Pore & Pour
Pore
Meaning: A minute opening in a surface, especially the skin.Example: Skin cleansing products help remove dirt and germs from the skin surface and pores.
Pour
Meaning: Prepare and serve a drink.Example: He is pouring sodas.
SCENE & SEEN
SCENE
Meaning: A View or picture.Example: This photograph portrays the scene outside a house.
SEEN
Meaning: Past participle of seeExample: He was seen in Delhi.
WAVE & WAIVE
WAVE
Meaning: Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.Example: He waved to me from the train.
WAIVE
Meaning: Refrain from paying a fee or following a rule.Example: Her tuition fees would be waived.
WINE & WHINE
WINE
Meaning: An alcoholic drink.Example: He opened a bottle of wine.
WHINE
Meaning: A long, high-pitched complaining cry.Example: He begins speaking in a high-pitched whine.
WROTE & ROTE
WROTE
Meaning: Past tense of write.Example: He wrote a letter to her.
ROTE
Meaning: Habitual repetition of something to be learned.Example: I learned many poems by rote in childhood.
WAIL & WHALE
WAIL
Meaning: A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.Example: She let out a high-pitched wail.
WHALE
Meaning: A very large marine mammal.Example: Whales are common around the islands.
Toe & Tow
Toe
Meaning: Any of the five digits at the end of the human foot.Example: He cut his big toe on a sharp stone.
Tow
Meaning: Pull another vehicle with a rope, chain, or tow bar.Example: Aman called to tow the car away.
RAIN & REIGN
RAIN
Meaning: Shower or rainfall.Example: The rain had not stopped for days.
REIGN
Meaning: Hold royal office; rule as a monarch.Example: Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK.
RACK & WRACK
RACK
Meaning: A framework, typically with bars or hooks for holding or storing things.Example: This is a letter rack.
WRACK
Meaning: A mass of high, thick, fast-moving cloud.Example: There was a thin moon, a wrack of a cloud.
YOUR & YOU’RE
YOUR
Meaning: Belonging to or associated with the person or people.Example: What is your name?
YOU’RE
Meaning: You are.Example: You're a workaholic.
Test Your Memory
1. Stomata are minute ……in the surface of leaves. (pore/pour)2. He was ……a drink for someone. (pore/pour)
3. It portrays a beach ……outside the building. (scene/seen)
4. They were ……doing some mischievous acts. (scene/seen)
5. I ……him but he did not respond. (Wave/waive)
6. I requested the librarian to ……the fine. (Wave/waive)
7. There is the chilled white ……in the glass. (Wine/whine)
8. Despite his ……and complaints, his grandfather remained firm. (Wine/whine)
9. They ……a letter of complaint. (Wrote/rote)
10. He never learns by……. (Wrote/rote)
11. I'll be listening to a few ……of despair from disappointed people. (Wail/whale)
12. Four generations of ……live together in some of these groups. (Wail/whale)
13. There is a slight pain in his lower legs, ankles, feet and……. (Tow/toe)
14. A pickup van was ……a trailer. (Tow/toe)
15. I saw ……falling in heavy drops outside of my window. (Rain/reign)
16. Vanilla will always ……supreme when it comes to ice cream. (Rain/reign)
17. We need a spice ……for the house. (Wrack/rack)
18. High in the sky, the moon rides through a……of a cloud. (Wrack/rack)
19. Do you want to see ……name on the cover of a paperback? (Your/you’re)
20. ……in big trouble now. (Your/you’re)
Answers
1. Pores2. Pouring
3. Scene
4. Seen
5. Waved
6. Waive
7. Wine
8. Whines
9. Wrote
10. Rote
11. Wails
12. Whales
13. Toes
14. Towing
15. Rain
16. Reign
17. Rack
18. Wrack
19. Your
20. You're
