10 pares de palabras que se confunden frecuentemente en inglés.
¡El inglés puede ser un idioma un poco complicado, incluso para los nativos! Hay muchas palabras que no usan correctamente los nativos - ¡no caigas en la misma trampa!
Veamos a continuación 10 parejas/grupos de palabras que pueden ser confusas.
affect and effect
to affect is a verb: to influence
The teacher affects the children in a positive way.
effect is a noun: result
The new teacher has a positive effect on the children.
loose and lose
loose is an adjective: not tight
I’ve lost some weight and now my clothes are loose.
to lose is a verb: to misplace something or not win
If you lose your passport, it may take several weeks to replace.
desert and dessert
Desert is a noun: an area covered in sand, rocks and little vegetation
The Sahara is a desert in Africa.
Dessert is a noun: the sweet part at the end of your meal
For dessert, I made a cake.
personal and personnel
Personal is an adjective: something that belongs to an individual person
This information is quite personal, it’s not for the public.
Personnel is a noun: a group of people (usually at a workplace)
We’re understaffed. We need more personnel.
breathe and breath
To breathe is a verb: to inhale air into your lungs and exhale air out
I can’t breathe with so much smoke in the air. I wish people wouldn’t smoke.
breath is a noun: the air brought into and out of your lungs
The doctor told me to take a deep breath during the exam.
then and than
than is a conjunction word used after a comparison
John is taller than George.
Then is an adverb: next in the order of place or time
Boil the water, then put in the pasta.
too and to
Too is an adverb: in addition, more than
The box is too small for the object.
To is a very common preposition: in the direction of
I’m going to the beach.
advise and advice
to advise is a verb: to give an opinion or suggestion
I advise you to be careful with your money.
Advice is a noun: the opinion or suggestion given
You shouldn’t give advice if nobody has asked for it.
they’re, there and their
They’re is the contraction of they are
They’re late!
Their is the possessive adjective
Their surname is Jones.
There is and adverb that answers the question “where?”
Please don’t stand here. Stand there.
you’re and your
You’re is the contraction of you are
You’re beautiful!
Your is a possessive adjective
Your daughter is very kind.
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