English Pair of Words – CSS Past Papers
2024
Q. 6. Use only FIVE pairs of words in sentences clearly illustrating their meanings. (10)
(i) Creak, Creek (ii) Palate, Palette (iii) Elicit, Illicit (iv) Peal, Peel (v) Taut, Taught (vi) Faint, Feint (vii) Rheum, Room (viii) Wreak, Reek
2023
Q. 6. Use only FIVE pairs of words in sentences clearly illustrating their meanings. (10)
(i) Antic, Antique (ii) Draught, Drought (iii) Quaint, Queer (iv) Momentary, Momentous (v) Compliment, Complement (vi) Eminent, Imminent (vii) Faint, Feint (viii) Immigrant, Emigrant
2022
Q 6. Use only FIVE pairs of words in sentences clearly illustrating their meanings. (10)
(i) Annalist, Analyst (ii) Gest, Jest (iii) Sleigh, Slay (iv) Shoot, Chute (v) Coign, Coin (vi) Key, Quay (vii) Wile, While (viii) Leek, Leak
2021
Q. 6. Use ONLY FIVE of the following in sentences which illustrate their meanings. (10)
(i) Gibe, Jibe (ii) Epigram, Epigraph (iii) Brawl, Bawl (iv) Crib, Crypt (v) Barmy, Balmy (vi) Peat, Petite (vii) Monogamous, Monogenous (viii) Postilion, Posterior
2018
Q. 6. (a) Explain the difference between the following word pairs (Any FIVE) by using each word in your own sentences: (5)
(i) Callous, Callus (ii) Born, Borne (iii) Faint, Feint (iv) Dinghy, Dingy (v) Lose, Loose (vi) Waiver, Waver (vii) Shear, Sheer (viii) Resister. Resistor
2017
Q. 6. (a) Explain the difference between the following word pairs (Any FIVE) by using each word in your own sentences: (5)
(i) Wrath, Wroth (ii) Veracity, Voracity (iii) Subtler, Sutler (iv) Retenue, Retinue (v) Minute, Minuet (vi) Furor, Furore (vii) Dinghy, dingy (viii) Bony, Bonny
2016
Q. 6. (a) Explain the difference between the following word pairs by using each word in your own sentences (Any five): (5)
(i) Adverse, averse (ii) altogether, all together (iii) allude, elude (iv) braise, braze (v) curb, kerb (vi) faze, phase (vii) maybe, may be (viii) moat, mote
2015
Q.5. (b) Explain the difference between the following word pairs by defining each word. (Do only Five) (05)
(i) Plaintiff, plaintive (ii) valet, varlet (iii) monitor, mentor (iv) complacent, complaisant (v) penitence, penance (vi) crevice, crevasse (vii) beneficent, beneficial
2013
Q.5. (b) Use ONLY FOUR of the following pair of words in sentences which illustrate their meaning: (Extra attempt shall not be considered). (04)
(i) Adjoin, Adjourn (ii) Allay, Ally (iii) Bases, Basis (iv) Click, Clique (v) Distract, Detract (vi) Liable, Libel
2011
Q.5. (b) Use ONLY FIVE of the following Pairs of words in sentences which illustrate their meaning: Extra attempt shall not be considered. (10)
(i) Capital, Capitol (ii) Assay, Essay (iii) Envelop, envelope (iv) Decree, Degree (v) Desolate, Dissolute (vi) Species, Specie (vii) Tortuous, Torturous (viii) Wet, Whet
2010
Q.5. (b) Use ONLY FIVE of the following pairs of words in sentences which illustrate their meaning: (10) Extra attempt of any Part of the question will not be considered.
(i) Adverse, Averse (ii) Maize, Maze (iii) Medal, Meddle (iv) Imperious, Imperial (v) Veracity, Voracity (vi) Allusion, Illusion (vii) Ordnance, Ordinance (viii) Willing, Wilful
2009
Q.6.(b) Use ONLY FIVE of the following pairs of words in sentences which illustrate their meaning: (10) Extra attempt of any Part of the question will not be considered.
