Ability& capability.
Ability(n.)is the skill (of people to perform sth; capability is the ability (of a thing) to do something.
Accept & except.
Accept (v.) means to take what is given ; except(v.) means to exclude ; (prep.) it means excluding.
Access& excess.
Access (n) means way of gaining entrance; excess (n.) means surplus.
Advice & advise.
Advice (n.) means an opinion given to someone, counseling;advise (v.)is the act of giving an opinion or counsel.
Affect &effect.
Affect (v.) means to produce a change; effect (v.) means to bring or pass; effect (n.) means the result.
Beside&besides.
Beside is a preposition ; it means next to ; besides means in addition to .
Born &borne.
Born(v.)means bring to life ;borne (v.) means to carry or support.
Continual & continuous.
Continual (adj.) means a recurrence at frequent intervals; continuous (adj.) means extending uninterruptedly.
Credibe& credulous.
Credible (adj.) means worthy of praise ; credulous (adj.) means gullible (one that accepts anything he /she hears)
يلزم عليك تسجيل الدخول أولًا لكتابة تعليق.
Its & it's
Its is the possessive form of it ; it's means it is (the most common mistake).
Ingenious &ingenuous
Ingenious(adj..) means clever;ingenuous(adj.)means frank,sincere
Imply&infer
A speaker implies (hints at sth); a hearer infers (gets at sth)
Incredible & incredulous
Incredible (adj.) means unbelievable;incredulous(adj.)means unbelieving: rejecting the belief in God or religion.
Leave &let
leave (v.) means to forget sth somewhere; let (v.) means to give permission
Lose &loose
lose (v.) means to stop having ; loose (adj.) means not fastened
Among &between
Among (prep.)shows a relaltionship between three or more entities; between (prep.) is a realtionship involving only two entities
Borrow &lend
Borrow (v.) means take sth from somebody for temperory use; lend (v.) means to give sth to somebody for temporary use.
I will lend you my car
May I borrow your car
Its is the possessive form of it ; it's means it is (the most common mistake).
Ingenious &ingenuous
Ingenious(adj..) means clever;ingenuous(adj.)means frank,sincere
Imply&infer
A speaker implies (hints at sth); a hearer infers (gets at sth)
Incredible & incredulous
Incredible (adj.) means unbelievable;incredulous(adj.)means unbelieving: rejecting the belief in God or religion.
Leave &let
leave (v.) means to forget sth somewhere; let (v.) means to give permission
Lose &loose
lose (v.) means to stop having ; loose (adj.) means not fastened
Among &between
Among (prep.)shows a relaltionship between three or more entities; between (prep.) is a realtionship involving only two entities
Borrow &lend
Borrow (v.) means take sth from somebody for temperory use; lend (v.) means to give sth to somebody for temporary use.
I will lend you my car
May I borrow your car
Afflict &inflict
Afflict (v.) means to cause physical or mental pain;inflict(v.) means to impose something unwelcome
Agree to,&agree with
Agree to a plan ; agree with another person
Alone &lonely
Alone (adj.) is the physical state of solitude; lonely (adj.) means depressed as a result of abandonment
Although &though
Although introduces a clause that preced es the main clause (at the beginning), whereas though introduces the clause that follows the main clause
Explicit &implicit
Explicit (adj.) means expressed in a clear and precise manner; implicit (adj.) means implied or understood
Helpless &useless
Helpless (adj.) means unable to manage by oneself and is used for animals and things ; useless (adj.) worthless , unserviceable :used for things
Principal &principle
Principal (n.)means director of a school; principle (n.) means fundamental rules
Quiet &quite
Quiet (adj.) means silent ;quite (adv.) means nearly completely
دعوآتكم لي خوآتي اجيب معدل حلو يفرح أمي واوبي =)
وإن شآء الله تستفيدون من الموضوع
الصفحة الأخيرة
Later means more late ; latter means the second of the two ( the former and the latter).
Late & lately
Late (adj.or adv.) means not punctual; lately (adv.)means recently.
lay &lie
Lay (v.) in present ,means to put sth ; lie (v.) means to relax or say sth untrue.
Eminent & imminent
Eminent (adj.)means distinguished ; imminent (adj.)means about to occur.
Aspiration &inspiration
Aspiration (n.)means ambition; inspiration (n.) is a stimulation to learn or discover.
All right & alright
All right (adj.)is good and operational; alright non -standard (adj.) is not all right but fine .
Device &devise
Device (n.) is an invention or plan or machine . Devise (v.) means to invent , create , or come up with.