Learn vs Study Test

LEARN you gain knowledge of a subject or skill, or mastery of something though experience, especially
by being taught or trained.

STUDY you make an effort to learn about a subject by doing research, reading books, going to classes
etc., especially at school or university.

Fit vs Match Test

FIT it means that the size is right for you.

MATCH, it means that they look attractive together, an attractive combination because the colors or
patterns are similar.

Historic vs Historical Test

HISTORIC to talk about a place, building in history, an event is very important and will be recorded
in history.

HISTORICAL to talk about something that connect to the study of history, events, people etc.
happened or existed in the past.

Expensive vs Costly Test

Expensive: Used for something usual, or regular buy or pay (expensive tickets, bikes, clothes etc.)

Costly: Used for something unusual or rare that costs a lot (costly diamond rings) especially waste of
money or cost a lot of money to correct or replace (costly mistake)

Continuous vs Continual Test

Continuous: Continuing without stopping or breaks in between.

Continual: Something happening over and over again with breaks in between that is annoying or
causes problems.

Bring vs Take Test

Movement toward to the speaker we use BRING

Movement away from the speaker we use TAKE

Attend vs Join Test
Attend: go to an event, activity such as meeting or school as student.

Join: become a member of a club or organization etc.

Died vs Dead Test

Died: Remember that, die is a verb and died is past tense of die. It describes an action.

Dead: is an adjective and it describe a state (no longer alive).

Economic vs Economical Test

Economic: We use economic when talking about the economy of a country, area, or region.

Economical: We use economical when talking about something it saves you money, not
expensive to buy or use.

Politic vs Political Test

Politic: means prudent, artful

Political: It relates to politics, government

Specially vs Especially Test

Specially: You do something for a particular reason or purpose.

Especially: Mainly, particularly (something is more important than the others)

Home vs House Test

Home: Place where you live.

House: A building that someone live in.

Arrive vs Reach Test

Reach: is a transitive verb and it needs an object. (arrive somewhere after a long journey)

Arrive: is an intransitive verb and it doesn't need an object. (You are going to a place and you
get to it)
Make vs Produce Test (Made vs Produced)
Produce: make something as the result of a natural process.

Make: You produce something in a factory. Use "made of" when materials can be recognized
(This table was made of wood). Use "made from" when materials can't be recognized (This
wine was made from grapes).

Produce vs Manufacture Test

Produce: make something as the result of a natural process.

Manufacture: make cars, equipment, machines.

Altogether vs All Together

Altogether: wholly, entirely, completely, everything being considered, something has been
done completely.

All together: At the same time, in one group, everyone or everything together.

Although vs But Test

Although: We use when contrasting one clause with another in the same sentence.

But: We use when linking two words or phrases that seem opposite or very different in
meaning. Don’t use but at the beginning of a sentence in written English

Remember that: Although and but cannot be used together.

Excited vs Exciting Test

Excited: You feel happy because something good that has happened or is going to happen,
you are excited.

Exciting: Something makes you feel excited and enthusiastic, it is exciting.

Remember that only people can be described as excited.

Interested vs Interesting Test

Interested: showing your fascination or concern to something because you enjoy it.

Interesting: arousing your attention making you want to know more about it.

Remember that only people can be described as interested.

Anyway, vs Any Way Test
Anyway (one word): in spite of something that you have just mentioned.

Any way (two words): = any method. We usually use "in any way".

Affect vs Effect Test

AFFECT: is a VERB. It means influence or do something that produces an effect or change
in something or in someone’s situation:

EFFECT: is a NOUN. It means a change that is caused by a person, an event, action.

Note: Affect = have an effect on. Example: CO2 affects our environment = CO2 has an effect
on our environment.

Beside vs Besides Test

BESIDE (without "s"): A preposition, it means next to or by the side of someone or
something:

BESIDES (with "s"): A preposition or an adverb, it means in addition to someone or

something or moreover

Borrow vs Lend Test

BORROW: You use, take or receive something that belongs to someone else and that will be
returned.

LEND: You let someone borrow something that belongs to you temporarily and on condition
that it will be returned.

Fewer vs Less Test

Use FEWER before plural nouns (countable nouns). Example: people, cars, houses etc.

Use LESS before an uncountable noun. Example: money, water, salt, etc.

Invent vs Discover Test

Use invent of something which did not exist until man created it. Example: a car or a
telephone.