(i) Persecute, Prosecute (ii) Luxuriant, Luxurious (iii) Mean, Mien (iv) Observation, Observance (v) Naughty, Knotty (vi) Ghostly, Ghastly (vii) Hew, Hue (viii) Hoard, Horde
2008
Q.4. b. Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences to bring out their meanings: (5)
i. Mitigate, Alleviate ii. Persecute, Prosecute iii. Popular, Populace iv. Compliment, Complement v. Excite, Incite vi. Voracity, Veracity vii. Virtual, Virtuous viii. Exceptional, Exceptionable
2006
Q No. 6 (B) Use ONLY FIVE pair of words in sentences:
(1) Veracity, Voracity (2) Persecute, Prosecute (3) Moat, Mote (4) Loath, Loathe (5) Ingenious, Ingenuous (6) Fair, Feign (7) Emigrant, Immigrant (8) Wreak, Wreck
2005
Q6 (B) use five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring out their meanings
1). Council, counsel 2). Distinct, distinctive 3). Apposite, opposite 4). Deprecate, depreciate 5). Punctual, punctilious 6). Judicial, judicious 7). Salutary, salubrious 8). Canvas, canvass
2004
Q6. (b) Use FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring out their meanings: * (10)
1. Auger, Augur 2. Fain, Feign 3. Emigrate, Immigrate 4. Envy, Jealousy 5. Invade, Attack 6. Trifling, Trivial 7. Simulation, Dissimulation 8. Venal, Venial
2001
Q6. Use FIVE of the following pairs of words in sentences. (10)
Brooch, broad Collusion, collision Fain, feign Hoard, horde Illusion, delusion Persecute, prosecute Prescribe, proscribe Respectfully, respectively Complacent, complaisant
2000
Q6. Use FIVE of the following pairs of words in sentences of your own to bring out the difference: (10) Knead, need; Queue, cue; quarts, quartz; choral, coral; discrete, discreet; epoch, epic; Libel, liable; male, mail; banned, band; barred, bard;
1998
Q6. Use FIVE of the following pairs of words so as to bring out the difference in their meanings.
(i) Occlude, Occult (ii) Practical, Practicable (iii) Raze, Raise (iv) Cannon, Canon (v) Avenge, Revenge (vi) Caret, Carat (vii) Revel, Reveal
(viii) Aviary, Apiary (ix) Demesne, Demean
1996
Q6. Use FIVE of the following pairs of words or phrases into- sentences so, that the difference in the meaning of each pair is made clear:- (10)
(i) altogether, all together (ii) ambiguous, ambivalent; (iii) apprise, appraise; (iv) bad, badly; (v) compare, contrast; (vi) deduce, imply; (vii) differ from; differ with; (viii)) farther, further.
1994
Q5. Use any Five of the following pairs of words your own sentences to bring out the difference in their meaning:- 10
i. All, Awl; (ii) Boy, Buoy; (iii) Fallow, Fellow: (iv) Jewry, Jury; (v) Functional, Disfunctional; (vi) Yew, Eue; (vii) Allusive, Elusive; (viii) Ladylike, Ladyship.
1993
Q3. Use any five of the following pairs of words so as to bring out the difference in their meanings: 10
a) Queue: cue, b) Differ: defer, c) Conscious: conscience, d) Confidant: confidante, e) Atheist: agnostic, f) Loose: Lose, g) Briefing: debriefing, h) Dual, duel, i) Complement: compliment
1992
Q3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring out the difference in their meaning:
i) Assent, Ascent ii) Ballot, Ballet iii) Corps, Corpse iv) Due, Dew v) Diary, Dairy vi) Momentary, momentous vii) Route, Rout viii) Veil, Vale.
1991
Q3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences demonstrating difference in their meaning: a) Access, Excess b) Ascent, Accent c) Resources, Recourse, d) Whether, Weather e) Premier, Premiere f) Ingenious. Ingenuous g) Felicitate, Facilitate h) Conscious, Conscientious i) Disease, Decease.
1990
Use any three of the following sets of words in sentences so as to bring out clearly the difference in their meaning: 18
a) Adept, Adopt, Adapt b) Alleged, Accused, Suspected c) Bear, Borne, Born d) Raise, Rise, Raze e) Smell, Stink, Scent f) Least, Less, Lest g) Quiet, quite, Quite h) Their, There, They’re
1989
Q3. Use any five of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring out the difference in meaning clearly: 15
a) Collision, Collusion, b) Verbal, Verbose, c) Facilitate, Felicitate, d) Conscious, Conscientious, e) Wave, Waive, f) Wreck, Wreak, g) Virtual, Virtuous, h) Flatter, Flutter, i) Deference, Difference, j) Humility, Humiliation
1988
Use any five of the following pairs of words in your sentences to differentiate their meaning: 10
Custom, habit, deface, efface, differ ,defer, conduct, character, considerate, considerable, complement, compliment, feet, feat, fair, fare, enviable, envious.
