Becoming or changing something
A yellow leaf, a new plan and a replacement bulb show how these two common verbs work in different sentences.
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English: Choosing between similar words
English: Distinguish easily confused meanings and constructions with contrasting contexts, clear boundaries and explained answers.
Adventure journal
English: Choosing between similar words
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Creating things and doing activities
Soup, plans and homework illustrate common English combinations for producing something and carrying out an activity.
Read and practiseTalk and tell in everyday conversations
A chat about a trip and a story for a friend show when to use each verb and how to name the listener.
Read and practiseAsking and answering questions
A question to a guide and a reply to a teacher show how English distinguishes requesting information from responding.
Read and practiseBorrowing or renting: paying for temporary use
A free pencil from a neighbour and a hired car for the weekend illustrate two ways to use something temporarily.
Read and practiseBeginning an activity and opening a place
A lesson at nine and a library at ten show the difference between beginning an activity and making a place accessible.
Read and practiseWaiting and expecting: time or belief
A bus at the gate and rain in the forecast show the difference between spending time waiting and thinking something will happen.
Read and practiseHigh and tall: describing height
A tree beside a house and a shelf above a child illustrate common choices for vertical size and position.
Read and practiseAdvice and advise: noun and verb
A helpful recommendation and the act of recommending it need different spellings. See how the noun and verb work in context.
Read and practisePractice and practise across English varieties
The spelling changes with the word’s role in Britain, while American English uses one form for both the noun and the verb.
Read and practiseInfluence and results: affect and effect
A change in a journey or a garden can reveal whether you need the verb for influence or the noun for a result.
Read and practiseRaising something and rising
A hand moves upward and a river climbs: the object of the verb helps you choose the right form.
Read and practisePutting down or resting?
A coat on a chair and a person on a rug show how objects and time help you choose the right verb.
Read and practiseReclining and telling an untruth
The same present-tense verb takes different past forms when someone reclines and when someone says something untrue.
Read and practiseAccepting and excluding in English
An invitation, a payment and a closed museum day show how receiving or agreeing differs from leaving something out.
Read and practiseExpectations and hopes in English
A forecast and a wish can point to different outcomes: one expresses a belief about what will happen, the other a desired result.
Read and practiseHope and wish: possible or unreal?
A delayed parcel and a forgotten umbrella show how English expresses a possible outcome and an unreal situation.
Read and practiseRemembering and reminding in English
A birthday, a note and a song show the difference between recalling something yourself and helping someone else recall it.
Read and practiseRob and steal: choosing the object
A stolen phone and a robbed bank show how the object after each verb changes what the sentence means.
Read and practiseLooking for things and searching places
A lost object or a room to examine? The choice depends on whether the next words name the target or the place.
Read and practiseFun and pleasure: activities and enjoyment
A lively game and the quiet joy of reading can both bring enjoyment; compare everyday fun with pleasure and polite expressions.
Read and practiseChance and opportunity in English
A forecast, a workshop and a meeting show when a possibility differs from a favorable occasion to act.
Read and practiseReasons for choices and causes of events
A choice of transport and a broken pipe show how motives differ from the things that bring events about.
Read and practiseOutcomes and their effects in English
A test score, a closed road and a new park show how an outcome can be named or considered in terms of its effects.
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