A

Accede: We acceded his proposal.

Exceed: His expenditure has increased.

Advice: He listened to my advice.

Advise: I advised him to marry soon.

Accept: I accepted his proposal

Except: Except this I know nothing.

Assay: We assayed to catch the thief.

Essay: You have written an essay on flood.

Access: I have no access to his room.

Excess: Excess of anything is bad.

Affect: Crops was badly affected by recent flood.

Effect: The effect of gambling is far reaching.

Altar: The Hindus sacrificed animals at the altar of their gods.

Alter: I can not alter my decision.

Allusion: Explain the allusion of event.

Illusion: The world is an illusion.

Adopt: Do not adopt unfair means in the examination.

Adept: He is adept in art.

Adapt: He cannot adapt himself with the new society.

Artist: He is an artist of drama.

Artisan: He is a good artisan.

Artistic: She has an artistic appearance.

Ascend: Akbar ascended the throne in his boyhood. 

Assent: I had an assent to the proposal.

B

Bail: He was released on bail.

Bale: There were five hundred bale of jute in the mill.

Beneficent: God is very beneficent to us.

Beneficial: Cow is a beneficial animal.

Born: He was born on Sunday.

Borne: Cholera is water born disease.

Besides: Besides this I know nothing.

Beside: The village is situated beside a river.

Berth: I had a berth in the ship.

Birth: She gave birth two children at a time.

Break out: Cholera has broken out in this area.

Out break: There is a outbreak of arsenicosis.

C

Calender: We bought a new calender.

Calendar: We had a calendar of 1800.

Confidant: He is a confidant.

Confident: This is a confident result.

Contageous: Pox is a contageous disease.

Contiguous: The family is contiguous to us.

Credible: The news is credible.

Creditable: His service is creditable.

Credulous: Our children are always credulous.

Canvas: This canvas is not used for shirt.

Canvass: He is canvassing for vote.

Canon: There is no canon in our club.

Cannon: They used cannon in a trifling matter.

Childlike: We like her for childlike simplicity.

Childish: Give up your childish behaviour.

Car: I have no car.

Cur: He is a cur.

Cite: This word is cited from Nazrul Rachanaboli.

Site: The site of the college is very nice.

Complement: This law is a complement to the Act of 1937.

Compliments: Convey my compliments to your mother.

Causal: There is no causal connection to this fact.

Casual: The Headmaster granted me three days casual leave.

Custom: It is custom of Hindu community.

Costume: He likes modern costume.

Council: He is a member of the council.

Counsel: He gave us a good counsel.

Check: Check the beast in you.

Cheque: He gave me a cheque.

Coma: He fell in coma.

Comma: Put a comma here.

Collision: There was a collision between a bus and a truck.

Collusion: There was collusion between the police and the robbers.

Corporal: He was given corporal punishment.

Corporeal: The gene is not a corporeal being.

Corps: We organized a voluntary corps in 1971.

Corpse: The corpse was brought for funeral.

Cast: The fisherman cast the net into the sea.

Caste: What caste do you belong to?

D

Dice: I like to play at dice.

Dies: He marked a nice dies on the paper.

Dying: He is in dying condition now.

Dyeing: He is expert in dyeing.

Drown: The boy was drowned in the sea.

Sink: The shit sank in the Atlantic.

Due: I have paid my dues.

Dew: Dew drops at night.

Disease: Take preventive measures against diseases.

Decease: Decease is certain for all animals.

Foul: I don’t like such foul word.

Fowl: He bought five fowls.

Farm: I have an agricultural farm.

Firm: I worked in a commercial firm.

Fair: He performed a fair dealing.

Fare: He gave me five takas for train fare.

Female: This law will protect female right.

Womanly: I do not like your womanly talking.

G

Goal: What is your goal of life?

Geol: He was freed from the geol.

Graceful: She is graceful to look at.

Gracious: God is very gracious.

H

Human: To err is human.

Humane: He is very humane.

