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25 Cards in this Set
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advice (noun)
advise (verb) |
The Politician offered his ADVICE to the Cabinet.
He ADVISED them in matters of state. |
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affect (verb)
effect (noun) |
This medicine will AFFECT you.
The EFFECT of the medicine was disastrous. |
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angel (noun)
angle (noun) |
The child sings like an ANGEL.
She spoke from a different ANGLE. |
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between
among |
The toys were shared BETWEEN the two boys.
Someone, AMONG all of you, has the answer. |
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borrow
lend |
May I BORROW this book from you, please.
I shall LEND it to you with pleasure. |
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breathe
breath |
I like to BREATH in the fresh mountain air.
The asthmatic child was short of BREATH. |
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can
may |
She CAN drive the car. (is able to)
She asks if she MAY drive the car. (have permission to) |
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desert
dessert |
It hardly ever rains in the DESERT.
My favourite DESSERT is ice-cream. |
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diary
dairy |
Anne Frank kept a very famous DIARY.
Our milk comes from the DAIRY. |
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did
have done |
I DID my work.
I HAVE DONE my work; he HAS DONE his work. (Done must be preceded by HAS or HAVE) |
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eligible
illegible |
He is ELIGIBLE to be chosen for the position.
I cannot read your ILLEGIBLE handwriting. |
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fewer
less |
There were FEWER than ten people at the meeting. (number)
She was LESS qualified than the other applicants. (degree of quantity) |
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learn
teach |
We LEARN from one another. (obtain knowledge)
They TEACH us many things at school. (give knowledge) |
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lightning
lightening |
The tree was struck by LIGHTNING.
His jokes had a LIGHTENING effect on the crowd. |
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loose
lose |
This dress is LOOSE because I have lost weight.
Take care not to LOSE your passport. |
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may
might |
We MAY have the opportunity to visit the museum. (There is a fair chance of this happening.)
He MIGHT get his results tomorrow. (It's unlikely, but there is a possibility.) |
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noticeable
notable |
The dent in my car is very NOTICEABLE.
It is NOTABLE that she has never been absent. |
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of
off |
She is fond OF her pets.
She fell OFF the ladder. |
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quiet
quite quit |
She was as QUIET as a mouse.
It is QUITE hot in here. I give up. I QUIT! |
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saw
have seen/has seen |
I SAW the film last week.
I HAVE SEEN it before. Mary HAS also SEEN it before. (SEEN must be preceded by HAS or HAVE) |
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were
we're |
We WERE the last ones to arrive at the party.
WE'RE always the last ones to arrive at the party. (We are = We're) |
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who
which/that |
This is the man WHO won the medal. (person)
This is the cow WHICH/THAT won the medal. (Animal or thing) |
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won
beat |
She WON the tennis match. (you win something)
I BEAT her at chess. (you beat someone) |
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your
you're |
This is YOUR book, not mine.
YOU'RE the one who has been chosen. (you are) |
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TAKE NOTE!
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She did AS she was told NOT She did like she was told.
Try TO avoid the heavy traffic NOT try and avoid the heavy traffic. You should HAVE been there NOT You should of been there. |
