Similar words in English–5

List of similar words in English

Here is the next list of similar words in English that have same sounds and quite confusingly similar spellings but differs in meaning. If you would like to comment to make it better, feel free to leave your feedback.

Sell
विक्री करना
ਵੇਚਣਾ
He sells fruits in his shop.
Cell
कोठड़ी, कुटिया, कोश, कोशाणु
ਕੋਠੜੀ, ਕੁਟਿਆ, ਕੋਸ਼, ਕੋਸ਼ਾਣੂ
The cells of my camera are down.

Sale
विक्री क्रिया
ਵੇਚਣ ਦੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਆ
He puts his items on sale.
Sail
बेड़ा चलाना, बेड़ा, जल यात्रा
ਬੇੜਾ ਚਲਾਉਣਾ, ਬੇੜਾ, ਜਲ ਯਾਤਰਾ
We sailed with the wind and reached the island.

Sour
खट्टा, सड़ा हुआ
ਖੱਟਾ, ਸੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ
Grapes are sour.
Sore
चिंतित, दुःखी, चोट से सूजा हुआ
ਚਿੰਤਿਤ, ਦੁਖੀ, ਚੋਟ ਤੋਂ ਸੁੱਜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ
My throat has a sore.
Soar
ऊँचा ऊड़ना, ऊड़ना
ਉੱਚਾ ਉੱਡਨਾ, ਉੱਡਨਾ
The prices are soaring.

Core
केंद्र
ਕੇਂਦਰ
Eat the mango and throw the core.
Chore
काम-काज
ਕੰਮ-ਕਾਰ
I have completed all my daily chores.

Not
ना
ਨਾ
It is not enough.
Naught
कुछ नहीं, शून्य अंक
ਕੁੱਝ ਨਹੀਂ, ਅੰਕ ਸ਼ੂਨਯ
My efforts resulted in naught.
Nought
आभाव, न होना
ਅਣਹੋਂਦ, ਆਭਾਵ
The essence of huminity is nought in him.
Knot
गांठ
ਗੰਢ
They tied the knot and celebrated their marriage.

Be
होना, होने की स्थिति
ਹੋਣਾ, ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤਿ
You are required to be alert to succeed in life.
Bee
मक्खी
ਮੱਖੀ
Bees are in their hives.
We
हम
ਅਸੀਂ
We are waiting for our teacher.

Nave
नाभि
ਨਾਭੀ
Ravana’s life-principle was in his nave.
Naive
भोला-भाला, सीधा
ਭੋਲਾ-ਭਾਲਾ, ਸਿਧਰਾ
He is a naive person and everybody likes him.
Knave
लुच्चा, ठग
ਲੁੱਚਾ, ਠੱਗ
His knavish acts are known to everybody.

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