Words Often Confused Worksheet For Class 8
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- Access — approach: Students should have easy access to their teachers.
— site to open a computer file: The system had crashed, so I could not access the site.
Excess — more than enough, too much: Excess of anything creates problems. We should have things in adequate quantities but not in excess.
- Adapt – to suit; to adjust: You will be happy if you adapt yourself to your circumstances.
Adopt — to take up: It is unethical to seek success by adopting unfair means. If each educated person adopts one uneducated child, the problem of illiteracy can be solved.
- Affect — to pretend: The guilty persons affected ignorance of law.
— to produce an effect: Overwork may affect your health.
Effect— result, impression: The tablet that I took for my headache had no effect.
- Altar – place of worship: The pilgrims knelt at the altar and worshipped God.
Alter – to change: If we alter our programme without informing others, they may object to it.
- Alternate – I go to a dance class on alternate days.
Alternative — I am afraid I have no alternative but to accept this job.
- Artist – one who practises a fine art: Painters, poets and musicians are artists
Artisan – one who practises a handicraft: Carpenters and potters are artisans.
- Award– a prize or certificate given to a person for doing something well: All children have won awards for showing great courage.
Reward – something which is given in return for a favour or for a job well done The assistant was given a suitable reward for his honesty.
- Canvas – coarse cloth; a piece of such cloth meant for painting: Canvas shoes are cheap but comfortable. Hussain made a painting on a huge canvas.
Canvass – to request people for votes: During the elections, all the candidates came to our colony to canvass for votes.
- Cast – to throw: The fisherman cast a net to catch fish.
Caste– social class in Hindu society: In cities people often marry outside their caste.
Words Often Confused Worksheet For Class 8
Cost– This dress costs far more than I can afford.
- Childish — like a child, used in a negative sense; silly: Though Ritesh is quite grown up, he usually behaves in a childish manner.
Childlike like a child, used in a positive sense: innocent: Whosoever meets Sania is impressed with her childlike simplicity.
- Conscience – sense of right or wrong: My conscience made me confess my guilt.
Conscious– aware that something is happening: We soon became conscious that our friends were not telling us the whole truth
- Council – assembly; a group of people that takes decisions: The government has appointed a council to promote exports.
Counsel– advice: Soon I was convinced that my father had given me a wise counsel lawyer: Our counsel advised us to say nothing more,
- Credible – believable: Though fairy tales are hardly credible, children find them quite interesting
Credulous – a person who believes things easily: Credulous people often get deceived.
Creditable – worthy of credit worthy of praise: Although it was Madhavi’s first appearance on the stage, she gave a creditable performance
- Defer – to postpone: The meeting had to be deferred because most of the members were absent.
Differ – to disagree: Young people often differ with their parents on the choice of a career.
- Deny – to deny something is to say that it is not true: She denied she had ever taken a loan from me. Refuse – we refuse to do something: All of his friends refused to help him.
- Desert – (noun) sandy region, a region where nothing grows: Deserts are usually very hot during the day and very cold at night
– (verb) to leave without permission, to stop supporting Some soldiers who had deserted the army were later caught and punished.
Dessert – the last course of a meal, usually a sweet dish or a fruit course: Ice cream, fruit and puddings are popular desserts.
- Desirable something worth wishing for: Being conveniently hall is a desirable venue for the wedding. located, this banquet
Desirous – having a desire: I am desirous of pursuing higher studies at Oxford.
- Destination – the place where one wants to reach: Our destination was Jim Corbett National Park.
Destiny – fate; what we believe will definitely happen to us: The destiny of our nation depends upon the outcome of these elections.
- Eligible– fit to be chosen: People below eighteen are not eligible to vote.
Illegible– something that cannot be read: Many students suffer in the examination because their writing is illegible.
- Eminent– distinguished: An eminent educationist presided over the Annual Day celebrations.
Imminent – something that is expected to happen in the near future: A strike by the discontented workers looks imminent.
- Famous – widely known: Vikram Seth is a famous Indian novelist writing in English.
Notorious– of evil reputation: Many notorious terrorists have been caught and punished recently.
- Farmer – peasant: Indian farmers are usually dependent on rains for the cultivation of their land
Former – first in position: Uma and Rashmi are sisters. The former is the younger of the two.
- Gamble — a game of chance usually played for money: Many people take to gambling in order to become rich quickly.
Gambol – to skip about: It is a delight to see the deer gambolling in the fields.
- Graceful– pleasing: We were fascinated by the graceful movements of the dancer
Gracious — kind and polite: It was gracious of the loser to congratulate the winner.
- Hail frozen rain drops: The rain was accompanied with hailstones. to praise. 3 Idiots was hailed as a masterpiece. – to come from: What part of the country do you hail from?
Hale – healthy: He was relieved to see his grandfather hale and hearty.
- Historic – important: Man’s landing on the moon was a historic moment for mankind.
Historical – relating to history: We enjoyed our trip to the historical buildings of the capital.
- Hoard – to store things: Businessmen often hoard goods to sell them later at higher prices.
Horde – a large group of people: Large hordes of savage people invaded Rome and destroyed it.
- Honorary – holding an office without receiving a pay: Dr Sood is an hone doctor in the local hospital but he looks after the patients well.
Honourable – worthy of honour: The honourable Prime Minister addressed the nation on this occasion.
- Industrial – relating to industry: Industrial waste is a major cause of pollution
Industrious – hard-working: Intelligence is not enough to show good result it is equally important to be industrious.
- Judicial – pertaining to law: A judicial enquiry was ordered into the illegal sale of agricultural land. Judicious – wise: We should be very judicious in choosing our profession.
- Lessen – to reduce (a verb formed from less’): You should lessen your expenditure if you want to save money.
Lesson – work set for a pupil: The teacher asked Julie if she had learnt her lesson. – moral: We must learn a lesson from others’ experience.
- Lightening – making light (lighten’ is a verb formed from ‘light’); The new budget instead of lightening the burden of the common man, has actually added to it.
Lightning — electric flash in the clouds: Rain is often accompanied with thunder and lightning
- Loan – something that is lent: We took a loan from the bank for buying a new car
Lone – solitary, the only one: Ruth was the lone worker in the field.
- Lovable – worthy of love: The teacher’s lovable nature wins her the admiration of all her students.
Lovely – beautiful, pleasing: Our front lawn is full of lovely flowers.
- Marry: The princess refused to marry the man of her father’s choice.
Merry – happy and cheerful: We wished our friends a merry Christmas.
- Medal – Atul was awarded a gold medal for getting full marks in Mathematics in the board examination Meddle – to interfere: Sukhbir is notorious for meddling in the affairs of his neighbours.
- Metal: Gold is a precious metal.
Mettle – spirit, courage: This war is going to test the mettle of our soldiers.
- Memorable – worth remembering: Last evening, Hema Malini gave a memorable dance performance Memorial – some statue or building that serves to preserve the memory of something: A memorial was built to the memory of the brave soldiers killed in the war.
- Patrol – to walk up and down to guard something. During riots the army was ordered to patrol the streets Petrol: Our car ran out of petrol and we had to tow it to the nearest petrol pump.
- Popular – liked by a lot of people, pleasing: Tom and Jerry is a popular cartoon show on television Populous – full of people: Epidemics spread fast in populous areas
- Pore – a tiny opening on the skin: Our body has a very large number of pores on its surface.
Pour: Shall 1 pour you some tea?
- Practical — the word refers to things that are done instead of being talked about: We spend half of our science classes doing practical experiments.
– sensible: High-heeled shoes are not very practical for long walks.
Practicable – that which can be translated into action: Your plan is attractive but not practicable.
- Precede – to go before: Duty should precede everything. Proceed – to move forward: Tomorrow morning we are proceeding from Ambala to Shimla.
- Propose – to make a suggestion: Some teachers proposed that teaching hours should be reduced. Purpose – object, aim: Clearly mention the purpose for which you need this loan.
- Respectable – worthy of respect: A person becomes respectable only by his noble conduct.
Respectful – showing respect: We may not agree with our elders but we must be respectful to them.
- Right: It needs great courage to stick to the right.
The student sitting on my right is the head boy of the school.
Words Often Confused Worksheet For Class 8
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We should be prepared to fight for our rights.
Rite – ceremony: Among the Hindus, funeral rites are usually performed by one’s eldest son.
Write: I am trying to write dialogues for a movie.
- Stair: A flight of stairs led me to an elegantly furnished flat.
Stare – to look very hard and for a long time: Continuous staring brings tears to one’s eyes.
- Stationary – still, motionless: For a long time, astronomers have believed the sun to be stationary.
Stationery – writing material: The school bookshop sells stationery at reasonable rates.
- Vale – valley: From the top of the mountain we could have a full view of the lovely vale below.
Veil – a covering: The thief succeeded in running away under the veil of darkness.
- Yoke – a wooden frame which is put round the neck of an animal so that it can pull a cart: The horse was put into the yoke.
Yolk — the yellow part of an egg: Yolk is a rich source of proteins.
Words Often Confused Worksheet For Class 8