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Hi all,I'm sorry I have had a busy days, well I hope all you Service practicig english.U must remember some things n this  duration.Try for get a native speaker and practice them on skype or yahoo messanger.Please be nice with other peoples while conversation.Your focous must be on improving your speaking skills.Read the english speakig tips I explained out here on earlier topics.Check out  these sites...

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But remember,its up you how much time you are practicing english will get you fluent

USEFUL WORDS FOR IMPROVING ENGLISH

About                   -Not Exactly
  Eg:Its about 5 miles to Town.

About To             -Talking about to a subject.
  Eg:What are you talking about to?

Be about to         -Going to do something soon.
  Eg:I am about to sleep.

Be not about to   -Determination
  Eg:I am not about to stop studying English in the class.



Just            -Exactly
   Eg:Just 2 dogs(Exactly 2 dogs)

Only          -Limited to
  Eg:There are only limited tigers are left.

 
Barely          -Very little or Scared.
  Eg:I barely have enough money to eat.
        I barely enough money to pay for the car.

Merely         -Nothing more than or nothing limited(Only)
   Eg:I merely touch , it broke.
         Its merely a wound ,nothing much.





Until         -
                      you cannot leave the office until you finish this work.

Still           -
                     It had been raining still last night.

Yet             -
                    I did not eat lunch yet.

Though/Although  -
                                        Though/Althow the exam was tough,But I thing he did well.

Eventhough          -
                                    Eventhough the exam was easy I failed.

Despite                  -
                                    Despite his best effort ,he could not succeed.

In Spite of            -
                                     In spite of his best effort the man could not succeed.




Too much            -  Uncountable
                             Eg:I have too much suger.
                                   I have to done too much home works.

Too many              -Countable.
                            Eg:There is too many people for the movie.

                            Too much and too many are using for expressing' the -ve things or bad things"

A lot of              -It has the same meaning of Too much and too many but it using it both countable & uncountable nounsfor good(+ve) things.


                    Eg:I have a lot of money.
                          I have a lot of books.




     

OFTEN CONFUSING WORDS PART V

69)Pail   -This pail is full of milk(bucket)
     Pale  - On hearing the news ,he turned pale.

70)Beside -She sat biside me(near)
     Besides-Besides giving me cloths ,he gives me money(in addition to)

71)Complement -What is the complement of of an angle of an 60 degree?
     Compliment  -Pls convey my compliments to your father.

72)Medal    -He was awarded a medal for his bravery.
     Meddle  -Please do not meddle in my affairs(interfere)

73)Mail   -The next male is due.
     Male  - The horse is a male animal.

74)Rob   -He was robbed of his purse by a robber.
      Steal -A thief stole my purse.

75)Stop   -this slow train stops at all stations.
     Stay-I shall stay here for a weak.

76)Tail  -On seeing the hunter,the lion turned the tail.
      Tale -Its a bad habbit to tell tales

77)Sole   -The sole of this shoe is worn
     Soul   -The soul is immoral.

78)Right  -This my right hand
     Right  -The religious rites were soon over.

79)Respectful -Be respectful to your teacher.
     Respectable-He belongs to a respectable family.

80)Crime-Its a crime to enter somebody's house forceably.
     Sin    -Its a sin to insult god.

81)Seem  - It seems that it will rain today.
     Seam  -A line,that joins the tow pieces of a cloth is called Seam.






82)Forcful -He delivered a forceful speech.
  Forceable -A forceable entry was effected to the fort.

83)Last     -They faught to the last man.
     Latest    -This is the latest edition of this book.

84)Hanged   -The murderer was hanged.
     Hung       -A hung down his head with shame.

85)Sore    -My eyes are sore and running.
     Sour    -The grapes are sore.
     Soar    - Prices are soaring day by day.

86)Dose   -Take a dose of this medicine.
     Doze   -He was dozing off the class.

87)Draught   -he drunk the medicine at one draught .
     Drought    -WE helped the drought sticken peoples in Canada.

88)Storey   -This building has five storeys.
     Story      -This is an interesting story.

89)President  -They elected him President.
      Precedent -He quoted a precedent in the case.

90)Martial   -The Rajputs belongs a martial race.
     Marshal  -He marshalled his arguments well.



