SSC CGL/CHSL :- ENGLISH

OFTEN CONFUSING WORDS IN ENGLISH

Birth                                  to be born
Berth                                seat
Beside                              by the side of
Besides                            in addition to
Borne                               carried
Born                                 given birth
Break                               damage
Brake                               check
Check                             examine
Cheque                          bank instrument
Cast                                 throw, finalised
Caste                              a social classification
Ceiling                             roof
Sealing                             finalising, putting seal
Cite                                  To quote
Site                                   Location
Sight                                 Vision
Compliment                   praise, an expression of regard
Complement                  something that completes
Conscience                    sense of right and wrong
Conscious                       aware
Council                            committee
Counsel                           advice
Canvas                           coarse fabric
Canvass                          solicit support
Cell                                  chamber
Sell                                   dispose off
Cease                              stop
Seize                                capture
Course                             syllabus
Coarse                             rough
Cereal                              of grain
Serial                                 in instalments
Carrier                              vehicle
Career                              prospects in profession
Decease                          Death
Disease                             sickness
Desert                               A sandy wasteland
Dessert                              Fruit-dish after meals
Dose                                  prescribed quantum of medicine
Doze                                  sleep,nap
Descent                            downward slope
Dissent                               disagree
Device noun                     electronic equipment
Devise verb                       plan or invent
Emigrant                         a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another
Immigrant                          a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country