Thứ Tư, 8 tháng 7, 2015

Những cặp từ hay nhầm lẫn trong tiếng Anh (phần 1)

Trong tiếng Anh, có rất nhiều cặp từ nhìn gần giống nhau khiến chung ta nhầm lẫn. Cùng tìm hiểu một số cặp từ thường gặp nhé! Nhớ áp dụng luôn vào giao tiep tieng Anh hàng ngày của bạn để nhớ nhanh hơn.


1. BESIDE / BESIDES
- Beside: giới từ, mang nghĩa bên cạnh, = ‘'next to’', '’at the side of'’
Examples:
  • I sit beside John in class.
  • Could you get me that book? It's beside the lamp.
- Besides: (adverb) meaning '’also'’, '’as well'’
              : (preposition) meaning '’in addition to'’
Examples:
  • (adverb) He's responsible for sales, and a lot more besides.
  • (preposition) Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball.
2. CLOTHES / CLOTHS
- Clothes (số nhiều) quần áo chúng ta mặc nói chung
Examples:
  • Just a moment, let me change my clothes.
  • Tommy, get your clothes on!
- Cloth: vải vóc nói chung (không đếm được)
- Cloth(số nhiều là cloths): miếng vải, tấm vải, thường dùng để lau hay làm khăn trải bàn…
Examples:
  • There are some cloths in the closet. Use those to clean the kitchen.
  • I have a few pieces of cloth that I use.
- clothing (không đếm được): nói đến một loại quần áo đặc biệt, cụ thể nào đó
Examples:
  • Protective clothing

3. DEAD / DIED
- Dead: adjective meaning ‘'not alive'’
Examples:
  • Unfortunately, our dog has been dead for a few months.
  • Don't touch that bird. It's dead.
- Died: past tense and past participle of the verb '’to die’'
Examples:
  • His grandfather died two years ago.
  • A number of people have died in the accident.
4. EXPERIENCE / EXPERIMENT
- Experience (đếm được): kỷ niệm
- experience (ko đếm được): kinh nghiệm
Examples:
  • (first meaning)His experiences in Germany were rather depressing.
  • (second meaning) I'm afraid I don't have much sales experience.
- Experiment: thí nghiệm, thử nghiệm
Examples:
  • They did a number of experiments last week.
  • Don't worry it's just an experiment. I'm not going to keep my beard.
5. FELT / FELL
- Felt: past tense and past participle of the verb '’to feel'’
Examples:
  • I felt better after I had a good dinner.
  • He hasn't felt this well for a long time.
- Fell: past tense of the verb ‘’to fall'’
Examples:
  • He fell from a tree and broke his leg.
  • Unfortunately, I fell down and hurt myself.

6. FEMALE / FEMININE
- Female (adj, n) giới tính nữ, cái
Examples:
  • The female of the species is very aggressive.
  • The question 'female or male' means 'are you a woman or a man'.
- Feminine (adj) mang đặc điểm của nữ giới, nữ tính
Examples:

  • He's an excellent boss with a feminine intuition.
  • The house was decorated in a very feminine manner.
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