Chapter 42 · Confusing Words

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 42, Confusing Words. Verbs.

borrow, lend ... lent, lent

Can I borrow your pen?

Can you lend me your pen?

say, tell ... said, said; told, told

say hello

tell a story, tell the truth

speak, talk ... spoke, spoken

speak English

talk to a friend

see, look, watch ... saw, seen

hear, listen ... heard, heard

rob, steal ... stole, stolen

rob a bank

steal money

lose, miss ... lost, lost

lose your keys

miss the bus

bring, take ... brought, brought; took, taken

come, go ... came, come; went, gone

remember, remind

remind me to call

win, earn ... won, won

win a game

earn money

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 42, Confusing Words. Adjectives.

fun, funny

sensible, sensitive

economic, economical

alone, lonely

every day, everyday

actual, current

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 42, Confusing Words. Nouns.

job, work

advice, advise

travel, trip, journey

dessert, desert

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 42, Confusing Words. Small Words.

during, for

since, for

ago, before

too, either

very, too

to, too, two

its, it's

your, you're

their, there, they're