[TieuBaoan] Confused Words...Những từ gây nhầm lẫn

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COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
1. ACCEPT (v): to take, to receive. Eg: I accepted the award.
EXCEPT= BUT (pre.): not counting. Eg: Except for the damp, the house is great.
(v): to leave out. Eg: Please except that package from the group.
2. ADVICE (n): guidance. Eg: My doctor gave me good advice.
ADVISE (v): to recommend, to inform. Eg: I often advise her on what to wear.
3. ADOPTED (adj): an adopted child has legally become part of a family which is not the
one in which he or she was born
ADOPTIVE (adj): an adoptive parent or family is one that has legally adopted a child: co
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=>Children are adopted, but parents are adoptive
4. AFFECT (v): to influence. Eg: Conflict affects people in different ways.
EFFECT (n): consequence, result. Eg: It has a positive effect on job performance.
(v): to bring about, to cause to occur. Eg: Success effects a sense of joy.
5. ALL READY : everyone prepared. Eg: The students are all ready to go swimming.
ALREADY (adj): previously. Eg: Already, the students have received an assignment.
6. ALL TOGETHER: everyone in one place. Eg: When we put our resources all together, we discovered
that we had more than we needed.
ALTOGETHER (adv): completely. Eg: You have an altogether different attitude.
7. APART (adv): to be separated. Eg: The two houses stood 500 metres apart

A PART : to be joined with. Eg: The new course was a part of the new field of
study at the university
8. ANYMORE (adv): no more. Eg: We don’t want to buy anymore textbooks.
ANY MORE : any longer. Eg: We don’t live there any more.
9. ANYONE (adv): any person. Eg: Did anyone come?
ANY ONE : any member of a group. Eg: Any one of you would be welcome.
10. AS (conj): in the way that. Eg: The tutor did not mark my assignment as I wanted.
LIKE (pre): in the same way as.
Eg: I would prefer an A like Julie got for her assignment.
11. ALL RIGHT : Eg: ‘They’re off to Spain next week.’ ‘It’s all right for some, isn’t it? (=
some people are lucky)’
ALRIGHT : ‘They’re off to Spain next week.’ ‘It’s alright for some, isn’t it?
(= some people are lucky)’
12. ASLEEP (adj): sleeping. Eg: The baby was sound asleep (= sleeping deeply) upstairs.
SLEEPY (adj): needing sleep; ready to go to sleep. Eg: He had begun to feel sleepy.
13. ALMOST (adv): very nearly. Eg: Almost everyone participated in the class
MOST (adj): the greatest the part. Eg: She had the most money of all of them.
14. BESIDE (pre): next to. Eg: I walked beside him down the lane.
ESIDES (pre): in addition to, except.
Eg: Besides the actual tutor, we were the only students that turned up at our 8am tutorial.
(adv): moreover, also. Eg: I don’t want to go to class; besides, I love the park.
15. BARELY (adv): only just.
Eg: The music was barely audible; She was barely able to stand.
HARDLY (adv): Eg: There’s hardly any tea left; Hardly anyone has bothered to reply.
16.COMPLEMENT (n): that which completes: phâ
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Eg: The baby had the full complement of fingers and toes.
(v): to complete. Eg: The printed book complements the online tutorial.
COMPLIMENT (n): expression of admiration. Eg: The author paid Carol a compliment.
(v): to flatter, to tell sb that you like or admire sth they have done, their
appearance,ect... Eg: The author complimented Carol.
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17. COMPRISE=CONSIST OF (v): (also be comprised of) to have sb/sth as parts or members.
Eg: The collection comprises 327 paintings.
COMPOSE (v): to combine together to form a whole, to write music. Eg: Mozart
composed his last opera shortly before he died.
18. CONSIDERABLE (adj): much; great in amount, size, importance, etc.
Eg: Damage to the building was considerable
CONSIDERATE=THOUGHTFUL (adj):
Eg: She is always polite and considerate towards her employees; It was very considerate of him to wait.
19. CONTINUOS (adj): happening or existing for a period of time without interruption:
She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five.
CONTINUAL(only before noun) =CONTINUOUS: continuing without interruption.
Eg: He was in a continual process of rewriting his material
20. DESERT (n): Eg: the Sahara Desert; Somalia is mostly desert.
DESSERT (n): sweet food eaten at the end of a meal. Eg: What’s for dessert?
21. DEVICE (n): an invention. Eg: A powerful device exploded outside the station
DEVISE=THINK UP (v): to invent sth new or a new way of doing sth. Eg: A new system has been
devised to control traffic in the city.
22. DUE TO : resulting from. Eg: The bags under my eyes are due to stress.
BECAUSE OF : as the result of. Eg: My grade in the class dropped because of this

