Những cụm từ dễ gây nhầm lẫn - Từ vựng Tiếng Anh

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'’, chết
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’', thì quá khứ và phân từ hai của động từ "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'’, quá khứ và phân từ hai của động từ "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'’, quá khứ của động từ "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.

7. ITS / IT’S
- Its: possessive determiner similar to '’my'’ or '’your'’, tính từ sở hữu
Examples:

Its color is red.
The dog didn't eat all of its food.

- It's: Short form of ‘'it is’' or '’it has'’, dạng viết tắt của "It is" hoặc "It has"
Examples:

(it is) It's difficult to understand him.
(it has) It's been a long time since I had a beer.

8. LAST / LASTEST
- Last: adjective usually meaning '’final'’, cuối cùng
Examples:

I took the last train to Memphis.
This is the last test of the semester!

- Latest: adjective meaning '’most recent'’ or '’new'’, gần đây nhất, mới nhất
Examples:

His latest book is excellent.
Have you seen his latest painting?

9. MALE / MASCULINE
- Male: the sex of a man or animal, giới tính nam
Examples:

The male of the species is very lazy.
The question 'female or male' means '’are you a woman or a man'’.

- Masculine: adjective describing a quality or type of behaviour that is considered typical for a man, nam tính
Examples:

She's a very masculine woman.
His opinions are just too masculine for me.

10. PRICE / PRIZE
- Price /prais/: noun - what you pay for something, giá cả
Examples:

The price was very cheap.
What's the price of this book?

- Prize /praiz/: noun - an award, giải thưởng
Examples:

He won a prize as best actor.
Have you ever won a prize in a competition?

11. SENSIBLE / SENSITIVE
- Sensible (adj) khôn ngoan
Examples:

I wish you would be more sensible about things.
I'm afraid you aren't being very sensible.

- Sensitive (adj) nhạy cảm, sâu sắc hoặc dễ bị tổn thương
Examples:

You should be careful with David. He's very sensitive.
Mary is a very sensitive woman.

12. SOME TIME / SOMETIMES
- Some time: refers to an indefinite time in the future, một lúc nào đó, khi nào đó
Examples:

Let's meet for coffee some time.
I don't know when I'll do it - but I will do it some time.

- Sometimes: adverb of frequency meaning ‘'occasionally'’, thỉnh thoảng
Examples:

He sometimes works late.
Sometimes, I like eating Chinese food.