1987
3. Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences so as to bring the difference in meaning clearly.
(i) Disclosure, Exposure (ii) Rigorous, Vigorous (iii) Custom, Habit (iv) Peculiar, Particular (v) Prescribe, Proscribe (vi) Accident, Incident (vii) Choice, Preference (viii) Ascent, Assent (ix) Emigrant, Immigrant (x) Continuous, Continual
1986
Use any FIVE of the following pairs of words in your own sentences to differentiate them in their meanings and functions. (i) Complement, Compliment (ii) Outbreak, Breakout (iii) Facilitate, Felicitate (iv) Precede, Proceed (v) Layout, Outlay (vi) Cease, Seize (vii) Career, Carrier (viii) Acculturate, Acclimatize
1985
Use any FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences so as to bring out the difference in meaning clearly.
(i) Eminent, Imminent (ii) Deference, Difference (iii) Eligible, Illegible (iv) Judicial, Judicious (v) President, Precedent (vi) Superficial, Superfluous (vii) Immigrant, Emigrant (viii) Rightful, Righteous (ix) Contemptible, Contemptuous (x) Ingenious, Ingenuous
1984
4. Examine the following word groups. Explain and use any FIVE of them in sentences to determine where genuine differences of meaning and function exist within the group.
(i) Table, Brand (ii) Opinion, Judgement (iii) Uninterested, Disinterested (iv) Revolt, Mutiny (v) Decay, Spoil (vi) Adjourn, Postpone (vii) Ignore, Neglect (viii) Conspiracy, Plot
1982
Use any FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences to bring out their meanings.
(i) Mitigate, Alleviate (ii) Persecute, Prosecute (iii) Popular, Populace (iv) Compliment, Complement (v) Excite, Incite (vi) Voracity, Veracity (vii) Virtual, Virtuous (viii) Exceptional, Exceptionable
1981
(a) Use any FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences as to bring out their meanings. (i) Canvas, Canvass (ii) Cast, Caste (iii) Appraise, Apprise (iv) Allusion, Illusion (v) Continual, Continuous (vi) Berth, Birth (vii) Apposite, Opposite (viii) Artist, Artiste
1979
(a) Use any FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences so as to bring out their meanings. (i) Cession, Session (ii) Canon, Cannon (iii) Barbarism, Barbarity (iv) Artist, Artisan (v) Antic, Antique (vi) Illusion, Allusion (vii) Aspire, Expire (viii) Collision, Collusion (ix) Counsel, Council (x) Expedient, Expeditious
1978
(a) Use FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences so as to bring out their meaning: (i) Affection, Affectation (ii) Urban, Urbane (iii) Official, Officious (iv) Beside, Besides (v) Casual, Causal (vi) Pour, Pore (vii) Humiliation, Humility (viii) Wreck, Wreak (ix) Bare, Bear (x) Temporal, Temporary
1977
(a) Use any FIVE of the following pair of words in sentences to bring out clearly their difference in meaning. (i) Altar, Alter (ii) Apposite, Opposite (iii) Bear, Bare (iv) Complacent, Complaisant (v) Confident, Confidant (vi) Disease, Decease (vii) Gate, Gait (viii) Judicial, Judicious (ix) Ingenious, Ingenuous (x) Yoke, Yolk
1976
(a) Use FIVE of the following pair of words in your own sentences so as to bring out the difference in their meaning. (i) Par, At a par (ii) Compliment, Complement (iii) Complacent, Complaisant (iv) State, Government (v) Eminent, Prominent (vi) Below, Beneath (vii) Portly, Comely (viii) Set up, Set upon (ix) Shall, Will (x) Sink, Drown
1975
(a) Distinguish between the meaning of the words in the following pairs and use them in sentences to indicate what these different meanings are: (i) Amiable, Amicable (ii) Considerable, Considerate (iii) Ingenuous, Ingenious (iv) Momentary, Momentous (v) Virtuous, Virtual
1974
(a) Distinguish between the meaning of the words in the following pairs, and use them in sentences to illustrate; (i) Grateful, Gratified (ii) Imaginary, Imaginative (iii) Negligent, Negligible (iv) Placable, Placeable (v) Restive, Restless
1972
(a) Distinguish between the meaning of the words in the following pairs, and use them in illustrative sentences.
(i) Consciousness, Conscientiousness (ii) Ingenious, Ingenuous (iii) Fantastic, Fanatical (iv) Honourable, Honorary (v) Politician, Statesman