Hang: He was hanged for murder.

Hung: The picture was hung on the wall.

History: What is the history of this park?

Historical: Cite me the historical background of the college.

Honorary: .He is the honorary member of the club.

Honourable: He is a honourable person.

I

Industrial: Tongi is an industrial area.

Industrious: He is an industrious person.

Imperial: It is an imperial building.

Imperious: I hate his imperious conduct.

Imaginary: This is an imaginary story.

Imaginative: He is an imaginative poet.

J

Jealous: He is very jealous.

Zealous: Jamal is a zealous student.

Judicial: This trial will be brought to a judicial bench.

Judicious: He made a judicious appeal.

L

Loose: my shirt is very loose.

Lost: My pen was lost yesterday.

Luxurious: He leads a luxurious life.

Luxuriant: The tree has a luxuriant growth.

Literate: He is a literate person.

Literary: He is a member of literary club.

Lovely: She is famous for her lovely looking.

Loveable: The boy is really loveable to me.

M

Moral: He has a strong moral character.

Morale: I have no morale now.

Momentary: We should not run after momentary world.

Momentous: It is a momentous event.

Main: Rice is our main food.

Mane: The lioness has no mane.

N

Notable: He is notable for his social jobs.

Notorious: He is a notorious thief.

O

Ornament: She likes gold ornament.

Ornamental: We have an ornamental asset.

Official: He went to Dhaka for an official matter.

Officious: He is an officious man.

P

Parson: He worked in the church as a parson.

Person: He is a nice person.

Patrol: The police patrol on the road.

Petrol: We use petrol for this car.

Play: He plays in the field.

Play: Othello is a play of Shakespeare.

Paper: We write on paper.

Pepper:  We use pepper in cooking.

Popular: Mr. Ali is a popular person.

Populous: Bangladesh is a populous country.

Practice: Practice makes a man perfect.

Practise: We parctise in the field daily.

Pray: We prayed for a tube well.

Prey: Lion is beast of prey.

Physic: No physic can cure him.

Physics: I have no knowledge about physics.

Physique: Her physique is very attractive.

Principal: Jute is our principal cash crop.

Principle: He has a strong principle.

Prescribe: The doctor prescribed this medicine.

Proscribe: The government has proscribed this law.

Q

Quite: The condition of the goods is very nice.

Quiet: Keep quiet in the class.

R

Register: This register will do.

Registrar: He is a registrar of a university.

Respectable: He is a respectable person.

Respectful: We should respectful to our parents.

Roll: What is your roll number.

Role: Your role on the committee is important.

Raid: The police raided the club last night.

Red: The shirt is red.

S

Sleep: Tiger sleeps by day.

Slip: It is a slip of tongue.

Sanguine: I am sanguine of my success.

Sanguinary: He fought a sanguinary fight.

Stationary: The sun is stationary.

Stationery: I have a stationery shop.

Short: Your shirt is very short.

Sort: What sort of man are you?

Social: Man is social animal.

Sociable: He is sociable by nature.

Sensible: Man is sensible.

Sensitive: She is very sensitive girl.

Sole: He is sole agent of the product.

Soul: Let his soul rests in peace.

Sometimes: He comes here sometimes.

Sometime: He was sometime a teacher in this school.

T

Tale: Tell me a tale.

Tail: The cow has a tail.

Temporal: I do not like temporal pleasures.

Temporary: He is a temporary guard.

U

Urban: Many people live in urban areas.

Urbane: His urbane manner pleased all.

V

Venal: He works with a venal motive.

Venial: It is a venial offence.

Verbal: It is a verbal order.

Verbose: She writes in a verbose style.

W

Week: I am working here for a week.

Weak: He is too weak to move.

Womanly: I do mot like your womanly attitude. Female: Female education is our crying need.

Y

Yoke: The bulls broke The Yoke.

Yolk: The yolk of the egg is yellow.

Z

Zealous: Jamal is a zealous student.

Jealous: He is very jealous.