A
Accept (aanvaar) - I gladly accepted her invitation.
Except (aanvaar) - Except Oveget, I will not attend her cultural function.
Access (toegang) - The class caption has free access to the Headmaster.
Excess (meer) - Excess of everything is bad.
Adapt (aanpas) -He adapted himself to the new school.
Adept (meesters) - He is adept in Nazrul song.
Adopt (neem) - Don't adopt unfair means in the examination.
Advice (advies) - Last night My father gave me a good advice.
Advise (adviseer) - My all well wishers advised me to go through a book.
Affect (invloed) - Excess labor must affect your body.
Effect (effek) - The effects of war are not good.
Ascent (trap) - The ascent to the mountain is not a easy task.
Assent (instemming) - I need your assent regarding this matter.
Admit (erken) - Mukul admits that he was wrong.
Confess (bely) - You must confess your fault.
Addicted (verslaaf) - Mukul is addicted to drinking.
Devoted (toegewyde) - Munir is devoted to all newspaper technical support.
Assay (toets) - Plabon always assays to help others.
Essay (opstel) - I am writing an essay on discipline.
Altar (altaar) - The goat was sacrificed on the altar.
Alter (verander) - Nothing is left in this city to be altered.
B
Bag (sak) - Hafez has a wonderful laptop bag.
Beg (bedel) - The older man is begging from door to door.
Bad (slegte) - Never try to mingle with the bad boys.
Bed (bed) - I must go to the bed as I feel sleepy.
Bat (kolf) - Bats do not lay eggs.
Bet (weddenskap) - I bet, You will lose the match.
Beat (klop) - They will beat the thief.
Bit (bit) - Mukul ate every bit of his cake.
Berth (bed) - Poor people can not reserve a berth in the train.
Birth (geboorte) - The cow gave birth to a culf yesterday.
Beside (langs) - His house is beside the field.
Besides (behalwe) - Besides this , He has plenty of wealth.
C
Calendar (kalender) - I gave him a calendar of 2014.
Calender (kalender) - Every washerman has a calender.
Check (tjek) - Check your temper.
Cheque (tjek) - I gave him a cheque of TK. 500.
Cite (noem) - Cite an example.
Site (werf) - This is the new site of our school.
Sight (oë) - Her eye-sight is defective.
Coarse (growwe) - She can not eat coarse rice.
Course (kursus) - The ship has changed his course.
Corps (korps) - A corps of soldiers was sent to the flood affected area.
Corpse (lyk) - A corpse is lying by the road.
Childish (kinderagtige) - I don't like your childish manners.
Childlike (kinderlike) - He is liked by everybody for his childlike simplicity.
Council (raad) - Ramih is the new chairman of the Union council.
Counsel (raad) - My teacher gave a good counsel.
Clean (skoon) - The room is clean.
Clear (duidelik) - The water is clear.
Custom (persoonlike) - The custom is no longer in vogue.
Costume (kostuum) - You should not wear fancy costume.
Coma (koma) - My wife in a coma.
Comma (komma) - Put a comma (.) after the verb.
Canon (kanon) - A society has its own canons.
Cannon (kanon) - The soldiers use cannons in the battle field.
D
Dear (Geagte) - My father is dear to me.
Deer (takbokke) - There are many deer in the Sundarbans.
Drown (verdrink) - The boy was drowned in the river.
Sink (wasbak) - The boat sank in the river.
Disease (siekte) - He is suffering from skin disease.
Decease (heengaan) - Do you know the time of your decease ?.
Dairy (melkery) - Have you ever visited the Sirajgonj dairy farm.
Diary (dagboek) - It is good to keep a diary.
Die (sterf) - He died of fever.
Dye (kleurstof) - The cloth is dyed in fast colour.
Discover (ontdek) - Columbus discovered America fever.
Invent (bedink) - Charle's Babbage invented the computer.
Deny (ontken) - Simu denied all charges against her.
Refuse (weier) - The servant refused to obey his orders.
Draft (konsep) - Make a draft of the petition.
Draught (konsep) - He drank the water of the glass at one draught.
Drought (droogte) - Drought destroyed the crops.
E
Eligible (in aanmerking kom) - He is not eligible for the post.
Illegible (onleesbaar) - Your handwriting is illegible.
Eminent (vooraanstaande) - Dr. Haque is an eminent scholar.
Imminent (dreigende) - I saved him from an imminent danger.
Expect (verwag) - I expect that he will pass.
Hope (hoop) - I hope you are well today.
F
Far (ver) - The market is not far from the village.
Fur (pels) - The cat has soft fur all over it's body.
Fair (billike) - She is a fair girl.
Fare (tarief) - What is the bus fair from Dhaka to Sirajgonj?
Farm (plaas) - There is an agricultural farm at Gazipur.
Firm (firma) - He is a firm in his ideas.
Flower (blom) - Everybody likes flower.
Flour (meel) - Bread is made with flour.
Farther (verder) - They will go farther than expected.
Further (verder) - Further explanation is necessary to solve this problem.
Fast (vinnig) - The horse runs fast.
First (eerste) - Faridul is the first boy.
Flash (flits) - I saw a flash of lightning in the sky.
Flesh (vlees) - Tigers are flesh eating animals.
G
Gaol (tronk) - The thief was sent to the gaol.
Goal (doel) - What is the goal of your life?
H
Hear (Hoor) - I can not hear your voice.
Listen (luister) - Listen to what i say.
Human (mens) - To err is human.
Humane (menslike) - He is humane by nature.
Hard (hard) - He works hard.
