A
Accept (nampa) - I gladly accepted her invitation.
Except (nampa) - Except Oveget, I will not attend her cultural function.
Access (akses) - The class caption has free access to the Headmaster.
Excess (keluwihan) - Excess of everything is bad.
Adapt (ngganti) -He adapted himself to the new school.
Adept (mahir) - He is adept in Nazrul song.
Adopt (nganggo) - Don't adopt unfair means in the examination.
Advice (saran) - Last night My father gave me a good advice.
Advise (maringi pitutur) - My all well wishers advised me to go through a book.
Affect (mengaruhi) - Excess labor must affect your body.
Effect (efek) - The effects of war are not good.
Ascent (pendakian) - The ascent to the mountain is not a easy task.
Assent (assent) - I need your assent regarding this matter.
Admit (ngakeni) - Mukul admits that he was wrong.
Confess (ngakeni) - You must confess your fault.
Addicted (ketagihan) - Mukul is addicted to drinking.
Devoted (pengabdian) - Munir is devoted to all newspaper technical support.
Assay (pengujian kadar logam) - Plabon always assays to help others.
Essay (Essay) - I am writing an essay on discipline.
Altar (misbyah) - The goat was sacrificed on the altar.
Alter (ngowahi) - Nothing is left in this city to be altered.
B
Bag (tas) - Hafez has a wonderful laptop bag.
Beg (nyuwun) - The older man is begging from door to door.
Bad (ala) - Never try to mingle with the bad boys.
Bed (amben) - I must go to the bed as I feel sleepy.
Bat (bat) - Bats do not lay eggs.
Bet (nang) - I bet, You will lose the match.
Beat (ngalahake) - They will beat the thief.
Bit (dicokot) - Mukul ate every bit of his cake.
Berth (berth) - Poor people can not reserve a berth in the train.
Birth (lair) - The cow gave birth to a culf yesterday.
Beside (jejere) - His house is beside the field.
Besides (Kejabi) - Besides this , He has plenty of wealth.
C
Calendar (tanggalan) - I gave him a calendar of 2014.
Calender (tinggalané) - Every washerman has a calender.
Check (mrikso) - Check your temper.
Cheque (mrikso) - I gave him a cheque of TK. 500.
Cite (id) - Cite an example.
Site (situs) - This is the new site of our school.
Sight (ngarsane) - Her eye-sight is defective.
Coarse (coarse) - She can not eat coarse rice.
Course (mesthi) - The ship has changed his course.
Corps (Corps) - A corps of soldiers was sent to the flood affected area.
Corpse (mayit) - A corpse is lying by the road.
Childish (childish) - I don't like your childish manners.
Childlike (childlike) - He is liked by everybody for his childlike simplicity.
Council (PBB) - Ramih is the new chairman of the Union council.
Counsel (pitutur) - My teacher gave a good counsel.
Clean (resik) - The room is clean.
Clear (langit) - The water is clear.
Custom (adat) - The custom is no longer in vogue.
Costume (paketan) - You should not wear fancy costume.
Coma (koma) - My wife in a coma.
Comma (koma) - Put a comma (.) after the verb.
Canon (canon) - A society has its own canons.
Cannon (mriem) - The soldiers use cannons in the battle field.
D
Dear (dear) - My father is dear to me.
Deer (kidang) - There are many deer in the Sundarbans.
Drown (drown) - The boy was drowned in the river.
Sink (sink) - The boat sank in the river.
Disease (penyakit) - He is suffering from skin disease.
Decease (decease) - Do you know the time of your decease ?.
Dairy (biasa) - Have you ever visited the Sirajgonj dairy farm.
Diary (diary) - It is good to keep a diary.
Die (mati) - He died of fever.
Dye (dye) - The cloth is dyed in fast colour.
Discover (nemokake) - Columbus discovered America fever.
Invent (invent) - Charle's Babbage invented the computer.
Deny (lali) - Simu denied all charges against her.
Refuse (nolak) - 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 (ketiga) - Drought destroyed the crops.
E
Eligible (layak) - He is not eligible for the post.
Illegible (illegible) - Your handwriting is illegible.
Eminent (unggul) - Dr. Haque is an eminent scholar.
Imminent (caket) - I saved him from an imminent danger.
Expect (nyana) - I expect that he will pass.
Hope (Mugi) - I hope you are well today.
F
Far (adoh) - The market is not far from the village.
Fur (wulu) - The cat has soft fur all over it's body.
Fair (padha) - She is a fair girl.
Fare (beya) - What is the bus fair from Dhaka to Sirajgonj?
Farm (farm) - There is an agricultural farm at Gazipur.
Firm (tenan) - He is a firm in his ideas.
Flower (kembang) - Everybody likes flower.
Flour (glepung) - Bread is made with flour.
Farther (luwih) - They will go farther than expected.
Further (luwih) - Further explanation is necessary to solve this problem.
Fast (cepet) - The horse runs fast.
First (pisanan) - Faridul is the first boy.
Flash (lampu kilat) - I saw a flash of lightning in the sky.
Flesh (daging) - Tigers are flesh eating animals.
G
Gaol (gaol) - The thief was sent to the gaol.
Goal (goal) - What is the goal of your life?
H
Hear (krungu) - I can not hear your voice.
Listen (listen) - Listen to what i say.
Human (manungsa) - To err is human.
Humane (Kemanusiaan) - He is humane by nature.
