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Introduction to pair of words with sentences:
Students often confuse and misuse words in pairing with the sentences.This is because the sounds of the words are similar but different in their meaning.
Example:
1. (a) Every taxi has a meter which records the distance traveled and the fare payable.
(b) She purchased a metre of silk for her blouse.
2. (a) Justice was meted out to them.
(b) Can you meet misfortune with a smile?
3. (a) We all wished her a merry Christmas.
(b) John is going to marry again after his wife's death.
4. (a) She buys a litre of milk every day.
(b) Pick up your litter after a picnic.
5. (a) Children played merrily on the lawn.
(b) May I have the loan of your camera?
In the above sentences, we see that the words have a same sound:which are called as "homophones", are often paired wrongly.
Exercise on Pairing of Words with Sentences.
Here are given a list of sentences, in which the correct word form the brackets should be paired with the sentence:
His profession is teaching but his (vocation, avocation, vacation) is photography.
London is one of the most (popular, populous, populace) cities in the world.
He is a man of (principal, principle).
The lion is a beast of (pray, prey).
Exercise is (beneficent, beneficial) to the health.
He (dyed, died) his hair.
He is (zealous, jealous) of my reputation.
A tragic (accident, incident) took place yesterday.
My father has given his (ascent, assent, accent).
(Unity, Union, Unison) is strength.
Man is a (social, sociable) animal.
She comes of a (respectful, respectable) family.
She wears (loose, lose) garments.
The funeral (rites, rights, writes) are order now.
These event happened during Hitler's (rain, reigh, rein)
This is a poor (sight, site, cite) for her house.
He is very (conscious, conscientious) worker.
He is so (credible, credulous, creditable) that he readily believes everything that others tell him.
In the absence of his senior he is the (official, officiating, officious) superintendent.
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A painter is an (aritsan, aritst).
The whole countryside was (plain, plane).
He is the (sole, soul) proprietor of the firm.
Exercise on Pairing the Words with Sentences.
Select the correct word from brackets and pair with each sentence below:
All(accept, expect) Riya were present.
I cannot (accede, exceed) to your request.
He has an easy (access, excess) to the Governor.
He is and (adopt, adapt, adept) in photography.
She acted upon my (advice, advise).
My advice had no (affect, effect) on him.
Bad weather is sure to (affect, effect) her health.
Shoes made of (canvas, canvass) are not durable.
Has your bicycle no (brake, break).
He was (born, borne) to her.
He is (air, heir) to a large fortune.
The cold wind (blew, blue) the whole night.
Nothing can (alter, altar) my decision.
The offerings were placed on the (alter, alter)
The wound in the (heal, heel) took a long time to (heel, heal).
He is not (eligible, illegible) for the post.
What is the (cast, caste) of this play?
Columbus (discovered, invented) America.
His dealings are (fair, fare).
Give me a (piece, peace) of paper.
He disliked his (childish, child-like) habits.
Our teacher does not believe in (corporeal, corporal) punishment.
A fly is a (career, carrier) of disease.
The doctors (prescribed, proscribed) some medicine for the patient.
Trespassers will be (persecuted, prosecuted).
Reading should (proceed, precede) writing.
The autumn (session, cession) of Parliament will begin on Monday.
A (bail, bale) of garments was lost.
You have followed the wrong (coarse, course).
All foreign letters are opened by the (censor, censer).
