Supplying and offering in English
A hotel supplies towels while a neighbour offers tomatoes: see how giving and proposing differ in English.
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Reaching and achieving: common objects
A station, a temperature and an aim reveal how English describes arriving at a point or accomplishing something.
Read and practiseJobs and tasks: positions and assignments
A bakery position, a painted fence and a checklist show how a job can contain several specific tasks.
Read and practiseOrdinary and usual: different kinds of normal
A plain stone and a familiar bus illustrate the difference between being unremarkable and happening regularly.
Read and practiseAdapting and adopting: change or take up
A recipe changed for a smaller oven and a new policy taken up by a school show two different actions.
Read and practiseDisapproval and analysis: criticize or critique
A complaint about a decision and a careful analysis of a design illustrate overlapping uses of two English verbs.
Read and practiseBelief and action: convincing and persuading
Evidence can change a belief, while an appeal may lead someone to act; explore the overlapping verbs and their patterns.
Read and practiseEstimating risk and judging value in English
A flood risk and a proposal judged against criteria show common emphases of two closely related English verbs.
Read and practiseAmount and number: choosing by noun
Rain and visitors reveal how the type of noun guides the choice between two common quantity expressions.
Read and practiseFewer vs less: what is the difference?
Count books and measure sugar: the choice changes with the noun, while totals of time or money often take less.
Read and practiseLater or latter: time and order
A delayed train and two choices show how a word for subsequent time differs from one for the second item mentioned.
Read and practiseHistoric and historical: significance and the past
A landmark victory and an archive of records show the difference between historical importance and a connection to the past.
Read and practiseClassic examples and classical arts
A familiar mistake, a vintage car and a Mozart sonata show how these two adjectives point to different qualities.
Read and practiseCredible and creditable: belief or praise?
A reliable account and a praiseworthy effort call for different adjectives, even when the words look almost alike.
Read and practiseEfficiency and results in English
A quicker route and a successful campaign show how saving resources differs from achieving a goal.
Read and practiseAssume and presume: degrees of certainty
An unchecked opening time and an office with its lights off show how two verbs express beliefs with different grounds.
Read and practiseSuggesting and concluding in English
A smile and a set of tracks reveal the difference between suggesting a meaning and drawing a conclusion.
Read and practiseMaking certain, reassuring and insuring
A locked door, a calm guest and a protected boat call for three different English verbs.
Read and practisePraise and completion: two similar spellings
A kind remark and a well-matched scarf reveal the difference between praise and a useful addition.
Read and practiseA leader, the main thing and a guiding rule
A school leader and a rule of fairness show how two similar spellings serve different purposes.
Read and practiseStillness and writing materials: two spellings
A stopped bus and a packet of paper reveal why two nearly identical English spellings have different meanings.
Read and practiseImpartial or simply not interested?
A judge with no stake and a bored spectator show how impartiality differs from a lack of interest.
Read and practiseJudgment and sensitivity in English
A practical decision and a reaction to sunlight illustrate two adjectives that learners often confuse.
Read and practiseEconomic or economical?
A report on inflation and a fuel-saving car show how two similar adjectives describe different things.
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