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Compiled by: HAFIZ ASHFAQ AHMED

PAIR OF WORDS Sr.

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Word Meaning Sentence

1 Affect

ا

ر رکن

اث

This incident did not affect his health.

Effect ر

اث

The medicine has no effect on him.

2 Advice

تحیصن

She gave me a good piece of advice.

Advise ا

تحیصن رکن

My father advised me.

3 Alter

دبانل

Laws of nature cannot be altered.

Altar رن ان اگہ

ق

They brought the cow to the altar.

4 Altogether

ن الکل

It is altogether wrong to call her to the party.

All together اےھٹک

We went to the garden all together.

5 Angels

رےتش

ق

Allah sent His message through angels.

Angles زاوےی

Triangle has three angles.

6 Bale

اگںیھٹن، ڑھٹگن اں

He bought a bale of cotton.

Bail ت

امضن

He was released on bail.

7 Bare

اگنن، رعن اں

Do not walk bare-footed.

Bear رھچی

I saw a bear in the zoo.

8 Birth

دیپاشئ

What is your date of birth?

Berth ت

ی

س

I reserved a berth in the train.

9 Beside

اسھت، ولہپ ںیم

Ali is sitting beside Omer.

Besides ےک العوہ

Besides writing i have to learn it by heart.

10 Brake

رںیکی ث

The brakes of the car failed.

Break ا

وٹانٹ، وتڑن

He broke the handle.

11 Cool

ڈنھٹا

Cool breeze is blowing.

Cold رسد

It is cold outside.

12 Cloth

ت)ڑپکا )ان الس

She bought some cloth from the market.

Clothes ت)ڑپکے )الس وہےئ

Girls wear colourful clothes.

13 Cell

اخہن

I need a battery cell.

Sell انچیب

They sell new books.

14

Compare ا

اقمہلب رکن

You can compare him with Ali.

Contrast ات

فلتخم وہن

There should be no contrast in our saying and

doing.

15

Device آہل

Radio is an electrical device.

Devise ات

ا، وعض رکن

انبن

We must devise new laws for progress.

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16 Denied

ہن امانن

He denied having told a lie.

Refused ااکنر ایک

Sana refused to help Hina.

17 Diary

ری )اکیپ

ت)ڈاث

He is writing something in his diary.

Dairy ری )افرم ت)ڈث

Bring milk from dairy.

18 Dew

منبش

Dew drops fell at night.

Due ےس رقمرہ،یک وہج

He is absent due to illness.

19 Die

ا

رمن

Heroes never die.

Dye رانگن

Please dye my shirt.

20 Dose

ت)وخراک )دوایئ

He took one dose of this medicine.

Doze اوانھگن

It is not right to doze in the class.

21 Droop

انکھج

Branches of the plants droop in summer.

Drop رطقہ

Give me a drop of water.

22 Elder

را

ی

ث

Arif is my elder brother.

Older وبڑاھ

Multan is an older city than Islamabad.

23 Eligible

الہ

He is not eligible for this post.

Illegible وج ڑپاھ ہن اج ےکس

His writing is illegible.

24 Except

وساےئ

Everybody was present except Ali.

Accept ا

وبقل رکن

Please accept this gift.

25 Expect

ا

وتعق رکن

I expect to pass the examination.

Hope ات

ادیم رکن

We should never lose hope.

26 Feet

ںؤن ا

A cat has four feet.

Feat ت

رکن

They saw feats of animals in circus.

27 Flour

ات

ی

آن

We make bread with flour.

Floor رش

ق

She sat on the floor.

28 Fair

اصف

We must play fair.

Fare رکاہی

What is the fare to the station?

29 Foul

یطلغ، طلغ

He uses foul language.

Fowl رپدنہ

Fowls are kept in cages.

30 Gate

وازہدر

She was standing at the gate.

Gait اچل

She walked with a different gait.

31 Gaol

لیج

The prisoner was sent to gaol.

Goal دصقم

He is aiming at his goal.

32 Heel ری

ی

اث

The heel of this shoe is too high for me.

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Heal ات

وہن

زمخ اک درس

The wound will heal very soon.

33 Healthy

تحص دنم

He is healthy.

Healthful تحص شخب

Milk is healthful for our body.

34 Idle

تامکن

Do not sit idle.

Idol ت

تن

The Hindus worship idol.

35 Invent

ات

تااجید رکن

Marconi invented radio.

Discover ا

تدرن اتف رکن

Columbus discovered America.

36 Ice

رف تث

People use ice in summer.

Snow تژاہل

Snow is falling in Murree.

