class ./ (d) No
error.
2. (a) He was borne of poor parents,/ (b) but brought up/ (c) in an affluent family./ (d)
No error.
3. (a) The university was/ (b) found in 1950/ (c) when India was not self dependent in
many aspects./ (d) No error.
4. (a) I complaint against him/ (b) as in spite of my repeated warnings/ (c) he failed to
mend his ways./ (d) No error.
5. (a) Failure must not have/ (b) permanent affect on a person/ (c)because only the
tough survives./ (d) No error.
6. (a) I keep my cool/ (b) and never loose my temper/ (c) even when provoked/ (d) No
error.
7. (a) He lied on the grass/ (b) for hours/ (c) enjoying the cool breeze./ (d) No error.
8. (a) During the rainy season/ (b) many rivers overflew their banks/ (c) and caused
great difficulty./ (d) No error.
9. (a) He lay his luggage/ (b) aside and lay down/ (c) to rest for a while ./ (d) No error.
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