Paronyms and Homonyms Beginning With F,G,H

Paronyms and Homonyms : - Confusion is often caused in understanding the meanings of certain words because they are either similar in meaning and form or similar in their sound of pronunciation. The words which are different in meaning or use but are similar in form or derivations are called Paronyms. On the other hand Homonyms are similar in their sound pronunciation but different in meaning They are also called Homophones (different in spelling and meaning but pronounced alike). In Modern English Paronyms and Homonyms (Homophones) are not much distinguished.

1. Fatal : -  (causing death) On his way to school, he met with an accident and received a fatal wound in the leg.

    Fateful : - (very significant) The formation of I.N.A. was a fateful event.

    Fatalist : - (believer in fate) Indians are fatalists by nature.

2. Forceful : - (strong and powerful) Netaji had a forceful personality.    Forcible : - (by force, compulsion) He was evicted from the house forcibly. 

3. Feign : - (pretend) In order to save himself the accused feigned madness in the court.

   Fain : - (gladly) She would fain do anything for her friends.

4. Forgo : - (give up) Parents forgo their own comforts for the sake of their children.  

    Forego : - (go before) This point has been dealt with in detail in  the foregoing passage.

5. Facility : - (convenience, dexterity) The hotel provides all kinds of facilities to its customers.

    Felicity : - (apt expression, joy) May God bless you with felicity!

6. Facilitate : - (make easy) The new agreement will facilitate the development of the trade.

    Felicitate : - (to congratulate) I felicitated him on his success.

7. Fair : - (a show, just, colour) Let us go to Nauchandi fair.

   Fare : - (passage money, meal) There is a steep rise in railway fare.

8. Formality : - (show ceremony) True friends never observe formality with each other.

   Formalism : - (observance of rites) Swami Dayanand taught the Hindus to shun formalism in religion.

9. Fiscal : - (of public revenue) Government is trying to bring down the deficit in the next budget.

    Financial : - (monetary) He suffered huge financial loss in the business.

10. Gentle : - (not harsh) We should be gentle and polite to our elders

     Genteel : - (well mannered, of the upper class) People belonging to middle class try to maintain the style of genteel class of society.

11. Gamble : - (to play for stake) On the occasion of Diwali people gamble are ruined.

     Gambol : - (to frisk) It is a beautiful sight to see a deer gamboling in a forest.

12. Graceful : - (beautiful) She has a graceful gait.

     Gracious : - (kind, merciful) God is gracious.

13. Gate : - (door) The dacoits entered the house through the main gate.

     Gait : - (manner of walking) Her gait is graceful.

14. Gravitation : - (pulling towards, attracting) Theory of gravitation was invented by Newton.

     Gravity : - (quality of being serious) One must observe gravity on solemn occasions.

15. Hoard : - (amass, to store) As he is a smuggler, he has a hoard of gold and silver in his house.

     Horde : - (a gang) A horde of militants intruded into Indian territory.

16. Historic : - (likely to be famous in history) Kapil Dev scored historic victory by winning the World Cup in 1983.

      Histrionic : - (art of acting) Rekha is known for her histrionic talents.

      Historical : - (of history) I visited many historical buildings in Delhi while I was in school.

17. Humility : - (politeness) Humility in victory is a rare virtue.

      Humiliation : - (insult, disgrace) All respectable persons prefer death to humiliation.

18. Honorary : - (unpaid) My sister taught in a college as an honorary tutor.

     Honourable : - (deserving honour) He is regarded honourable member of the club.

19. Human : - (race of man) On account of ecological disturbances, the existence of human beings is endangered.

      Humane : - (kind) Doctors are supposed to be considerate and humane.

20. Hail : - (belong to, welcome, frozen rain) Those hailing from Bangladesh are living illegally in this country.

     Hale : - (healthy) He is hale and hearty and enjoys life to his fill.

21. Healthy : - (having health) Inspite of his old age he is quite healthy.

      Healthful : - (promoting health) The climate of hill stations is healthful.

22. Hypocritical : - (guilty of hypocrisy) I do not like his hypocritical attitude towards his friends.

     Hypercritical : - (too critical) In does not pay in life to be hypercritical of trivial matters.

23. Humanity : - (mankind, quality of being kind) One must act in the larger interest of humanity.

     Humanism : - (devotion to human interest) Act of humanism is always appreciated.

24. Hollow : - (not solid, with a hole, false) The stick is hollow; nothing is inside it.

     Hallow : - (ed) (sacred) The hallowed shrine is visited by the devotees throughout the year.

     Halo : - (circle of light around the head) Holy men are painted with halo around their heads.

Illustration : - Choose the correct word from the bracket.

True  _________ cannot be enjoyed by a man of jealous.  (felicity/facility)

Answer : - felicity

Illustration : - Choose the correct word from the bracket.

We should not adopt  __________  means to achieve success.   (fowl/foul)

Answer : - foul