Words Confused and misused (continues)
Bail : (security) The accused was released on "bail".
Bale : (bundles) I saw ten "bales" of cotton there.
Birth : I have got two "births" reserved.
Berth : (sleeping place in a train.
I have got two "births" reserved.
Birth : (to be born) Please accept my hearty congratulations on the "birth" of your son.
Blew : The guard "blew" the whistle and the train steamed off. ('blew'= simple past of ('blow').
Blue : (colour) The sky is "blue".
Bore : (weary of.) I am bored with your speech.
Boar : "A boar" wild animal.
Born : (given birth to by his mother.) He was born in a small cottage.
Borne : (endured) The poor mother has "borne" many hardships.
Break : (verb) I cannot "break" this stick into two.
Brake (noun) The "brake" of the car out of order.
Bridal : (head-hardness for horse) The horse broke the "bridal" and ran away.
Canvas : (a rough clothe) (I have lost my "canvas shoes.
Canvass : (trying to secure) He is canvassing for votes.
Canon : (rules, laws) You must not act against the "canons" of morelity).
Cannon : (big guns) There were "cannons" to their rightas well as left.
Bale : (bundles) I saw ten "bales" of cotton there.
Birth : I have got two "births" reserved.
Berth : (sleeping place in a train.
I have got two "births" reserved.
Birth : (to be born) Please accept my hearty congratulations on the "birth" of your son.
Blew : The guard "blew" the whistle and the train steamed off. ('blew'= simple past of ('blow').
Blue : (colour) The sky is "blue".
Bore : (weary of.) I am bored with your speech.
Boar : "A boar" wild animal.
Born : (given birth to by his mother.) He was born in a small cottage.
Borne : (endured) The poor mother has "borne" many hardships.
Break : (verb) I cannot "break" this stick into two.
Brake (noun) The "brake" of the car out of order.
Bridal : (head-hardness for horse) The horse broke the "bridal" and ran away.
Canvas : (a rough clothe) (I have lost my "canvas shoes.
Canvass : (trying to secure) He is canvassing for votes.
Canon : (rules, laws) You must not act against the "canons" of morelity).
Cannon : (big guns) There were "cannons" to their rightas well as left.