Here's a collection of 5 pairs of words that are troublesome to English learners. How well do you know your these confusing words? Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
Sebastian E’Silva, EC Cape Town English school
This grammar point is something that many students find confusing –
the difference between adjectives ending in –ed or –ing!
The main thing to remember is this:
adjectives with –ing are the cause of the feeling/situation and
adjectives with –ed are the feelings of the person/animal affected
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Here's some collocations with take and have.
The best way to learn collocations is through practice because there are no clear rule. The more you look at them, the more familiar they will become. We recommend writing some example sentences below.
Did anyone get 10/10? Which ones did you get wrong?
Hi everyone, here's some sports collocations for you!
Go is generally used for sports and activities ending in –ing (but not always).
"Let's go skiing this winter."
Do is generally used for individual sports and fighting sports.
"My son can do Judo."
Sometimes, it can be really difficult to remember how to use words which have similar meanings but different forms. For example:
Difficult - adjective - not easy to do. E.g. "That test was really difficult."
Difficulty - noun - the fact or condition of being difficult. E.g. "You can decide the level of difficulty when you play this game."
Personal pronouns are the words we use when it is clear who, or what, is being talked about. For example:
"Caroline is going to America tomorrow, she is so excited!"
In this case the personal pronoun is 'she' and refers to Caroline.
The personal pronouns for people are:
There are some words related to work that can be very confusing, as they sound similar but have very different meanings. For example:
Employer- the person who employs people (the boss).
Employee- the person who works for the employer.
There are some words related to work that can be very confusing, as they sound similar but have very different meanings. For example:
Employer- the person who employs people (the boss).
Employee- the person who works for the employer.