 

OFTEN CONFUSING WORDS PART IV

 


48)Affect   - Climate affect character.
     Effect    -My advice have no effect on him.

49)Flee      -The hunter will flee when he sees the tiger.
      Fly       -birds fly in the air.

50)Foul     -This is foul play.
     Fowl    -A duck is a water fowl.(bird)

51)Idle      -Do not site idle.
      Idol     -The Hindus worship idols.

52)Lovely -It was a lovely sight.
     Loveable-She is a loveable child.

53)Sensible  -He is a sensible person.
     Sensitive - Do not ebuke this sensitive girl.She will feel it.

54)Heal       -This bam will heal the wound.
     Heel       -I feel pain in the heel of my right foot.

55)Born     -He was born last year.
     Borne    -The poor fellow has borne many hardships.





56)Chord    -Bisect this chord.
     Cord      -Tie this bundle with a cord.

57)Flour     -Buy flour worth one rupee.
      Floor    -This is very hard.

58)Later     -I came earlier,he come later.
      Latter   -Ram and Mohan are two friends,the latter is a doctor.(second one)

59)Hale    -He is hale and hearty.
      Hail    -it hailed last night.

60)Check  -I checked his note book.
     Cheque-Please cash the cheque.

61)Adopt  -He has adopted a male child.
     Adapt   -Adapt your self to your circumstances.

62)Temper - Please control your temper.
      Tamper- He tempered with the account books.

63)Lightning-Lighting stuck a big tree.
     Lightening-An electric bulb was lightening the room.

64)Rein   -He pulled the reins of the hourse.
     Reign -The queen reigned for a long time.
     Rain   -It rained yesterday.





65)Patrol  -The police are patrolling the street.
     Petrol  -The motor car ran short of petrol.
    
66)Refuse -He refused to help me.
     Deny    -You cant deny the charge brought against you.

67)Apposite-The remark was quite apposite(appropriate)
     Opposite -He lives opposite to my house.

68)Heir    -He is the heir to the throne.
     Hair    -It made my hair stand on end



                

OFTEN CONFUSED WORDS III

                                       CONFUSING WORDS



36)Rout,Route,Root
        Nepolian's armies were routed in Russia(defeated utterly)
        Which is the shortest air rout to London(the course followed in a journey)
        The title  plants  has taken root.

37)Stationary,Stationary
       Is there is a stationary shop in this market ?
       The sun is not stationary.

38)Straight,Strait.
        The line is not straight.
         The cannel is so strait that even small bodies cannot pass through it.

39)Sight,Site,Cite
        The old man has lost his site.
        Our school is shifting to a new site
        His cried a new ruling in the case.
40)Team,Teem
         We have a strong football team.
          This streem steems with fish(abounds in)

41)Vain, Vein, Vane
           All our effort were in vain(fruitless)
           He is very vain(proud)
           The vane point to the north,(weather cock)


42)Vale, Veil

         It was a vale flowing with a milk and honey(valley)
          The Arabian queen has a veil over a face(a covering)

43)Virtual, Virtuous
           She become a virtual dictator.(in reality, though not in name)
           She is a virtuous young lady.

 44)Break , Brake
             The news will break his heart.
             Apply the the brake to stop the car.

45)Abject, Object.
             She was an abject misery.
             What is your object in life?

46)Excite, Incite.
           Why are you so exicited?
            His speech incited the mob

47)Bridal,Bridle
            The bridal rites were soon over.
            Try to bridle/(control)your temper.


            
         

      

 

CONFUSING WORDS PART II

 


                                          OFTEN CONFUSING WORDS

 

15)Drown , Sink
       A boy was drowned into the river last evening.
       The ship sank in the mid ocean(sink is used for in animate objectives: Drawn is used for animate objects
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16)Eligible, Illegible.
        Am I eligible for this post?(fit to be chosen)
        This writing is illegible(cannot to be read)

17)Eminent, Imminent.
         He is an eminent lawyer of that city.(famous)
         The third world war is not imminent(very near)

18)Extent , Extant.
           You are right to some extent.
            How many of Sherlock Homes play are extent?(still existing)

19)Fair, Fare
            Her complexion is fair.
            I have never been to a village fair
            You must play a fair game(just)
            They have not increased the railway fare(travelling charges)

20)faction ,Fiction.
            The congress was split up into factions.(self interested ,small parties)
            Dickens was a great master of fiction.

