CoMMonly confused words (II)

Queridos amigos, os dejo uno facilito para el viernes, que la mayoría tenemos ya las neuronas preparándose para el finde, ya sea para refrescarlas a base de bien o para derretirlas en la playa.
CoMMonly confused words volumen II.  Que paséis un buen finde!




ADVICE/ ADVISE.


Advice (noun.)


Advise (verb.)


The same happens with (noun)  /  (verb)


practice/practise
device/devise
licence/license






FORTH/ FOURTH.


Forth (adverb): hacia delante.


i.e: She was moving back and forth. (se movía de atrás a delante)


Fourth (adverb): cuarto.


i.e: Mary finished the fourth in the race.






COMPLEMENT/ COMPLIMENT.


Complement: complemento (noun)/ complementar (verb).


Compliment: cumplido.






STATIONARY/ STATIONERY.


Stationary (adjective) : parado, inmóvil.


Stationery (noun): papalería.


i.e: We bought all the pencils and notebooks for school in the stationery this morning.






WONDER/ WANDER.

Wonder (verb): preguntarse.

i.e: I wonder why she is doing that.

Wander (verb): vagar, deambular.

i.e: They wandered around the fair for two hours.






BORROW /LEND.


Borrow (verb):  to take or accept something for a short time with the intention of returning it to its rightful owner


i.e: May I borrow a pencil, please?


Lend (verb): to give something for a short time with the intention of getting it back


Would you please lend me a pencil?




BORED/ BORING.



Bored (adjective):  when someone feels tired and unhappy because something is not interesting or because they have nothing to do.


i.e: She was so bored that she fell asleep.


Boring (adjective): describe something that is not interesting or exciting.


i.e: The lesson was so boring that she fell asleep. 


The same happen with excited and exciting,
                                   interested and interesting,...




Un poco de música para despedirnos! 

CoMMonly confused words (I)

As you all know the spelling is a tricky matter in English. Also happens that some words are very similar in spelling and meaning but not exactly the same. 

Here it´s a list of some of those words, so next time you bump into them, you don´t get in trouble! 

Have a good day!

BESIDE/ BESIDES.

Beside (preposition): next to, at the side of.

i.e: Can you hand me that book? It´s beside the lamp.

Besides (adverb) also, as well.

      (preposition) 'in addition to',

i.e:

(adverb) He's responsible for sales, and a lot more besides.

(preposition) Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball.

CLOTHES/ CLOTH.

Clothes: something you wear (ropa)

i.e:Just a moment! Let me change my clothes.

Cloths: pieces of material used for cleaning or other purposes (trapo)

i.e: There are some cloths in the closet. Use those to clean the kitchen.

LAST/ LATEST.

Last: (adjective) final, there is no more after this (último).

i.e: I took the last train home.

Latest: (adjective) most recent, new.

i.e: His latest book is excellent.

Have you seen his latest painting?

LAY / LIE.

Lay/laid/laid: (verb) to put down flat something (tumbar algo).

i.e: He laid his pencil down and listened to the teacher.

Lie/lay/lain: (verb) to be lie down, in a lying position (tumbarse uno mismo, tenderse, acostarse).

i.e: The girl lay on the bed asleep.

At the moment, he's lying on the bed.

LOSE / LOOSE.

Lose (verb) to misplace, not win. (perder algo).

i.e: I lost my watch!

Loose (adjective) not tight (suelto, desatado, holgado).

           (verb) to release (soltar, desatar).

i.e: Your trousers are very loose!

If I lose any more weight, my clothes will be too loose.






PRICE/ PRIZE.

Price (noun) what you pay for something (precio).

i.e: What's the price of this book?

Prize (noun) award (premio).

i.e: Tom hooper won the Academy prize as best director this year.

AWARD/ REWARD.

Award: (noun) premio.

i.e: He´s just received another award for his work.

Reward: (noun) compensación, recompensa.

i.e: A reward has been offered for anyone that can provide authorities with information about the suspect.

QUITE/ QUIET.

Quite (adverb): bastante.

i.e: This test is quite difficult.

Quiet: (adjective) the opposite of loud or noisy (tranquilo, silencioso)

i.e: Could you please be quiet?!

SOME TIME/ SOMETIMES.

Some time: refers to an indefinite time in the future.

i.e: We should definetly meet for coffee some time.

Sometimes: (adverb) oCCasionally.

i.e: He sometimes works late.