Aprender Inglês Em Casa - Palavras Confusas em Inglês
Há um monte de palavras em Inglês que se parecem ou soam iguais, mas têm significados muito diferentes.
Embora o som das palavras aisle e isle seja semelhante, têm significados diferentes.
A lista de exemplos seria interminável!
Hoje, E-Learning For All apresenta algumas palavras que geram incompreensão de significado e não simplesmente uma incapacidade de soletrá-los correctamente.
No final, você vai encontrar algumas atividades para exercitar e aprender Inglês em casa. Espero que seja útil!
1. affect / effect
These two words have specialized meanings in psychology, but in ordinary speech and writing, affect is most often used as a verb meaning “to act on or to cause a change” and effect as a noun meaning “a change that is the result of some action”
2. advice / advise
The error with this pair results from mispronunciation and failure to distinguish between a noun and a verb.
3. aisle / isle
Both words are nouns. An aisle is a passageway between rows of seats, shelves, or other fixtures or obstacles that people need to move between. An isle is an island.
4. adverse / averse
Both words are adjectives that imply a form of opposition. Something that acts against one’s interests or well-being is adverse. The word averse describes feelings of repugnance towards something.
5. appraise / apprise
Appraise means “to set a value on something.” Apprise means “to inform”
6. aural / oral
The adjective aural relates to the ear or to hearing. The adjective oral relates to the mouth or speaking.
7. broach / brooch
Both words are pronounced the same. Broach is a verb meaning “to open up.” Literally, one might broach a cask of wine. Figuratively, one might broach a subject in conversation. Brooch is a noun. Originally, a brooch was used like a safety pin to fasten clothing together.
8. bring / take
Both of these verbs have multiple meanings, but as a pair, they form opposites in the context of conveying something from one place to another. Bring is “to carry along from one place to another.” The word implies motion towards the place where the speaker or auditor is.Take also means “to carry something to another place,” but the movement is away from a place.
ACTIVITIES:
- According to the previous information, fill in the spaces with the correct word.
Affect - Effect
-What is the __________ of this move on the children?
-How will the move to New Orleans __________ the family?
Advice - Advise
-She always gives me good __________.
-What do you __________ me to do?
Aisle - Isle
-You’ll find the children in the toy __________.
-Robinson Crusoe was stranded on a desert __________.
-I want a modern kitchen with a work __________ in the middle.
Adverse - Averse
-Ferris Bueller was __________ to attending school that morning.
-The jury delivered an __________ verdict against the defendant.
Appraised - Apprised
-As stated in Marby, “only when it develops that the defendant was not fairly __________ of its consequences can his plea be challenged under the Due Process Clause.”
-A new Audemars-Piquet limited-edition women’s pocket watch with Swiss movement __________ at $13,500.
Aural - Oral
-The study investigates listening and __________ experience in a New York City community devoted to avant-garde jazz.
-A good __________ presentation is well structured; this makes it easier for the listener to follow. -After the accident, Jones required extensive __________ surgery.
Broach - Brooch
-Create a choker necklace using a narrow scarf and flashy __________.
-I sat and waited in the silence, trying to decide if I wanted to __________ the subject of his hesitation in Belgrave Square.
Bring - Take
-It's important to __________ warm clothes with you when you go camping in the mountains.
-When you come, can you please __________ your camera with you?
Please, send your answers to: contato@elearningforall.org and we will be glad to provide you a feedback! Thank you!
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