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SENSITIVE (adj) easily getting affected by something


SENSIBLE (adj) having good judgement

AFFECT (v) to have an influence on something


EFFECT (n) an impression made by something; a result

BESIDE (prep) by the side of or near


BESIDES (prep) in addition to, as well as

ECONOMIC (adj) having to do with economy


ECONOMICAL (adj) good at saving; not using up a lot of money

SIGHT (n) the power of seeing


SITE (n) a place where a building, town, etc. is, was or is to be, built

LEND (v) to give something TO someone that will be returned


BORROW (v) to receive something FROM someone that you will have to return

TEACH (v) to give someone knowledge or to train someone; to instruct


LEARN (v) to gain knowledge or skill

HISTORIC (adj.) famous or important in history


HISTORICAL (adj.) having to do with (people or events from) history

TELL (v) tell + somebody / tell + clause when we include him, me, us etc.
SAY (v) say + clause / say + something + to + somebody

(v) something rises / irregular verb => rise, rose, risen


RISE
(v) something raises something / regular verb => raise, raised,
RAISE
raised

STATIONARY (adj.) standing still, not moving


STATIONERY (n) envelopes, pens and other articles used in writing etc.

DESERT (n) a dry, often sandy region of little rainfall and sparse vegetation
DESSERT (n) the sweet course of meal; pudding

TAKE (v) take is generally used when we are in control of the action
LAST (v) last is generally used to talk about the duration of something

ADVICE (n) advice is a noun. It is a suggestion or recommendation.


ADVISE (v) advise is a verb. It means "to give advice"

(adj.) safe collocates


SAFE
with decision/energy/journey/business/place
SECURE
(adj.) secure collocates with job/position/stronghold/prison/place
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ASSIST (v) to help somebody to do something


ATTEND (v) to go to; to be present at

AUDIENCE (n) an audience attends a concert, play, performance, show etc.


SPECTATORS (n) spectators attend a game, match, sport event etc.

CHILDISH (adj.) like a child, silly


CHILDLIKE (adj.) having the qualities that children usually have; innocent

PRACTICE (n) It is a noun. It refers to repeated exercise of something


PRACTISE (v) It is a verb meaning to do sth repeatedly to improve one skill

HANGED (v) past participle => to kill sb. by putting a rope round their neck
HUNG (v) past participle => to fix or be fixed by a hook, cord, chain etc.

OUT-OF-DATE
(adj.) old, no longer usable
OLD-
(adj.) believing in old or traditional ways; having traditional ideas
FASHIONED

WIN (v) win can be used without an object as in 'They won'


BEAT (v) beat cannot be used without an object as in 'They beat them'

SHADE (n) an area that is protected from the heat of the sun
SHADOW (n) dark shape made when a light shines on a person or an object

INTERESTED (adj.) interested must be followed by in and means 'curious'


INTERESTING (adj.) arousing curiosity; holding or catching the attention

SUIT (v) if a style or sth that you wear suits you, it makes you look good
FIT (v) to be the right size or shape for someone or something
MATCH (v) to have the same appearance, colour, etc.; to go well with sth

INJURED (adj.) hurt in an accident or attack


DAMAGED (adj.) broken or spoiled (especially a thing)
WOUNDED (adj.) hurt by a weapon such as a gun or a knife

FEE (n) the price paid for work done by a lawyer, doctor etc.
FARE (n) the price of a journey on a bus, train, ship etc.
FINE (n) money that you have to pay as a punishment

ANTIQUE (adj.) old and valuable => antique jewellery/shop/furniture


OLD (adj.) not young => old friend/idea/joke/man
ANCIENT (adj.) of times long ago; very old => ancient ruins/times/history

DURING (preposition) DURING + NOUN


WHILE (conjunction) WHILE + SUBJECT + VERB
FOR (preposition) FOR + PERIOD OF TIME
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CARRY (v) to have something with you and take it wherever you go.
WEAR (v) to have your hair in a particular style.
BEAR (v) to support the weight of something.

STILL (adv.) is used to talk about something that hasn't finished.


ALREADY (adv.) before now or before a particular time in the past.
YET (adv.) up till now (used in negative sentences).

(n) (uncountable) to go from one place to another, especially a long


TRAVEL
distance
JOURNEY
(n) (countable) an act of travelling from one place to another.
VOYAGE
(n) a long journey, especially by sea or in space.

