Commonly misused words
The following words are
often misused by native english speakers as well as non native speakers.
Sometimes the spelling are so similiar that people fail to distinguish between
them. Others are pronounced exactly the same, but they are spelled differently
and have different meanings. Words in the letter category are called homonyms.
Study the words, parts of speecg (noun, verb, etc)
Definition, and simple sentence in his
list.
ANGEL (noun) –a spiritual or heavenly
being. The christmas card portayed a choir of angels hovering over the
shephereds.
ANGEL (noun) –a figure out formed by two
lines meetin at a common point. The carpenters placed the plunks at right
angle.
Confusingly related words
1. Advice, Advise
Advice : Opinion given
someone (noun form)
Advise : Act of
giving an opinion (verb form)
· She can give you a
good advice will make you to be a better person
· I can find the best
way to advise your brother
2. Affect, Effect
Affect : Mean
influence (usually a verb)
Effect : End
result of influence (usually a noun)
· This supplement
can affect my concentration on work
· The effect of
Tsunami was devasting
3. Save, Safe
Save
: Mean to keep or to save (verb)
Safe
: Mean giving protection (adjective)
· Please save this
document
· I feel safe with
you
Problem Vocabulary and Preposition
Problem Vocabulary and Prepositions
The following suggestion will be useful in helping you improve ytour
vocabulary.
1. Read well-written books,magazines, and newspapers, magazines such
astimes and newsweek.
2. Look up every word that are unfamiliar to you in the practice test in
this book and in other reading
material. keep a notebook of an familiar words, write the
word,the definition,and an original
sentences in your notebook and study it often.
3. Study the problem vocabulary items and two-word verbs (verbal idioms) in
this book.
4. review your vocabulary word notebook often,repetition will help you to
remember the meaning of
difficult words.
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