Herd (trop) - A herd of sheep is grazing in the field.
Hail (hael) - The captain was hailed by all.
Hale (hale) - I am quite hale and hearty.
Honorary (ere) - He is the honorary member of our club.
Honourable (eerbare) - Khaled is an honourable man.
Historic (historiese) - This is a historic Place.
Historical (historiese) - Because of historical fact English is spoken all over the world.
I
Industrious (vlytige) - Industrious people never fail in life.
Industrial (industriële) - Tejgaon is an industrial area.
J
Jealous (jaloers) - He is jealous of my success.
Zealous () - Munir is a zealous worker.
L
Later (later) - He reached later than all others.
Latter (laasgenoemde) - Karim and Rahim are two brothers; The former is a doctor and latteris a teacher.
Last (laaste) - Nasir is the last boy in the class.
Latest (nuutste) - This is the latest design of the car.
Leave (verlaat) - Nasir is leaving the hotel today.
Live (leef) - We live in the village.
Lovable (lief) - The child is very lovable.
Lovely (pragtige) - Her appearance is very lovely.
Lose (verloor) - They may lose the match today.
Loose (los) - Oveget has put on a loose shirt.
M
Meat (vleis) - We get meat from cow.
Meet (Ontmoet) - I intend to meet him tomorrow.
Main (hoof) - Rice is our main crops.
Mane (maanhare) - The lioness has no mane.
Moral (morele) - He bears a good moral character.
Morale (moraal) - They may win as their morale is very high.
O
Official (amptelik) - It is an official matter.
Officious (opdringerig) - He is officious by nature.
Ordinance (Ordonnansie) - A new ordinance has been promulgated.
Ordnance (gedropte) - There is an ordnance factory at Gazipur.
P
Pan (pan) - She is making the omelet with a pan.
Pen (pen) - Pen is mighter than sword.
Pat (pat) - The teacher is patting the child on the shoulder.
Pet (troeteldier) - The cat is a pet animal.
Peace (vrede) - We want peace.
Piece (stuk) - I want a piece of paper.
Paper (papier) - We write on paper.
Pepper (peper) - Don't take much pepper with curry.
Person (persoon) - Samiur Rahman is an honest person.
Parson (Parson) - We went to a parson to take moral ideas.
Populous (digbevolkte) - Dhaka is a populous city.
Popular (gewilde) - Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was a popular leader.
Pair (paar) - I shall buy a pair of red shoes.
Pare (knip) - Pare the nails as they look ugly.
Patrol (patrollie) - The policeman are patrolling the city streets.
Petrol (petrol) - We use petrol in the motorcars.
Personal (persoonlike) - Don't read my personal diary.
Personnel () - He is an army personnel.
Physic (physiques) - Nature is a better physic than any other medicine.
Physique (liggaamsbou) - He has a good physique.
Pity (jammer) - Have pity for the poor.
Piety (vroomheid) - He is respected for his piety.
Practice (praktyk) - You need constant practice to write a better hand.
Practise () - He practises swimming everyday.
Pray (Bid) - We should pray to allah.
Prey (prooi) - The tiger is a beast of prey.
Q
Quiet (stil) - He is a quiet boy.
Quite (baie) - I am quite happy today.
R
Refuge (toevlug) - Many people seek refuge in highlands during flood.
Refuse (weier) - He refused to hear me.
Register (registreer) - Your name has been struck off the register.
Registrar (registrateur) - Mr. Hadi was the registrar of the Rajshahi University.
Role (rol) - In the drama He played the role of hero.
Roll (roll) - What is your roll number?
S
Seat (sitplek) - Please have your seat.
Sit (sit) - Please sit down.
See (sien) - I see a bird in the nest.
Sea (see) - The Bay of Bengal is a sea.
Sweat (sweet) - He earns by the sweat of his brow.
Sweet (soet) - These mangoes are very sweet.
Sale (koop) - I have kept my freeze for sale.
Sell (verkoop) - He is selling his products.
Soul (siel) - The soul never dies.
Sole (enigste) - He is the sole owner of this company.
Staff (personeel) - All members of the office staff were present in the meeting.
Stuff (dinge) - It is made of soft stuff.
Story (storie) - Please tell me a very funny story.
Storey () - It is a multi storeyied building.
Sometime (iewers) - Sometime, he was a teacher of this school.
Sometimes (soms) - He sometimes come here.
Stationary (stilstaande) - The sun is stationary.
Stationery (skryfbehoeftes) - I am going to a stationery shop to buy a pencil.
Ship (skip) - Rana went to America by ship.
Sheep (skape) - Many sheep are grazing in the field.
Social (sosiale) - Man is a social animal.
Sociable (gesellige) - He ia a sociable man.
T
Tale (verhaal) - It was a tale of adventure.
Tell (vertel) - Please tell us a story.
Tail (stert) - A tiger has a long tail.
Test (toets) - He sat for the admission test.
Taste (smaak) - Honey tastes sweet.
U
Urban (stedelike) - I do not prefer urban life.
Urbane (urbane) - His urbane manners pleased us.
V
Vain (tevergeefs) - Your all attempts will go in vain.
Vein (aar) - Blood flows through the vein to the heart.
W
Wander (dwaal) - He wandered here and there for the whole day.
Wonder (wonder) - Computer is one of the wonders of modern science.
Weak (swak) - He is very weak.
Week (week) - I shall visit trade fair on next week.
Wick (pit) - The wick of the candle has been completely burnt.
Wear (dra) - He always wear hat.
Wire (draad) - This is an electric wire.
