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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