Grammar: List of Pair of Words, Letters & Applications

Pair of Words
1. Able; Capable 50. Boar; Bore
2. Accept; Except 51. Born; Borne
3. Access; Excess 52. Bough; Bow
4. Accident; Incident 53. Bridal; Bridle
5. Accuse; Blame 54. Berth; Birth
6. Advice; Advise 55. Break; Brake
7. Add; Aid 56. Calender; Calendar
8. Affect; Effect 57. Canon; Cannon
9. Air; Heir 58. Canvas; Canvass
10. Amity; Enmity 59. Cast; Caste; Cost
11. Ascent; Assent 60. Cattle; Kettle
12. Aught; Ought 61. Casual; Causal
13. Adapt; Adopt; Adept 62. Cease; Seize
14. Abstain; Refrain 63. Ceiling; Roof
15. Accede; Concede; Exceed 64. Cell; Sell
16. Admit; Confess 65. Cemetery; Symmetry
17. Affection; Affectation 66. Censor; Censure
18. Avocation; Vocation; Vacation 67. Cereal; Serial
19. Adverse; Averse 68. Ceremonial; Ceremonious
20. Addition; Edition 69. Check; Cheque
21. Abject; Object 70. Childish; Childlike
22. Allowed; Aloud 71. Chord; Cord
23. Alter; Altar 72. Cite; Site; Sight
24. Ail; Ale 73. Climate; Weather
25. Aisle; Isle 74. Cloth; Clothe
26. Areas; Arrears 75. Coma; Comma
27. Artist; Artiste; Artisan 76. Command; Commend
28. Alloy; Ally 77. Compare; Compere
29. Angle; Angel 78. Compliment; Complement
30. Alternate; Alternative 79. Comprehensible; Comprehensive
31. Amiable; Amicable 80. Conscious; Conscience; Conscientious
32. Between; Among 81. Caution; Cautious
33. Ancient; Old 82. Consul; Counsel; Council
34. Allusion; Illusion 83. Continual; Continuous
35. Apposite; Opposite 84. Cool; Cold
36. Assay; Essay 85. Clock; Cloak
37. Audible; Edible 86. Corps; Corpse
38. Aural; Oral 87. Considerable; Considerate
39. Bad; Bade 88. Confident; Confidant
40. Bale; Bail 89. Course; Coarse
41. Ballad; Ballot; Ballet 90. Corporal; Corporeal
42. Bare; Bear; Beer; Bier 91. Credible; Credulous; Creditable
43. Barron; Barren 92. Crime; Sin
44. Base; Bass 93. Cue; Queue
45. Beat; Beet 94. Custom; Habit
46. Beach; Beech 95. Dairy; Diary
47. Beneficent; Beneficial 96. Dam; Damn; Dame
48. Beside; Besides 97. Dear; Deer
49. Bleed; Blood 98. Decent; Descent

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99. Deny; Refuse 151. Gait; Gate

100. Dependant; Dependent 152. Gambol; Gamble
101. Descend; Dissent 153. Goal; Gaol
102. Disburse; Disperse 154. Genteel; Gentle
103. Draft; Draught; Drought 155. Glass; Gloss
104. Deceased; Diseased 156. Gilt; Guilt
105. Desirous; Desirable 157. Gild; Guild
106. Differ; Defer 158. Graceful; Gracious
107. Drop; Droop 159. Grate; Great; Greet
108. Doze; Dose 160. Grown; Groan
109. Discover; Invent 161. Hair; Hare
110. Drown; Sink 162. Hail; Hale
111. Destiny; Destination 163. Hanged; Hung
112. Die; Dye 164. Heal; Heel
113. Dew; Due 165. Healthy; Healthful
114. Dual; Duel 166. Hew; Hue
115. Device; Devise 167. Higher; Hire
116. Economic; Economical 168. Historical; Historic
117. Enviable; Envious 169. Honorary; Honorable
118. Empire; Umpire 170. Human; Humane
119. Elder; Older 171. Heard; Herd
120. Elicit; Illicit 172. Hoard; Horde
121. Eligible; Illegible 173. Hart; Heart
122. Eminent; Imminent 174. Him; Hymn
123. Emigrant; Immigrant 175. Hoarse; Horse
124. Empty; Vacant 176. Hole; Whole
125. Enable; Unable 177. Holy; Wholly
126. Envelop; Envelope 178. Ice; Snow
127. Envious; Jealous 179. Ideal; Idol
128. Excite; Incite 180. Immoral; Immortal
129. Faction; Fiction 181. Imaginary; Imaginative
130. Farm; Form 182. Imperial; Imperious
131. Facility; Felicity 183. Impossible; Impassable
132. Farther; Further 184. Ingenious; Ingenuous
133. Fain; Feign 185. Industrial; Industrious
134. Faint; Feint 186. Judicial; Judicious
135. Fair; Fare 187. Key; Quay
136. Fatal; Fateful 188. Knight; Night
137. Faze; Phase 189. Later; Latter; Letter
138. Feet; Feat 190. Lay; Lie; Lie
139. Flew; Flu 191. Lath; Lathe
140. Floor; Flour; Flower 192. Lays; Laze
141. Flea; Flee 193. Liar; Lawyer; Layer
142. Forward; Foreword 194. Leak; Leek
143. Food; Feed 195. Lightning; Lightening; Lighting
144. Forth; Fourth 196. Loath; Loathe
145. Foul; Fowl 197. Loot; Lute
146. Fetch; Bring 198. Lose; Loose; Loss
147. Fewer; Lesser 199. Lovely; Lovable
148. Famous; Notorious 200. Lion; Loin
149. Floe; Flow 201. Lesson; Lessen
150. Float; Swim 202. Male; Mail