Hard (hard) - He works hard.
Herd (komplotan) - A herd of sheep is grazing in the field.
Hail (becik) - The captain was hailed by all.
Hale (Hale) - I am quite hale and hearty.
Honorary (kehormatan) - He is the honorary member of our club.
Honourable (mulya) - Khaled is an honourable man.
Historic (sajarah) - This is a historic Place.
Historical (sajarah) - Because of historical fact English is spoken all over the world.
I
Industrious (industrious) - Industrious people never fail in life.
Industrial (Industri) - Tejgaon is an industrial area.
J
Jealous (cemburu) - He is jealous of my success.
Zealous (
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) - Munir is a zealous worker.
L
Later (mengko) - He reached later than all others.
Latter (terakhir) - Karim and Rahim are two brothers; The former is a doctor and latteris a teacher.
Last (pungkasan) - Nasir is the last boy in the class.
Latest (paling anyar) - This is the latest design of the car.
Leave (ninggalake) - Nasir is leaving the hotel today.
Live (manggon) - We live in the village.
Lovable (ditresnani) - The child is very lovable.
Lovely (apik banget) - Her appearance is very lovely.
Lose (ilang) - They may lose the match today.
Loose (ngeculke) - Oveget has put on a loose shirt.
M
Meat (daging) - We get meat from cow.
Meet (ketemu) - I intend to meet him tomorrow.
Main (utama) - Rice is our main crops.
Mane (mane) - The lioness has no mane.
Moral (moral) - He bears a good moral character.
Morale (morale) - They may win as their morale is very high.
O
Official (resmi) - It is an official matter.
Officious (officious) - He is officious by nature.
Ordinance (aturan) - A new ordinance has been promulgated.
Ordnance (ordnance) - 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 (pet) - The cat is a pet animal.
Peace (tentrem) - We want peace.
Piece (Piece) - I want a piece of paper.
Paper (kertas) - We write on paper.
Pepper (mrico) - Don't take much pepper with curry.
Person (wong) - Samiur Rahman is an honest person.
Parson (Parson) - We went to a parson to take moral ideas.
Populous (pedunung) - Dhaka is a populous city.
Popular (populer) - Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was a popular leader.
Pair (pasangan) - I shall buy a pair of red shoes.
Pare (pare) - Pare the nails as they look ugly.
Patrol (patroli) - The policeman are patrolling the city streets.
Petrol (bensin) - We use petrol in the motorcars.
Personal (pribadi) - Don't read my personal diary.
Personnel (
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) - He is an army personnel.
Physic (physic) - Nature is a better physic than any other medicine.
Physique (fisik) - He has a good physique.
Pity (tega) - Have pity for the poor.
Piety (bekti) - He is respected for his piety.
Practice (laku) - You need constant practice to write a better hand.
Practise (
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) - He practises swimming everyday.
Pray (ndedonga) - We should pray to allah.
Prey (memangsan) - The tiger is a beast of prey.
Q
Quiet (sepi) - He is a quiet boy.
Quite (cukup) - I am quite happy today.
R
Refuge (pengungsi) - Many people seek refuge in highlands during flood.
Refuse (nolak) - He refused to hear me.
Register (ndhaftar) - Your name has been struck off the register.
Registrar (Pendaftar) - Mr. Hadi was the registrar of the Rajshahi University.
Role (peran) - In the drama He played the role of hero.
Roll (muter) - What is your roll number?
S
Seat (jog) - Please have your seat.
Sit (njagong) - Please sit down.
See (ndeleng) - I see a bird in the nest.
Sea (sea) - The Bay of Bengal is a sea.
Sweat (kringet) - He earns by the sweat of his brow.
Sweet (manis) - These mangoes are very sweet.
Sale (sale) - I have kept my freeze for sale.
Sell (ngedol) - He is selling his products.
Soul (nyawa) - The soul never dies.
Sole (tunggal) - He is the sole owner of this company.
Staff (Staff) - All members of the office staff were present in the meeting.
Stuff (kuwi) - It is made of soft stuff.
Story (crita) - Please tell me a very funny story.
Storey (
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) - It is a multi storeyied building.
Sometime (arang-arang) - Sometime, he was a teacher of this school.
Sometimes (kadhangkala) - He sometimes come here.
Stationary (nulis) - The sun is stationary.
Stationery (nulis) - I am going to a stationery shop to buy a pencil.
Ship (kapal) - Rana went to America by ship.
Sheep (wedhus) - Many sheep are grazing in the field.
Social (sosial) - Man is a social animal.
Sociable (outbound) - He ia a sociable man.
T
Tale (dongeng) - It was a tale of adventure.
Tell (nyritakake) - Please tell us a story.
Tail (buntut) - A tiger has a long tail.
Test (test) - He sat for the admission test.
Taste (rasa) - Honey tastes sweet.
U
Urban (kutha) - I do not prefer urban life.
Urbane (urbane) - His urbane manners pleased us.
V
Vain (muspra) - Your all attempts will go in vain.
Vein (urat) - Blood flows through the vein to the heart.
W
Wander (ngumbara) - He wandered here and there for the whole day.
Wonder (wonder) - Computer is one of the wonders of modern science.
Weak (banget) - He is very weak.
Week (minggu) - I shall visit trade fair on next week.
Wick (wick) - The wick of the candle has been completely burnt.
Wear (nyandhang) - He always wear hat.
Wire (kabel) - This is an electric wire.
