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COMMON MISTAKES

The document outlines common mistakes in English vocabulary, highlighting pairs of words that are often confused, such as 'sensitive' vs. 'sensible' and 'affect' vs. 'effect.' It provides definitions and examples for each term, clarifying their correct usage. Additionally, it includes explanations of related grammatical structures and common phrases.

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COMMON MISTAKES

The document outlines common mistakes in English vocabulary, highlighting pairs of words that are often confused, such as 'sensitive' vs. 'sensible' and 'affect' vs. 'effect.' It provides definitions and examples for each term, clarifying their correct usage. Additionally, it includes explanations of related grammatical structures and common phrases.

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COMMON MISTAKES

SENSITIVE (adj) easily getting affected by something


SENSIBLE (adj) having good judgement

AFFECT (v) to have an influence on something


EFFECT (n) an impression made by something; a result

BESIDE (prep) by the side of or near


BESIDES (prep) in addition to, as well as

ECONOMIC (adj) having to do with economy


ECONOMICAL (adj) good at saving; not using up a lot of money

(n) the power of seeing


SIGHT
(n) a place where a building, town, etc. is, was or is
SITE
to be, built

(v) to give something TO someone that will be


LEND returned
BORROW (v) to receive something FROM someone that you
will have to return

(v) to give someone knowledge or to train


TEACH
someone; to instruct
LEARN
(v) to gain knowledge or skill

(adj.) famous or important in history


HISTORIC
(adj.) having to do with (people or events from)
HISTORICAL
history

(v) tell + somebody / tell + clause when we


TELL include him, me, us etc.
SAY (v) say + clause / say + something + to +
somebody

(v) something rises / irregular verb => rise, rose,


RISE risen
RAISE (v) something raises something / regular verb
=> raise, raised, raised

(adj.) standing still, not moving


STATIONARY
(n) envelopes, pens and other articles used in
STATIONERY
writing etc.

(n) a dry, often sandy region of little rainfall and


DESERT
sparse vegetation
DESSERT
(n) the sweet course of meal; pudding

(v) take is generally used when we are in control of


TAKE the action
LAST (v) last is generally used to talk about the duration
of something

ADVICE (n) advice is a noun. It is a suggestion or


recommendation.
ADVISE
(v) advise is a verb. It means "to give advice"

(adj.) safe collocates


SAFE with decision/energy/journey/business/place
SECURE (adj.) secure collocates
with job/position/stronghold/prison/place

ASSIST (v) to help somebody to do something


ATTEND (v) to go to; to be present at

(n) an audience attends a concert, play,


AUDIENCE performance, show etc.
SPECTATORS (n) spectators attend a game, match, sport
event etc.

(adj.) like a child, silly


CHILDISH
(adj.) having the qualities that children usually
CHILDLIKE
have; innocent

(n) It is a noun. It refers to repeated exercise of


PRACTICE something
PRACTISE (v) It is a verb meaning to do sth repeatedly to
improve one skill

(v) past participle => to kill sb. by putting a rope


HANGED round their neck
HUNG (v) past participle => to fix or be fixed by a hook,
cord, chain etc.

(adj.) old, no longer usable


OUT-OF-DATE
(adj.) believing in old or traditional ways; having
OLD-FASHIONED
traditional ideas

(v) win can be used without an object as in 'They


WIN won'
BEAT (v) beat cannot be used without an object as in
'They beat them'

(n) an area that is protected from the heat of the


SHADE sun
SHADOW (n) dark shape made when a light shines on a
person or an object

(adj.) interested must be followed by in and means


INTERESTED 'curious'
INTERESTING (adj.) arousing curiosity; holding or catching the
attention

(v) if a style or sth that you wear suits you, it


makes you look good
SUIT
(v) to be the right size or shape for someone or
FIT
something
MATCH
(v) to have the same appearance, colour, etc.; to
go well with sth
INJURED (adj.) hurt in an accident or attack
DAMAGED (adj.) broken or spoiled (especially a thing)
WOUNDED (adj.) hurt by a weapon such as a gun or a knife

(n) the price paid for work done by a lawyer,


FEE
doctor etc.
FARE
(n) the price of a journey on a bus, train, ship etc.
FINE
(n) money that you have to pay as a punishment

(adj.) old and valuable => antique


ANTIQUE jewellery/shop/furniture
OLD (adj.) not young => old friend/idea/joke/man
ANCIENT (adj.) of times long ago; very old => ancient
ruins/times/history

DURING (preposition) DURING + NOUN


WHILE (conjunction) WHILE + SUBJECT + VERB
FOR (preposition) FOR + PERIOD OF TIME

(v) to have something with you and take it


CARRY
wherever you go.
WEAR
(v) to have your hair in a particular style.
BEAR
(v) to support the weight of something.

(adv.) is used to talk about something that hasn't


STILL finished.
ALREADY (adv.) before now or before a particular time in the
YET past.
(adv.) up till now (used in negative sentences).

(n) (uncountable) to go from one place to another,


TRAVEL especially a long distance
JOURNEY (n) (countable) an act of travelling from one place
VOYAGE to another.
(n) a long journey, especially by sea or in space.

LET SB DO STH Don't let her upset you.

ALLOW SB TO DO STH They don't allow people to smoke here.

We have agreed to their request.


AGREE TO STH

PERMISSION (uncountable noun)


refers to when someone is The teacher gave me her permission to go home
allowed to do something. It does early.
not refer to a document.

PERMIT (countable noun) refers


to an official document that They wouldn't give him the job without a work
allows you to do something or go permit.
somewhere.
ONLY (adverb) nobody or nothing except Only six students turned up.

OTHERWISE (adverb) apart from that I'm tired, but otherwise I'm fine

APART FROM (preposition) except for I've finished apart from the last question.

BESIDE (preposition) next to Who's that standing beside Mark?

INSTEAD OF (preposition) in the place of I decided to call instead of writing.

BESIDES (preposition) in addition to I've got no family besides my parents.

RATHER THAN (adverb) instead of She writes at a desk rather than a table.

EXCEPT FOR (preposition) apart from I had nothing on except for my boots.

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