Class work
Confusing words
1)aboard/abroad
More and more people go
abroad for their holiday.
In 2002, she became the first woman to travel
aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
2)action/activity
We decided to take immediate
action when we realised there was a problem.
The environmental changes in the area are the result of human
activity.
3)advice/advise
Can you
advise me on the best course of action to take?
He offered me some excellent
advice.
4)affect/effect
Diverting the course of the river will have a major
effect on the local ecosystem.
Frequent traffic jams in the suburbs seriously
affect journey times into the city.
5)appreciable/appreciative
Widering the road made an appreciative
difference to the flow of traffic.
The applause at the end of the concert was warm and
appreciable.
6)avoid/prevent
Rapid international action managed to
avoid an environmental disaster from taking place.
There are areas in the city that are wise to
prevent after dark.
7)beside/besides
The company's main offie is
beside the railway station.
Becides their regular daytime job, many people do extra work in the evening.
8)briefly/shortly
Shortly before the earthquake began, many animals were seen to be behaving in an usual manner.
She spoke
briefly but passionately about the need to help those in developing countries.
9)canal/channel
A
canal cystem joineg the two main rivers, which made transporting goods much quicker.
When television first became popular in the early 1950s, there was only one
channel.
10)conscientious/conscious
Most people are
conscious of the need to protect the environment.
Conscientious workers should be rewarded for their hard work.
11)considerable/considerate
In my opinion, some people are not very
considerate of those arount them.
A
considerable amount of money was spent on developing the product.
12)continual/continious
The computer system has given us
continual problems ever since we installed it. Some days it works, other days it doesn't.
The
continious noise from the new motorway has forced many people to move.
13)control/inspect
New teachers often find it difficult to
control their classes.
Environmental health inspectors regularly
inspect commercial kitchens for cleanliness, especially those in restaurants.
14)criticism/objection
I have no
objection to people using their mobile phones on buses or trains.
Plans for the new stadium have attracted fierce
criticism from local people.
15)damage/harm/injury
He suffered a serious
injury which needed immediate hospital treatment.
The low levels of dangerous chemicals in the river were enough to cause
damage to aquatic life.
A lot of
harm was caused to buildings along the coast during the storm.
16)during/for/while
The college closes
for two weeks at hte end of December.
He died
while he trying to cross the desert alone.
Many creatures stay underground
during daylight hours.
17)however/moreover
The plan was good in theory.
However, in practice it was extremely difficult to implement.
The plan was excellent.
Moreover, it was clear from the beginning that it was going to attract a lot of interest.
18)injured/wounded
I believe that we should do more to help and support soldiers who have been
wounded in combat.
Several workers were
injured when the drilling paltform collapsed.
