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Words Antonyms Words Antonyms

raise lower us them
rapid slow vacant occupied

real fake vanish appear
rude courteous vast tiny

serious trivial victory defeat
second hand new virtue vice

Words Often Confused (Homophones)

1. bore: a boring or a tiresome person or a thing
He is such a bore when he talks about his family.

boar: a male pig

Wild boars are very fierce.
2. aid: help or assistance given

Every Christmas, the communities give aid to the poor people.
aide: a person who helps

Mrs Das worked five years as the minister’s aide.
3. brake: to stop

You should apply brake slowly on wet roads.

break: to smash
He could break the window pane with a stick.

4. alternately: taking turns
We paddled alternately so neither of us would get too tired.

alternatively: an option
Instead of going by car, we could have gone alternatively by a flight.

5. bazar: an exhibition, market or fair
The Friday bazaar is worth seeing even if you buy nothing.

bizarre: weird or unworldly
He gave a bizzare explanation for his absence.

6. almost: nearly all
Almost all my friends are going on a picnic next month.

most: the superlative of ‘more’, meaning the greatest or to the highest degree
She is the most intelligent girl in my class.

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