Homophones and Confusables Gentlemen Of Verona Prose Unit 1 Std 12 TN Textbook
list of common confusables. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of words.
(a) emigrate (leaving homeland)
immigrate (come to live permanently in a foreign country)
(b) beside (at the side of)
besides (in addition to)
(c) judicial (relating to justice)
judicious (wise/prudent)
(d) eligible (Adj.- satisfying the appropriate conditions)
illegible (Adj.- not clear enough to be read)
(e) conscience (a person’s moral sense of right and wrong)
conscious (being aware of)
(f) industrial (relating to industry)
industrious (diligent/hardworking)
(g) eminent (famous)
imminent (something bad likely to happen very soon)
(h) illicit (adj- illegal)
elicit (v – to evoke a response)
prescribed (set down rules)
proscribed (prohibited)
(j) affect (to influence something or someone)
effect (result/impact of something)
(k) aural (relating to hearing)
oral (verbal)
(l) born (related to birth)
borne (carried by)