assignment.
23. DISINTERESTED (adj): not influenced by personal feelings, or by the chance of getting some
advantage for yourself. Eg: Her advice appeared to be disinterested.
UNINTERESTED (adj): not interested; not wanting to know about sb/sth.
Eg: He was totally uninterested in sport; She seemed cold and uninterested.
24. EMIGRANT (n): a person who leaves their country to live in another.
Eg: emigrant workers
IMMIGRANT (n): a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their
own.
25. ENVELOPE (n): a flat paper container used for sending letters in.
Eg: writing paper and envelopes
ENVELOP sb/sth (in sth) (v): to wrap sb/sth up or cover them or it completely.
Eg: She was enveloped in a huge white towel; Clouds enveloped the mountain tops.
26. FARTHER : at a greater distance.
Eg: Ken’s rescue team traveled farther than my team did to help the victims.
FURTHER : to a greater degree.
Eg: Ken explained that further travel was necessary to reach those in need of help.
27. FEW : Eg: Few people understand the difference;
There seem to be fewer tourists around this year.
LESS : Eg: She wasn’t any the less happy for (= she was perfectly happy) being
on her own
28. HISTORIC (adj): important in history; likely to be thought of as important at some time in
the future. Eg:a historic building / monument; a historic ccasion / decision / day / visit / victory
HISTORICAL (adj): connected with the study of history.
Eg: historical documents / records / research
(of a book, film / movie, etc.) about people and events in the past. Eg: a historical novel
29. IDEAL (FOR STH) (adj): perfect; most suitable.
Eg:This beach is ideal for children; She’s the ideal candidate for the job.
IDEA (n): it would be a good idea to call before we leave
30. IMAGINARY (adj): existing only in your mind or imagination: imaginary

IMAGINATIVE (adj): having or showing new and exciting ideas.
Eg: an imaginative approach / idea / child
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31. INDUSTRIAL (adj): belonging industry.
Eg: They had made industrial quantities of food (= a lot).
INDUSTRIOUS= HARD-WORKING (adj): working hard; busy. Eg: an industrious student
32. INTELLIGENT (adj) : possessing a lot of mental ability. Eg: a highly intelligent child
INTELLIGIBLE= UNDERSTANDABLE (adj): easily understood.
Eg: His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.
33. LEAD (n): a type of metal (Pb), a type of metal
LED (v): past tense of the verb "to lead". Eg: He led us out into the grounds
34. LIE-LAY-LAIN (v): Eg: Snow was lying thick on the ground; The town lies on the coast
LAY-LAID-LAID (v): Eg: She laid the baby down gently on the bed; The cuckoo lays its eggs
in other birds nests
35. LOOSE >< TIGHT (adj): not firmly fixed where it should be; able to become separated from sth.
Eg: Check that the plug has not come loose.
LOSE-LOST-LOST (v): to be unable to find sth/sb.
Eg: I’ve lost my keys; The tickets seem to have got lost
36.MORAL (adj): concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour.
Eg: Children are not naturally moral beings
IMMORAL (adj): (of people and their behaviour) not considered to be good or honest by
most people. Eg: It’s immoral to steal; There’s nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money.
AMORAL (adj): not following any moral rules and not caring about right and wrong
37. PERSONAL [only before noun] (adj): private. Of course, this is just a personal opinion
PERSONNEL (n): the people who work for an organization or one of the armed forces. Eg:
skilled personnel
38. PRECEDE (v): to come before. Eg: She preceded me into the house.
PROCEED (v): to go forward, to continue. Eg: Please proceed carefully into the room.

39. REGRETFUL (adj): feeling or showing sadness or disappointment because of sth that has
happened or sth that you have done or not done
REGRETTABLE (adj): regrettable (that … ) that you are sorry about and wish had not
happened. Eg: It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner; The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.
40. RESPECTFULLY (adv): with respect. Eg: We behave respectfully around him.
RESPECTIVELY (adv): in the order named.
Eg: We saw Kurt, Marian, and Diane, respectively, enter the building.
41.PRINCIPAL (n): chief person, capital sum.
Eg: We may earn no interest, but we won’t lose the principal.
(adj): most important.
Eg: The book’s principal effect was to change my viewpoint on the subject.
PRINCIPLE (n): rule, fundamental law.
Eg: Tornadoes are based upon physical principles.
42. SENSIBLE(of people and their behaviour) able to make good judgements based on reason and experience
rather than emotion; practical. Eg: She’s a sensible sort of person; I think that’s a very sensible idea; Say something
sensible; I think the sensible thing would be to take a taxi home.
SENSITIVE (adj): sensitive (to sth) aware of and able to understand other people and their
feelings. Eg: a sensitive and caring man; She is very sensitive to other people’s feelings.
43. SOME TIME (adj & n): span of time. Eg: We have some time before the test begins.
SOMETIME (adv): at an unspecified time.
Eg: I will probably feel nervous about it sometime soon.
SOMETIMES (adv): now and then, occasionally. Eg: Sometimes I’m funny that way.
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44. SPECIAL=EXCEPTIONAL (adj): not ordinary or usual; different from what is normal.
Eg: The school will only allow this in special circumstances; Some of the officials have special privileges.;
There is something special about this place.
ESPECIALLY= PARTICULARLY (adv): Eg: he car is quite small, especially if you have children
45. THAN (conjunction): used in comparisons; Cycling was easier than walking

