Bankers Adda is also known to be called as Easy English Tips adda.
Today we came back with a New Easy English Tips
Go through the quiz and if you have any doubts please contact bankers adda in the comment section.
English Words Which Confuse Us 1
1. ADEPT, ADAPT AND ADOPT
Adept means "skilled"
Adapt means "to adjust"
Adopt means to "accept as your own"
2. ASCENT, ASSENT & ACCENT
Ascent is an upward movement
EX: Leo's ascent to the presidency of the company came slowly.
Assent means "to agree to"
EX: Geeta could not begin the project unless management assented.
Accent is the way in which people in a particular area, country or social group pronounce words.
3. Cite, Site and Sight
Cite - It means "to quote or mention"
EX: He cited a famous theorist in his speech.
Site is a noun meaning "a place"
EX: At which site will we stage the party?
Sight is a noun meaning "view"
EX: The sight of the New York City skyline is spectacular.
4. Dairy and Diary
Dairy - A dairy is a farm where milk and milk products are produced
EX: Madeleine grew up on a dairy and knows how to churn butter.
Diary - A diary is the daily journal kept
EX: Rhoda Book writes in her diary for two hours every night.
5. Coarse and Course
Coarse - It is an adjective meaning "rough, big-grained, not fine"
EX: We need to use coarse sandpaper to remove the paint from this wood.
Course - It is a noun referring to a direction (the course of a ship) or a series of lectures on one subject (a history course in college)
Today we came back with a New Easy English Tips
Go through the quiz and if you have any doubts please contact bankers adda in the comment section.
English Words Which Confuse Us 1
1. ADEPT, ADAPT AND ADOPT
Adept means "skilled"
Adapt means "to adjust"
Adopt means to "accept as your own"
2. ASCENT, ASSENT & ACCENT
Ascent is an upward movement
EX: Leo's ascent to the presidency of the company came slowly.
Assent means "to agree to"
EX: Geeta could not begin the project unless management assented.
Accent is the way in which people in a particular area, country or social group pronounce words.
3. Cite, Site and Sight
Cite - It means "to quote or mention"
EX: He cited a famous theorist in his speech.
Site is a noun meaning "a place"
EX: At which site will we stage the party?
Sight is a noun meaning "view"
EX: The sight of the New York City skyline is spectacular.
4. Dairy and Diary
Dairy - A dairy is a farm where milk and milk products are produced
EX: Madeleine grew up on a dairy and knows how to churn butter.
Diary - A diary is the daily journal kept
EX: Rhoda Book writes in her diary for two hours every night.
5. Coarse and Course
Coarse - It is an adjective meaning "rough, big-grained, not fine"
EX: We need to use coarse sandpaper to remove the paint from this wood.
Course - It is a noun referring to a direction (the course of a ship) or a series of lectures on one subject (a history course in college)
