Today we look at some nouns, how they change into verbs and examples of use. English learners often confuse the noun form for the verb form when speaking, let's see if we can fix that problem for these words!
Advice (noun): My grandmother gave me some good advice.
Advise (verb): I advise you to travel abroad while you can.
choice (noun): There's not much choice for vegetarians.
choose (verb): Choose the flowers you like most.
confusion (noun): The new road signs are causing a lot of confusion.
confuse (noun): Her instructions were confusing.
criticism (noun): He doesn't take criticism well.
criticise (verb): The reviewer criticised the lead actor's performance.
decision (noun): They have a big decision to make.
decide (verb): I can't decide where to go to learn English.
explanation (noun): The explanation he gave for being late was not believable.
explain (verb): Can you explain to me how this coffee machine works?
invitation (noun): We received an invitation to the wedding through the post.
invite (verb): Did Ahmed invite you to his party?
prediction (noun): We made predictions about what the world will be like in 50 years.
predict (verb): I predict Real Madrid will win the Champions League.
Now decide if these sentences need a verb or a noun:
