CONFUSION ENGLISH

WORDS EXPLAINED

PREPARED BY: MISS NUR AINI OMOR

Confusion words: Adverbs

and adjectives
OAdjectivesare words that describe

nouns.
OAdverbsare words that describe verbs.
OUnfortunately, its easy to confuse them!
OHeres an example witheasy
(adjective)andeasily (adverb):
- The English test was easy.
- I easily finished the English test in
45 minutes.

Confusion words: Adverbs

and adjectives
O You can see thateasydescribes

thetest (n.)whereaseasily describes

the action offinishing (v.)the test.
O A lot of adjectives and adverbs have
the same meaning for
example,easilymeans an action
done in aneasyway.
O However, there are exceptions lets
learn some of them!

Late /lately
O Latecan be an adjective or an adverb

that meansafter the correct time.

O Im not hungry because I had alate

lunch.(adjective)
O Heslept lateand missed his first class.
(adverb)
O Latelyis an adverb that means the

same asrecently.
O I havent studied a lotlately.Work has

been busy for the past couple weeks.

Hard/hardly
O Hardcan be an adjective or an adverb

and the adjective form has two meanings!

O Thisbookis toohardfor me. I cant read it.

(hard = adjective = difficult)

O Thismattressis toohard.I cant sleep.
(hard = adjective = opposite of soft)
O Shesworking hardto finish the project by
tomorrow. (hard = adverb = intensely)
O Hardly(has a completely different

meaning. It means almost not.

O We have a bad connection I canhardly

hearyou. (= I almost cant hear you)

most/most of/mostly

O Mostormost of(adjective) means the

majority, the greater part.

O Most peoplelike the countrys president. (=

more than 50% of the people)

O Most of the studentsin the class are nice. (=
more than 50% of the students)
O Mostly(adverb) means mainly, generally,

usually.
O Wemostly goto dance clubs, but sometimes

we go to a cafe.
(= we usually go to dance clubs)
O Ivemostly datedathletes; I love women who
play sports.
(= Ive mainly dated athletes)

Beside or Besides?
O Besideis a preposition of location. It

meansnext to:
O Theres a nightclubbesideour house, so its

often really noisy.

O I have a small tablebesidemy bed.
O The calculator isbesidethe notebook.

Besides
O Besidesmeansin additionorapart

from:
O What did you do on your

vacationbesidessleep?
O BesidesSarah and Joanna, there were no
women at the meeting.
O I didnt eat anything at the restaurant
because I wasnt hungry andbesides,I
dont like Italian food.

Lose vs Loose
O What type of word is Lose and Loose?
O Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

1.
2.
3.
4.
the
5.

My shoes are
I win! You !
I have a . tooth
Theres a dog running . in
street
Dont .. your keys

A lot vs Alot
O Which one is correct?

MODALS AND ALSO

O PLACEMENT?
O THE WORD ALSO IS WRITTEN

O WHICH ONE IS CORRECT?

O I CAN ALSO SPEAK ITALIAN.
O I ALSO CAN SPEAK ITALIAN.

THE END