SAME WORDS BUT DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH!! LOVE, ILL, FOOL, FACE, BRAVE, EARTH, and many more words which look same but their parts of speech is different.

Words are very important in the competitive examination, so it is said that if you have knowledge of words as well as if you know how to use them, then you can easily solve all the problems related to English. 

today through this blog.  We Will learn only about such words which look the same but they are part of different parts of speech, children find it very difficult to use and understand them. 

through this blog, we will try to overcome such difficulties.

(1) We usually keep using CALL,

but CALL is used in two parts of speech CALL which is used as a verb and second as a noun, let's understand it through examples.

 Ex -  : She called you yesterday.  In this sentence call is used as a verb. 

CALL has four verb forms CALL, CALLED, CALLED AND CALLING.  

Ex - : There is call for you.  In this example CALL is used as a noun which means  just a device.

(2) OPEN is used as VERB  and it also work as an ADJECTIVE. 

Ex-: Open food is not good for health.

In this case open is working as an adjective. 

Ex - : He did not open the gate even for his father. 

In this case open is working as a verb. 

(3) DOUBT -  Doubt includes itself as a verb as well as a noun.  

Look at the examples,

 Ex - : She doesn't doubt her husband.

In this case doubt is working as a verb. 

 Ex - : I have no doubt about his statements.

And here doubt is working as a noun. 

(4) BOOK - works as a noun as well as a verb. 

Ex-: The book which you gave to me, has been lost by him. 

Here book is working as a noun. 

Ex - : The movie ticket has been booked. 

In this case book is working as a verb. 

(5) BRAVE -  has two parts of speech. 

It works as an ADJECTIVE, 

and as a NOUN. 

Ex - : Braves should always be respected. 

In this case braves is working as a noun. 

Ex -: He is a brave man. 

In this case brave is working as an adjective. 

(6) EARTH - has been included itself in two parts of speech. 

First - VERB, 

second - NOUN, 

Ex - : The earth moves round the sun. 

In this case earth is working as a noun. 

Ex - : The electric wire should be earthed properly. 

And this example earthed is working as a verb. 

(7) FACE 

Face works as a VERB and 

As a NOUN. 

Ex - : She slapped on his face. 

In this case face has been used as a noun. 

Ex - : He faced every problem bravely. 

In this case face is working as a verb. 

(8)  FOOL - 

Fool as a NOUN 

Ex -  He is a fool. 

Fool as a VERB 

Ex - : do not try to fool me. 

(9) ILL - 

ILL works as a NOUN and 

As an ADJECTIVE. 

As a adjective - : He is ill. 

As a noun - : They have done ill to everyone. 

(10) LOVE - 

Love is included itself in three parts of speech. 

First as a VERB, 

Second as an ADJECTIVE, 

Third as a NOUN, 

Ex - : I love my country. ( VERB) 

Ex - : This is a love story. (ADJECTIVE) 

Ex - : Love is blind. (NOUN) 

There are other words that look alike but their parts of speech are different.

I hope you will share your views through comments. 

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