CONFUSION ENGLISH WORDS

EXPLAINED

PREPARED BY: MISS NUR AINI OMOR

Confusion words: Adverbs and adjectives

O Adjectives are words that describe nouns.

O Adverbs are words that describe verbs.O Unfortunately, it’s easy to confuse them!O Here’s an example with easy

(adjective) and easily (adverb):- The English test was easy.- I easily finished the English test in 45 minutes.

Confusion words: Adverbs and adjectives

O You can see that easy describes the test (n.) whereas easily describes the action of finishing (v.) the test.

O A lot of adjectives and adverbs have the same meaning – for example, easily means “an action done in an easy way.”

O However, there are exceptions – let’s learn some of them!

Late /latelyO Late can be an adjective or an adverb

that means after the correct time. O I’m not hungry because I had a late

lunch. (adjective)O He slept late and missed his first class.

(adverb)O Lately is an adverb that means the

same as recently.O I haven’t studied a lot lately. Work has

been busy for the past couple weeks.

Hard/hardlyO Hard can be an adjective or an adverb –

and the adjective form has two meanings!O This book is too hard for me. I can’t read it.

(hard = adjective = difficult)O This mattress is too hard. I can’t sleep.

(hard = adjective = opposite of “soft”)O She’s working hard to finish the project by

tomorrow. (hard = adverb = intensely)O Hardly (has a completely different

meaning. It means “almost not.”O We have a bad connection – I can hardly

hear you. (= I almost can’t hear you)

most/most of/mostlyO Most or most of (adjective) means “the

majority, the greater part.”O Most people like the country’s president. (=

more than 50% of the people)O Most of the students in the class are nice.

(= more than 50% of the students)O Mostly (adverb) means “mainly, generally,

usually.”O We mostly go to dance clubs, but sometimes

we go to a cafe.(= we usually go to dance clubs)

O I’ve mostly dated athletes; I love women who play sports.(= I’ve mainly dated athletes)

Beside or Besides?O Beside is a preposition of location. It

means “next to:”O There’s a nightclub beside our house, so it’s

often really noisy.O I have a small table beside my bed.O The calculator is beside the notebook.

Besides O Besides means “in addition” or “apart

from”:O What did you do on your

vacation besides sleep?O Besides Sarah and Joanna, there were no

women at the meeting.O I didn’t eat anything at the restaurant

because I wasn’t hungry – and besides, I don’t like Italian food.

Lose vs LooseO What type of word is Lose and Loose?O Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

1. My shoes are ………2. I win! You …………!3. I have a ………. tooth4. There’s a dog running ………. in

the street5. Don’t ……….. your keys

A lot vs AlotO Which one is correct?

MODALS AND ALSO O PLACEMENT?

O THE WORD ALSO IS WRITTEN ……

O WHICH ONE IS CORRECT?O I CAN ALSO SPEAK ITALIAN.O I ALSO CAN SPEAK ITALIAN.

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