37 Loose

تڈالیھ

He wears loose shirts.

Lose ا

ا، مگ رکن

توھکن

Do not lose courage.

38 Lesson

تقبس

He is learning his lesson.

Lessen ا

تمک رکن

Please lessen the speed of car.

39 Letter

تطخ

He is writing a letter.

Latter تدعب واال

Of Aslam and Ali, the later came early.

40 Liar

ات

ی

توھجن

Akbar is a liar.

Lawyer تولیک

His father is lawyer by profession.

41 Lovely

تایپرا

Rose is a lovely flower.

Lovable ت تتبحم ےک اقب

Ahmed is a loveable child.

42 Medal

تہغمت

He won a gold medal.

Meddle تدلخ دانی

Do not meddle with my affairs.

43 Meet

تانلم

He came to meet me.

Meat ت

توگس

Ali likes to eat meat.

44 Metal

تداھت

Gold is an expensive metal.

mettle رات تج

They have to show their mettle.

45 Marry

ات

ادی رکن

تش

Najma is going to marry Akmal.

Merry ا، وخیش

توخش وہن

Children are making merry.

46 Miner

تاکن نک

Aslam is a miner by profession.

Minor ا

ی

توھچن

This is a minor problem.

47 Necessity

ترضورت

Bread is the basic necessity of life.

Necessary .It is necessary for you to do your homework رضوری

48 Observation

تاشمدہہ

She has quick observation.

Observance تن ادنبی

Observance of law is necessary.

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49

Prophet تربمغیپ

Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was the last

Prophet.

Profit تانمعف

He earned a huge profit this year.

50 Populous

تاجنگن آن اد

China is a populous country.

Popular توہشمر

Ali is popular among his friends.

51 Principal

را

ی

راہ، ث ترسث

The principal of our college is a learned man.

Principle تاوصل

He is a man of principle.

52 Piece

تڑکٹا

Give me a piece of chalk.

Peace تانم

I need peace of mind.

53 Prey

تاکشر

The hunter ran after the prey.

Pray ا

تداع رکن

We shall pray to God for our success.

54

People تولگ

People of Pakistan are kind hearted.

Peoples توقم

Representatives of different peoples were

present.

55 Pore

توسراخ

There are many pores in our body.

Pour ڈانلی

ی

تان

Pour some water in the glass.

56 Quiet

تاخومش

Keep quiet in the class.

Quite تن الکل

He is quite right.

57 Respectable

ارتحام تاقب

He belongs to a respectable family.

Respectful تدبؤم

He is a respectful student.

58 Rein

تن اگ، اگلم

He pulled the reins of his horse.

Rain ا

تن ارش وہن

We have to go in rain.

59 Robbed

ا، اٹل وہا

ی

تولن

He robbed her money.

Stolen ترچان ا وہا

His books were stolen.

60 Role

ترکدار

His role was quite difficult.

Roll تٹسل

His name is at the top in the roll.

61 Root

تڑج

This plant has delicate roots.

Route تراہتس

This is the shortest route.

62 Story

تاہکین

I told him a story.

Storey تزنمل

We live on the first storey.

63 Sail

تن ادن ان

The sail of his boat is white.

Sale ت

روخ

تلیس، ق

This house is for sale.

64 Sinking

ت)ڈوانب )ےب اجن اک

The ship is sinking.

Drowning )ڈوانب )اجدنار اک

The boy is drowning.

65 Stationary تاسنک

The earth is not stationary.

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Stationery ترنشیٹسی

He runs a stationery shop.

66 Sole

تولتا

The sole of this shoe is hard.

Soul تروح

May his soul rest in peace!

67 Scene

ترظنم

This is a beautiful scene of rural life.

Seen تداھکی

I have seen you after a long time.

68 Teach

ات

تڑپاھن

He teaches me English.

Learn تانھکیس

I want to learn English.

69 Team

ترگوہ، میٹ

Our team won the match.

Teem ترھبا وہا

This river teems with fish.

70 Urbane

تاھجلس وہا

Her manners are urbane.

Urban ترہشی

I have urban property.

71 Vain

ر

ت،ےب تقیقحریغ ومث

He worked hard but all in vain.

Vein ترشن ان

Blood runs through veins.

72 Vale

توادی

The vale of Kashmir is beautiful.

Veil تاقنب

She covered her face with veil.

73 Wine

ترشاب

Muslims do not drink wine.

Vine تلیب

There is a vine of grapes.

74 Waste

ا

تاضعئ رکن

Do not waste your time.

Waist ترمک

What is your waist?

75 Write

تانھکل

Write a letter to your father.

Right ت

تدان اں، درس

Use your right hand.

76 Wave

ا، رہل

ا، رہلان

تالہن

The wave of fear crossed her body.

Waive ا

تمتخ رکن

They waived her fine.

77 Way

تراہتس

Tell me the way to Iqbal town.

Weigh ا وزن

ترکن

Weigh before you say.

78 Weak

تزمکور

He is weak in Mathematics.

Week تہتفہ

I will come in next week.

EXERCISE-1 Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks.

i. This incident did not_________his health. (effect,affect)

ii. She gave me a good piece of_________ . (advise,advice)

iii. We cannot ________ the laws of nature. (alter ,altar.)

iv. We went to the garden_________ . (all together, altogether)

v. Triangle has three ________. (angles, angels)

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vi. He was released on_______. (bail, bale)

vii. I saw a _________ in the zoo. (bare, bear)

viii. What is your date of _______? (birth, berth)

ix. _______ writing i have to learn it by heart. (Beside, Besides)

x. The ________ of the car failed. (brakes, breaks)


i. _____ breeze is blowing. (Cool, Cold)

ii. Girls wear colourful _________. (cloth, clothes)

iii. I need a battery _______. (cell, sell)

iv. You can ________ him with Ali. (contrast, compare)

v. Radio is an electrical ________. (device, devise)

vi. Sana ___________ to help Hina. (denied, refused)

vii. Bring milk from _______. (diary, dairy)

viii. ______ drops fell at night. (Due, Dew)

ix. Please _______ my shirt. (dye, die)

x. He took one ______ of this medicine. (dose, doze)


i. Branches of the plants ______ in summer. (drop, droop)

ii. Everybody was present _______ Ali. (except,accept)

iii. Arif is my ______ brother. (older, elder)

iv. He is not ______ for this post. (eligible, illegible)

v. She walked with adifferent _____. (gate, gait)

vi. I ______ to pass the examination. (expect, hope)

vii. A cat has four _______. (feet, feat)

viii. She sat on the _______. (flour, floor)

ix. We must play ______. (fare, fair)

x. He uses ____ language. (foul, fowl)


i. He is aiming at his _______. (gaol, goal)

ii. The wound will _______ very soon. (heel, heal)

iii. He is _______. (healthy, healthful)

iv. Do not sit _______. (idle, idol)

v. Marcony_______ radio. (discovered, invented)

vi. _______ is falling in Murree. (snow, ice)

vii. He wears_______shirts. (lose, loose)

viii. Please _______ the speed of car. (lesson, lessen)

ix. He is writing a _______. (later, letter)

x. His father is _______ by profession. (liar, lawyer)

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i. Rose is a ______ flower. (Lovely, loveable)

ii. He won a gold ______. (meddle, medal)

iii. He came to ______ me. (meat, meet)

iv. Gold is an expensive ______. (metal, mettle)

v. Najma is going to ______ Akmal. (marry, merry)

vi. This is a ______ problem. (minor, miner)

vii. Bread is the basic ______ of life. (necessary, necessity)

viii. She has quick ______. (observation, observance)

ix. He earned a huge ______ this year. (prophet, profit)

x. Ali is ______ among his friends. (popular, populous.)


i. He is a man of ______. (principal, principle)

ii. I need ______ of mind. (piece, peace)

iii. We shall ______ to God for our success. (pray, prey)

iv. ______ of Pakistan are kind hearted. (peoples, people)

v. ______ some water in the glass. (pour, pore)

vi. Keep ______ in the class. (quiet, quite)

vii. He belongs to a ______ family. (respectful, respectable)

viii. He pulled the ______ of his horse. (rains, reins)

ix. His books were ______. (robbed, stolen)

x. His ______ was quite difficult. (role, roll)


i. This is the shortest ______. (root, route)

ii. We live on the first ______. (storey, story)

iii. This house is for ______. (sale, sail)

iv. The boy is ______. (drowning, sinking)

v. He runs a ______ shop. (stationary, stationery)

vi. May his ______ rest in peace! (sole, soul)

vii. I have ______ you after a long time. (scene, seen)

viii. Our ______ won the match. (team, teem)

ix. Blood runs through ______. (veins, vains)

x. She covered her face with ______. (vale, veil)

xi. Muslims do not drink______. (vine, wine)

xii. Do not ______ your time. (waste, waist)

xiii. Use your ______ hand. (write, right)

xiv. ______ before you say. (weigh, way)

xv. He is ______ in Mathematics. (week, weak)

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