21)Goal, Gaol.
           The congress achieved its goal of independence in 1947(aim, purpose)
           Many leaders have been put in gaols.(jail)

22)Honourable, Honorary.
           All work is honourable(worthy of honour)
           May has been made a honorary magistrate(post with out pay)

23)Horde,Hoard,Herd.
            A horde of riders invaded the country,(gang)
            Hoarding food stuffs is a crime.(overstocking)
             A Heard of cattle was grazing in the field.(group of cattle.)




24)Impasssable,Impossible.
           These mountains become impassable in winter,(that cannot be crossed)
            To win the match is impossible.

25)Industrial, Industrious.
           There has been much industrial progress in our country(of industries)
           He is an industrious student(hard working)

26)Lessen,Lesson
           Has this medicine lessened the pain?(made less)
           He taught the fellow a good lesson.

27)Loose,lose
           She likes to wear loose cloths(not tight)
            Its a costly pen ,don't lose it.
28)Moral,Morale.
           What is the moral of the story(lesson)
            The morale of our troops is very high.

29)Negligent,Negligible.
          He is negligent in his work.(careless)
          The loss I suffered in negligible .(too small to be taken in count)

30)Nearest,Next.
          This school is nearest to my house.
          This school is next to mine.(nearest denotes distance,where as next denotes position)

31)popular.Populoas
           The Prime Minister is very popular now.(liked by people)
           China is  a populous country(thickly populated)

32)Pray,Prey
           Let us pray to god for mercy.
           The villagers fall and easy prey t politician.(victim).

33)Pain,Pane
           I have a severe pain in my stomach.
           Who has broken this glass pane?

34)Plain,Plane, Plan
          His meaning is plain and simple.(clear)
          This is a plane ground(level)
          I went to Brazil by plane(aeroplane)
          I have a plan for improvement of our village life.


35)Quiet,Quite
         Please keep quiet.
         Are you quite sure?

 

WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED

                                                             OFTEN CONFUSED WORDS

 

 

1)Accept, Except

  I accepted his invitation.

 All,except ram,were present here

2)Assent, Ascent.

  His father has given his assent to the marriage(Agreement)

  The ascent of this his is very difficult.

3)Access, Excess.

  I cannot find a job because I have no access to a big officer.(approach)

  He drinks too excess(too much)

4)Alter, Altar

   I am powerless to alter the state of affirs(change)

   He laid flowers at the alter(The place where offerings are laid in church or temple)

5)Amiable, Amicable

  His friend is an amiable person(lovable)

  Lets settle our despute in an amicable way(Friendly)

6)Artisan, Artist

  Artisans get better wage than labourers.(Craftman )

He is a great artist.(A painter,poet…)

7)Bail. Bale

  He was arrested ,but was released on bail.(surety)

  The shopkeeper has imported a hundred bales of cloths.(bundle)

8)Beach, Beech.

  Last Sunday we went on a beach(seashore)

  Do beech trees grow in deserts?

8)Bear, Bare

 The poor has to bear all sort of hardships.(put up with)

In the forest we saw  a bare(a wilf animal)

The baggers feet ware bare(uncovered)

9)Childish, childlike

  My uncle is found of childish games(silly)

He was childlike all his life(simple.innocent and trustful)

10)Council,Counsel.

The staff council of college has taken some important decisions.

The old man give us much counsel(Advice)

Who is defence councel in this case?(lawyer)

11)Credible,Credulous,Creditable,

  The statement of this witness is not credible.(believable)

Villagers are very credulous(believing things easily)

His success is very creditable(praiseworthy)

12)Course, Coarse

 We finished our course two months before our examin5ation.

He wore a shirt made of coarse cloth.(rough)

13)Corpse, Corps.

 The corpse was removed to the police station.(dead body)

The corps were won over the country (a division of army)

14)Desert, Dessert.

  The camel is the ship of the desert.

For dessert we have fruit ice cream(some sweet or fruit dish served at the end of dinner)