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17. Homophones

In English, there are many words that sound quite similar, or have very little difference

in their spellings but have very different meanings. Such words are called
homophones.

1. allowed (to permit)— You are not aloud (in a loud voice)– Don't talk aloud.

allowed to enter the class.

2. adopt (to take up)— They had adapt (adjust)– I have adapted myself to

adopted an orphan girl. my new environment.

3. alter (to change)— The dress does altar (place of worship)– We kept the

not fit me, I need to alter it. picture at the altar.

4. berth (the bed in a train)— Let birth (the time when a baby is born)–

Umang sit on the lower berth. I never forget her birthday.

5. brake (a device for slowing or break (separate into pieces)– Be careful!

stopping a moving vehicle)— The Don't break the crockery.

brakes of my car are working quite
well.

6. dose (a quantity of any medicine or doze (light sleep)– The boy dozed off on
drug taken at one time)— You the bed.

should take one dose of this

medicine each day.

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