Question

Use any one of the following pairs of words in your own sentences to make the difference in their meanings clear: idle – ideal
birth – berth

Hint:

Homophones sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Always use them in correct context:
- "Idle" = doing nothing; "Ideal" = perfect or model.
- "Birth" = act of being born; "Berth" = sleeping place in a train/ship.

Answer 1

idle – ideal
- Sentence with idle: The workers were sitting \underline{idle} because there was no electricity in the factory.
- Sentence with ideal: Mahatma Gandhi is considered an \underline{ideal} leader of truth and non-violence.
birth – berth
- Sentence with birth: The \underline{birth} of the child brought happiness to the entire family.
- Sentence with berth: I reserved a lower \underline{berth} in the train for my grandmother.