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Chapter 20 · Vocabulary

Spelling के नियम

Spelling Rules
नियम✓ उदाहरणध्यान दो / अपवाद
i before e, except after c (जब "ई" की आवाज़ हो)believe, achieve, field, piece, chief · receive, ceiling, deceive, receiptअपवाद: seize, weird, either, neither, protein · "ए" की आवाज़: eight, weigh, neighbour
मूक e हटाओ — स्वर से शुरू होने वाले suffix से पहलेhope → hoping · write → writing · love → lovable · use → usageव्यंजन वाले suffix से पहले e रहता है: hopeful, lovely, useless · अपवाद: argue → argument, true → truly, nine → ninth, judge → judgement / judgment
-ce / -ge के बाद -able / -ous — e रहता है (आवाज़ नरम रहे)notice → noticeable · manage → manageable · courage → courageous · change → changeable
व्यंजन + y → i (suffix से पहले)happy → happiness · carry → carried · beauty → beautiful · easy → easily-ing से पहले y रहता है: carrying, trying · स्वर + y रहता है: play → played, enjoy → enjoyment · अपवाद: day → daily, pay → paid, say → said, lay → laid
-ie → -yingdie → dying · lie → lying · tie → tying
व्यंजन दोगुना (एक स्वर + एक व्यंजन, ज़ोर अंत में)stop → stopped · begin → beginning · refer → referred · occur → occurrenceज़ोर पहले syllable पर: visit → visited, offer → offered (अध्याय 7)
-ful में एक l · all- जुड़े तो एक lhelpful · beautiful · careful (✗ carefull) · always · almost · already · although · altogetherपर adverb: fully, carefully (ful + ly)
-sede / -ceed / -cedesupersede (अकेला -sede) · exceed, proceed, succeed (-ceed) · बाकी -cede: precede, recede, concede, intercede
मूक अक्षर (silent letters)k-nife, k-now · w-rite, w-rong · p-sychology · de-b-t, dou-b-t · i-s-land · h-onour · We-d-nesday · recei-p-t · colum-n · ca-l-m
Plural बनाने के spelling नियम (-s / -es, y → ies, f → ves) — अध्याय 2 · व्यंजन दोगुना करने के नियम — अध्याय 7।
"Choose the correctly spelt word (recieve / receive / receeve / receve)" (receive) · "(hopeing / hoping / hopping / hopeng) — hope + ing" (hoping) · "(beautiful / beautifull / beutiful / beautyful)" (beautiful) · "(supercede / supersede / superceed / superseed)" (supersede)

अक्सर गलत लिखे जाने वाले शब्द Commonly Misspelt Words

accommodateachieveacknowledgementaddressaggressiveapparent
argumentbeginningbelievebusinesscalendarcategory
cemeterycolleaguecommissioncommitteeconscienceconscious
consensusdefinitelydesperatedilemmadisappeardisappoint
disciplineembarrassenvironmentexaggerateexistenceFebruary
foreignfortyfourthgovernmentgrammarguarantee
harassheighthumoroushygieneimmediatelyindependent
indispensableintelligenceknowledgeleisurelibrarymaintenance
millenniumminiaturemischievousmisspellnecessaryneighbour
noticeableoccasionoccurredoccurrenceomissionparallel
parliamentperseverancepossessionprivilegepronunciationquestionnaire
receiptreceiverecommendreferredrelevantrestaurant
rhythmscheduleseparatesergeantsiegesuccessful
supersedesurprisethresholdtomorrowtonguetruly
untilvacuumvegetableweirdWednesdaywithhold
जाल वाले अक्षर: accommodate (cc, mm) · committee (mm, tt, ee) · embarrass (rr, ss) · occurrence (cc, rr) · necessary (एक c, दो s) · separate (par) · definitely (ite) · pronunciation (pronounce नहीं, nun) · forty (fourty नहीं) · ninth (nineth नहीं) · until (एक l) · truly (truely नहीं) · argument (arguement नहीं) · humorous (humourous नहीं) · privilege (dge नहीं)
British / American spelling (भारत में आमतौर पर British): colour / color · centre / center · programme / program · travelled / traveled · cheque / check · defence / defense · licence (noun) / license · theatre / theater · jewellery / jewelry · catalogue / catalog · organise / organize · grey / gray
"Find the correctly spelt word (accomodate / accommodate / acommodate / accommadate)" (accommodate) · "(neccessary / necessary / necesary / neccesary)" (necessary) · "(seperate / separate / saperate / separete)" (separate) · "Find the misspelt word (committee / embarrass / occurence / harass)" (occurence)