LET SB DO
Don't let her upset you.
STH

ALLOW SB TO
They don't allow people to smoke here.
DO STH

AGREE TO STH We have agreed to their request.

PERMISSION
(uncountable
noun) refers to
when someone
The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.
is allowed to do
something. It
does not refer
to a document.

PERMIT
(countable
noun) refers to
an official
They wouldn't give him the job without a work permit.
document that
allows you to do
something or go
somewhere.

ONLY
(adverb)
nobody or Only six students turned up.
nothing
except

OTHERWISE
(adverb)
I'm tired, but otherwise I'm fine
apart from
that
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APART FROM
(preposition) I've finished apart from the last question.
except for

BESIDE
(preposition) Who's that standing beside Mark?
next to

INSTEAD OF
(preposition) I decided to call instead of writing.
in the place of

BESIDES
(preposition) I've got no family besides my parents.
in addition to

RATHER THAN
(adverb) She writes at a desk rather than a table.
instead of

EXCEPT FOR
(preposition) I had nothing on except for my boots.
apart from

Common Mistakes

Wrong I have visited Niagara Falls last weekend.

Right I visited Niagara Falls last weekend.

Wrong The woman which works here is from Japan.

Right The woman who works here is from Japan.

Wrong She’s married with a dentist.

Right She’s married to a dentist.


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Wrong She was boring in the class.

Right She was bored in the class.

Wrong I must to call him immediately.

Right I must call him immediately.

Wrong Every students like the teacher.

Right Every student likes the teacher.

Wrong Although it was raining, but we had the picnic.

Right Although it was raining, we had the picnic.

Wrong I enjoyed from the movie.

Right I enjoyed the movie.

Wrong I look forward to meet you.

Right I look forward to meeting you.

Wrong I like very much ice cream.

Right I like ice cream very much.

Wrong She can to drive.

Right She can drive.


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Wrong Where I can find a bank?

Right Where can I find a bank?

Wrong I live in United States.

Right I live in the United States.

Wrong When I will arrive, I will call you.

Right When I arrive, I will call you.

Wrong I’ve been here since three months.

Right I’ve been here for three months.

Wrong My boyfriend has got a new work.

Right My boyfriend has got a new job. (or just "has a new job")

Wrong She doesn’t listen me.

Right She doesn’t listen to me.

Wrong You speak English good.

Right You speak English well.

Wrong The police is coming.

Right The police are coming.


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Wrong The house isn’t enough big.

Right The house isn’t big enough.

Wrong You should not to smoke.

Right You should not smoke.

Wrong Do you like a glass of wine?

Right Would you like a glass of wine?

Wrong There is seven girls in the class.

Right There are seven girls in the class.

Wrong I didn’t meet nobody.

Right I didn’t meet anybody.

Wrong My flight departs in 5:00 am.

Right My flight departs at 5:00 am.

Wrong I promise I call you next week.

Right I promise I’ll call you next week.

Wrong Where is post office?

Right Where is the post office?


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Wrong Please explain me how improve my English.

Right Please explain to me how to improve my English.

Wrong We studied during four hours.

Right We studied for four hours.

Wrong Is ready my passport?

Right Is my passport ready?

Wrong You cannot buy all what you like!

Right You cannot buy all that you like!

Wrong She is success.

Right She is successful.

Wrong My mother wanted that I be doctor.

Right My mother wanted me to be a doctor.

Wrong The life is hard!

Right Life is hard.

Wrong How many childrens you have?

Right How many children do you have?


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Wrong My brother has 10 years.

Right My brother is 10 (years old).

Wrong I want eat now.

Right I want to eat now.

Wrong You are very nice, as your mother.

Right You are very nice, like your mother.

Wrong She said me that she liked you.

Right She told me that she liked you.

Wrong My husband engineer.

Right My husband is an engineer.

Wrong I came Australia to study English.

Right I came to Australia to study English.

Wrong It is more hot now.

Right It’s hotter now.

Wrong You can give me an information?

Right Can you give me some information?


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Wrong They cooked the dinner themself.

Right They cooked the dinner themselves.

Wrong Me and Johnny live here.

Right Johnny and I live here.

Wrong I closed very quietly the door.

Right I closed the door very quietly.

Wrong You like dance with me?

Right Would you like to dance with me?

Wrong I go always to school by subway.

Right I always go to school by subway.

Wrong If I will be in London, I will contact to you.

Right If I am in London, I will contact you.

Wrong We drive usually to home.

Right We usually drive home.

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