THEN (adv): at that time, besides: Then I fell off my bike.
47. THROUGH (Abb: THRU) (pre) : Eg: The burglar got in through the window
THROW-THREW-THROWN (v): Eg: Stop throwing stones at the window!;
She threw the ball up and caught it again.
THOROUGH (adj): done completely; with great attention to detail: The police carried out a
thorough investigation.
THOUGH : Eg: Anne was fond of Tim, though he often annoyed her
EXERCISE
1. The knot she tied was very __________.
a. loose b. lose c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
2. Take a deep __________.
a. breath b. breathe c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
3. She has a __________ appetite.
a. hardy b. hearty c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
4. I wish you would study for __________ test.
a. you're b. your c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
5. He __________ to the banquet with Naomi and __________.
a. gone / I b. gone / me c. went / I d. went / me
6. __________ and __________ left at 7 o'clock.
a. Her / I b. Her / me c. She / I d. She / me
7. __________ impolite to stare.
a. It's b. Its c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
8. __________ were 50 questions on __________ tests.
a. Their / there b. Their / they're . There / their . There / they're
9. They finished before __________ time limit expired.
a. his or her b. their c. there d. they're
10. However, __________ smarter __________ you think.
a. their / than b. their / then c. they're / than d. they're / then
Intermediate Section
11. The __________ called the student into his office.

a. principal b. principle c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
12. A motivational speaker was __________ to boost __________.
a. they're / moral b. they're / morale c. there / moral d. there / morale
13. __________ the actor __________ wife is deaf?
a. Who's / who's b. Who's / whose c. Whose / who's d. Whose / whose
14. It is difficult for her to __________ criticism.
a. accept b. except c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
15. He did not deserve the __________ because he cheated.
a. medal b. meddle c. metal d. mettle
16. His employer __________ him two weeks late.
a. paid b. payed c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
17. If you __________ keep arguing, I am going __________ get a headache!
a. to / too b. too / to c. two / to d. two / too
18. In a lemon meringue pie recipe, you use both the egg whites and egg __________.
a. yokes b. yolks c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
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19. He had __________ her on the street in the __________.
a. passed / passed b. passed / past c. past / passed d. past / past
20. Only bring the __________ essentials on this trip.
a. bare b. bear c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
Advanced Section
21. He did not know how to __________ her in that situation.
a. advice b. advise c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
22. That rug will be a nice __________ to my living room furniture.
a. complement b. compliment c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
23. She had __________ the movie before he __________ it.
a. saw / saw b. saw / seen c. seen / saw d. seen / seen
24. That is an impressive hand-held __________.

a. device b. devise c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
25. Speeding in your car is __________.
a. risky b. risque c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
26. Her parents bought her the __________ __________ for school.
a. necessarily / stationary b. necessarily / stationery
c necessary / stationary d. necessary / stationery
27. He is __________ every __________ of the situation.
a. accessing / aspect b. accessing / respect c. assessing / aspect d. assessing / respect.
28. He will __________ her tomorrow.
a. council b. counsel c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
29. I __________ you, this is the best policy to __________ your vehicle.
a. assure / ensure b. assure / insure c. ensure / insure d. insure / ensure
30. The salad is tasty__ however, the soup tastes even __________.
a. : / best b. : / better c. ; / best d. ; / better
Expert Section
31. They __________ her for murdering her children.
a. hanged b. hung c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
32. The bombing had an adverse __________ on __________ issues.
a. affect / economic b. affect / economical c. effect / economic d. effect / economical
33. Please stay __________
a. a while b. awhile c. for a while d. All of the above
34. He is __________ along in his academic program __________ he thought.
a. farther / than b. farther / then c. further / than d. further / then
35. She complains to __________ will listen.
a. whoever b. whomever c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
36. __________ travel makes me sick to my stomach!
a. Naval b. Navel c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
37. The amazing still flight of the hummingbird is a natural __________.
a. phenomena b. phenomenon c. Either a or b . Neither a nor b
38. She has a __________ for gardening.

a. flair b. flare c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
39. Chocolate chip paradise pie is my favorite __________.
a. desert b. dessert c. Either a or b d. Neither a nor b
40. His frequent rude remarks don't __________ me because I know it is just a passing __________.
a. faze / faze b. faze / phase c. phase / faze d. phase / phase

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