मिलते-जुलते शब्द — 1 Commonly Confused Words (Homophones & Near-homophones) — 1

शब्दअर्थ✓ उदाहरण
principal / principleप्रधान, मुखिया / सिद्धांतThe principal of the school · a man of principle
stationary / stationeryस्थिर / लेखन-सामग्रीa stationary car · buy stationery (pens, paper)
affect / effectअसर डालना (verb) / असर (noun)Smoking affects health. · The effect was bad.
accept / exceptस्वीकार करना / को छोड़करAccept the gift. · All except Ram came.
advice / adviseसलाह (noun) / सलाह देना (verb)a piece of advice · I advise you to rest.
practice / practiseअभ्यास (noun) / अभ्यास करना (verb, BrE)Practice makes perfect. · Practise daily.
compliment / complementतारीफ़ / पूरकShe paid me a compliment. · The two colours complement each other.
desert / dessertरेगिस्तान, छोड़ देना / मिठाई (भोजन के बाद)the Thar desert · ice cream for dessert
loose / loseढीला / खोना, हारनाa loose shirt · Don't lose your pen.
council / counselपरिषद / सलाह, वकीलthe city council · legal counsel
cite / site / sightउद्धरण देना / स्थान / दृश्य, दृष्टिcite an example · a building site · a beautiful sight
weather / whetherमौसम / कि, चाहेfine weather · I don't know whether he will come.
lightening / lightningहल्का करना / बिजली (चमक)lightening the load · thunder and lightning
breath / breatheसाँस (noun) / साँस लेना (verb)Take a deep breath. · Breathe slowly.
quiet / quiteशांत / काफ़ी, बिल्कुलKeep quiet. · quite good
personal / personnelनिजी / कर्मचारीpersonal life · army personnel
eminent / imminentप्रसिद्ध / सिर पर आया हुआan eminent scientist · imminent danger
ensure / insureपक्का करना / बीमा करनाEnsure your safety. · Insure your car.
canvas / canvassमोटा कपड़ा / वोट माँगनाa canvas bag · canvass for votes
access / excessपहुँच / अधिकताaccess to the internet · excess of sugar
"The ___ of our school is strict (principle / principal)" (principal) · "I bought some ___ for the office (stationary / stationery)" (stationery) · "Smoking ___ your health (effects / affects)" (affects) · "Let me give you a piece of ___ (advise / advice)" (advice)

मिलते-जुलते शब्द — 2, Spelling नोट्स Commonly Confused Words — 2 · Spelling Notes

शब्दअर्थ✓ उदाहरण
there / their / they'reवहाँ / उनका / they arePut it there. · their house · They're late.
its / it'sउसका / it is, it hasThe dog wagged its tail. · It's raining.
than / thenसे (तुलना) / तब, फिरtaller than I (am) · First eat, then go.
later / latterबाद में (समय) / दो में से दूसराSee you later. · Ram and Shyam came; the latter was late.
beside / besidesबगल में / के अलावाSit beside me. · Besides English, he knows French.
peace / pieceशांति / टुकड़ाworld peace · a piece of cake
brake / breakगाड़ी का ब्रेक / तोड़ना, अवकाशApply the brake. · Don't break the glass. · a short break
formally / formerlyऔपचारिक रूप से / पहले (भूतकाल में)He was formally invited. · Mumbai was formerly called Bombay.
moral / moraleनैतिक, शिक्षा / मनोबलthe moral of the story · The team's morale was high.
dual / duelदोहरा / द्वंद्व-युद्धdual citizenship · They fought a duel.
die / dyeमरना / रंगनाdying (मरते हुए) · dyeing cloth (रंगते हुए)

Spelling के और नियम

नियमउदाहरण
-ee, -oe, -ye पर ख़त्म — e नहीं हटताagree → agreeing · see → seeing · canoe → canoeing · dye → dyeing (पर die → dying)
c के बाद ie — जब "ई" की आवाज़ न होscience · ancient · efficient · species · sufficient (नियम नहीं टूटता)
all right — दो शब्द✓ all right (परीक्षा में ✗ alright) · पर already, altogether, always एक शब्द
-ise / -izeBritish English में दोनों मान्य: organise / organize, realise / realize · American में -ize
"___ going to the market (Their / There / They're)" (They're) · "The dog hurt ___ leg (its / it's)" (its) · "He is taller ___ his brother (then / than)" (than) · "She is ___ her hair black (dyeing / dying)" (dyeing)
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