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203. Main; Mane 255. Road; Rode

204. Maize; Maze 256. Role; Roll
205. Mantle; Mental 257. Respectable; Respectful
206. Marital; Martial; Marshal 258. Sail; Sale
207. Marry; Merry 259. Sailor; Sailer
208. Mean; Means; Mien 260. Sea; See
209. Meat; Meet 261. Seem; Seam
210. Metal; Mettle 262. Stake; Steak
211. Medal; Meddle 263. Scent; Sent
212. Memorable; Memorial 264. Scene; Seen
213. Momentary; Momentous 265. Sculptor; Sculpture
214. Massage; Message 266. Sew; Sow
215. Miner; Minor 267. Sensible; Sensitive
216. Might; Mite 268. Storey; Story
217. Moat; Mote 269. Stationary; Stationery
218. Mortal; Morale 270. Sociable; Social
219. Mown; Moan 271. Sole; Soul
220. Necessaries; Necessities 272. Sore; Sour; Soar; Sower
221. Naught; Knotty 273. Sought; Sort
222. Oar; Ore 274. Sooth; Soothe
223. Official; Officious 275. Spacious; Specious
224. Ordinance; Ordinance 276. Statue; Statue
225. Pair; Pear; Pare 277. Stair; Stare
226. Palate; Pallet; Palette 278. Stimulant; Stimulus
227. Patrol; Petrol 279. Straight; Strait
228. Pattern; Patron 280. Suspend; Suspense
229. Persona; Personnel. Personal 281. Son; Sun
230. Pedal; Peddle 282. Steal; Steel
231. Politic; Politics 283. Sweet; Sweat
232. Persecute; Prosecute 284. Soot; Suit; Suite
233. Prescribe; Proscribe 285. Tale; Tail
234. Peace; Piece 286. Tamper; Temper
235. Plain; Plan; Plane 287. Temporary; Tomporal
236. Popular; Populous; Populace 288. Team; Teem
237. Pore; Pour 289. Tea; Tee
238. Practice; Practise 290. Tenor; Tenure
239. Practical; Practicable 291. Their; There
240. Principal; Principle 292. Through; Threw
241. Profit; Prophet 293. Tide; Tied
242. Pail; Pale 294. Timber; Timbre
243. Pane; Pain 295. Tire; Tyre
244. Peal; Peel 296. Trfile; Trivial
245. Pray; Prey 297. Toe; Tow
246. Proceed; Precede 298. Union; Unity
247. Quiet; Quite 299. Urban; Urbane
248. Rain; Rein; Reign 300. Vain: vein :vane
249. Raise; Rays; Raze 301. Vale :veil :wail
250. Read; Reed 302. Verbal: verbose
251. Rest; Wrest 303. Veracity: voracity
252. Right; Rite; Write 304. Venture ; adventure
253. Ring; Wring 305. Venal ; venial
254. Root; Rout 306. Virtual ; virtuous

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307. Vice ; voice 319. Weather ; whether

308. Waist ; waste 320. Wife ; waif
309. Wear ; ware 321. Worse ; verse
310. Waive ; wave 322. Wreak ; wreck ; reck
311. Womanish ; womanly 323. Wreath ; wreathe
312. Wine ; vine ; whine 324. Wilful ; willing
313. Way ; weigh 325. Wet ; whet
314. Weight ; wait 326. Won ; one
315. Wages ; salary 327. Yoke ; yolk ;
316. Wander ;wonder 328. Yew ; you ; ewe
317. Weak ; week 329. Zealot ; zealous
318. Went ; vent

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 Grammar: List of Pair of Words, Letters & Applications
Sr. No. LETTERS APPLICATIONS
1. To your uncle thanking him for a gift. An application to grant you character certificate
2. To your friend asking him/her to lend you his/her An application to re-admit your name on college roll
camera.
3. To your friend inviting him/her on your brother’s An application apologizing your misconduct in the
marriage ceremony. class.
4. To your father requesting him to increase your An application for financial assistance/scholarship
monthly allowance.
5. To your father telling him about your progress in An application to grant you fee concession.
studies.
6. To your friend inviting him/her to accompany you on An application to permit you to change your subject.
a visit to a hill station.
7. To your friend congratulating him/her on his/ her An application to grant you sick leave.
success in the examination.
8. To your friend condoling the death of his/her father. An application to remit your fine/library fine.
9. To your father explaining to him/ her the cause of An application to attend the wedding ceremony of
your failure in the examination. your brother.
10. To your younger brother, giving him a piece of advice An application reporting about the theft of your
regarding his studies/ To give up smoking. bicycle.
11. To your mother telling her why you dislike hostel life. An application requesting to change your section.
12. To your Younger brother advising him to take part in An application for condoning short of lecture.
games.
13. To your friend telling him/her about your impression An application for the refund of library security/
of the college teachers. college leaving certificate/hostel security.
14. To your friend about profession you wish to adopt. An application to improve medical facilities in the
college.
15. To your cousin/brother/sister suggesting some
methods of improving his English language skills.
16. To your friend requesting him/her to lend you some
Islamic books.
17. To your friend telling him about the annual sports of
your college.
18. To your younger sister asking her to take part in
Speech contest/co-curricular activities in your college.
19. To your sister suggesting her some interesting and
informative books to read and to take part in the quiz
competition of your college.
20. To your friend sympathizing on the failure in the
examination.
21. To your father about the co-curricular activities in the
college.
22. To your father to inform him about new motor bike
you have bought.
23. To your younger brother to inquire about his new
school.