Use discover of something which existed without man's knowledge, to find something that
was hidden or that people did not know about before. Example: countries, continents, planets
etc.
Injured vs Wounded Test (Injure vs Wound)
Injured: hurt in an accident.

Wounded: hurt in a battle or war (by a gun or a knife)

Treat vs Cure Test

Cure: Restore to health, make ill people completely well again.

Treat: use medicine, operations to cure an illness or injury.

Amount vs Number Test

Amount: is used with uncountable nouns.

Number: is used with countable nouns.

Imply vs Infer Test

Imply: You suggest indirectly something that is true.

Infer: You make a conclusion (opinion) from known facts or information that you have. (infer
sth from sth)

Some time vs Sometime vs Sometimes Test

Some time: a considerable period of time.

Sometime: a time in the future or in the past but you don't know exactly when.

Sometimes: Something happens occasionally but not always.

Alike vs Like vs Similar Test

Similar: (Adjective) Something is almost the same.

Alike: (Adjective) Very similar (people look or behave)

Like: (Preposition) Similar to someone or something.

Between vs Among Test

Between: in or though the middle of TWO things or people (Only TWO)

Among: in or though the middle of a group (three or more) of things or people.

Raise vs Rise Test
Raise: move to a higher position. Raise + an object.

Rise: move upward by itself. Rise can't be used with an object.

Hire vs Rent
British English: Hire is used for both people and things for A SHORT TIME. Rent is used for
both people and things for A LONG TIME.

American English: Rent is used for things (both for a short and long time). Hire is used for
people (both for a short and long time).

High vs Tall Test

High: used to measure the length from top to bottom (Things are large in size. Ex: Mountain,
Walls)

Tall: used to talk about things having small diameter to its height. Ex: people, tree, buildings,
animals)

Live vs Stay Test

Live: You have a home in a place you live (long time)

Stay: You are in a place for a while as a guest.

Work vs Job Test

Work: (n) is an uncountable noun. It is more general than job.

Job: (n) is a countable noun. It is more specific than work, things you do regularly to earn
money officially.

Other vs Another Test

Other: Refer to additional things or people (the one that you have not mentioned).

Another: one more person or thing of the same type as before and often followed by a
singular countable noun.

Salary vs Income Test

Salary: money that you receive for doing a regular job (monthly).
Income: money that you receive for doing a regular job and from other sources (business,
investment).

Almost vs Most Test

Almost: Nearly all (not completely)

Most: is superlative of form of more, the greatest or highest degree.

Passed vs Past Test

Passed: past tense of the verb "to pass"

Past: (adjective) previous time, finished or ended. (preposition) later or further a particular
time or place.

Couple vs Pair Test

Couple: Two things of the same type (don't need to use together) or two people who are
married or in love.

Pair: Two things of the same type used together (a pair of shoes, a pair of gloves)

As vs Like Test
As: (preposition) As + adjectives, adverbs + as, (conjunction) introduce dependent clauses.
Do not use as before a noun or pronoun in comparisons.

Like: is a preposition is followed by a noun or pronoun.

Wish vs Hope Test

Hope: To express something is very possible to happen.

Wish: To express something is impossible (not likely) to happen. (Never use present simple
tense for the clause after "wish")

Quiet vs Silent Test

Quiet: You make a sound but not a loud sound.

Silent: You don't make any sound at all (no noise, no sound)
Little/A little/Few/A few English Exercises and Test
- A little and little are used before uncountable nouns. Ex: A little sugar

+ A little: small amount, some (but not a lot)

+ Little: not much (to say how small it is)

- A few and few are used before plural countable nouns. Ex: A few cars.

+ A few: a small number of things

+ Few: not many (to say how small it is)

Although/Though/In Spite of/Despite English Exercises and Test

- Although/Though: used to introduce a statement that makes the main statement coming
after it seem surprising, unlikely, or unexpected. Although and though are interchangeable.
Though is more common than although.

- Despite/In spite of + noun (phrase): without being affected or prevented by something.

Remember that "In spite + of" while Despite has no "of".

Already/Yet Exercises and Test

- Already form: Already is used for affirmative form.

1. S + have/has + already + Verb (past participle) + ...

2. S + have/has + Verb (past participle) + ... + already.

- Yet form: Yet is used for negative and question form.

1. S + have/has + not+ Verb (past participle) + ... + yet

2. Have/has + S+ Verb (past participle) + ... + yet?