Critical Words for Competitive Exams
participants. Aspirants should practice them to clear their doubts. Keeping this in
mind, here is a practice paper with answers. Homophones are generally asked in
vocabulary words and error detection questions.
Here are some important homophones for competitive exams:
Tricky 'Verb' vs 'Noun' Homophones
It is difficult to ...... her as she is not ready to listen.
- Advice
- Advise
Ans: Advise
Explanation:
Regular ...... is needed to master any sport.
- Practice
- Practise
Ans: Practice
Explanation:
The new security .... is necessary to avoid unauthorized access.
- Device
- Devise
Ans: Device
Explanation:
The heavy rain ...... the crop last year.
- affected
- effected
Ans: affected
Explanation
When I was working there, my boss gave me ........ ......... .
- a lot of, compliments
- a lots of, compliments
- a lot of, complements
Ans: a lot of, compliments
Explanation:
Pro Tips for Aspirants:
Use these Quick Mental Shortcuts in any competitions.
- Compliment has an ' i ' as everyone like to receive.
- Discreet hides its ' ee ' s in the middle to be quiet.
- Try to use it because it is the easiest way to avoid a " wrong elimination".
- Complaisant means willing to please others satisfaction
- Complacent means Smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself.
- (often a negative trait)
- Aerie means lofty nest of a bird of prey like an eagle
- Airy means Delicate, light, or well-ventilated.
The difference between them is just like night and day.
Seine has two meaning:
Seine means (1)a large fishing net
(2) It is a river in France
Sane means mentally sound
Its vs It's
Its means 'its ' is a possessive pronoun, similar to his, hers or theirs. It
indicates something belongs to an animal, an object, or a concept.
It's means contraction form of ' it is ' or ' it has '.
No comments:
Post a Comment