英語，讓人好困惑？WORDS THAT CONFUSE
一起來認識幾組看起來或聽起來很像的字English has many words that look or sound similar
縮讀字 這些縮讀字的情況很棘手。
縮讀字意指從兩個字合併而來的字。
你可以藉由還原展開該字看看是否合理，繼而選出正確用字。
1. 你是 vs. 你的 正確用字是your：你的書在哪裡？
2. 它是 vs. 它的 正確用字是its：那貓藉由舔毛放鬆了。
3. 誰是 vs. 誰的 正確用字是whose：桌上是誰的背包？
同音詞 聽起來相同或幾乎相同的字讓人很困惑。
注意下面這個無聊故事中的類似用字： 我的兩個朋友決定邀請校長來家裡吃飯，以便談談好學生的原則為何。
校長進門時，我朋友非常緊張還差點跌倒。
然後，他們注意到校長比他們記憶中的還要老。
吃飯時，他們一開始很安靜，不過隨即變得很興奮。
校長說，他們兩個人過去一週通過了所有考試！
他們表達了感謝，然後好好享用了「撒哈拉沙漠」的甜點。
‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’ …
Contractions
These can be tricky. A contraction means two words are blended together.
You can choose the correct word by
expanding the contraction to see if it
makes sense.
1. you're / your
Where is you're book? ("You are" book?)
2. it's / its
The cat relaxed by licking it's fur. ("It is"
fur?)
3. who's / whose
1. If your friend has a problem, you can advise him by giving him some advice.
2. She'll probably accept all of your suggestions except the bad ones.
3. Perhaps your words will affect her choice, resulting in a good effect on the
Notice the similar words in the silly story:
My two friends decided to invite their school principal over for dinner to talk
about the principles of being a good student. They felt so nervous that they almost fell down as he came in. Then they noticed that he was older than they remembered. During the meal, they were quiet at first, but then they became quite
excited. He said that in the past week they had passed every test! They expressed
their gratitude and enjoyed some dessert from the Sahara Desert.
blend （v.）使混和；使融合
Jade first blended the sugar and butter together before she added the flour.
That movie blends facts and fiction together. 把事實和虛構結合再一起
blend （n.）
This room looks inviting because it has a nice blend of colors. 很吸引人 顏色十分調和
lick （v.）用舌頭舔
The dog licked everyone who arrived.
Joseph licked his dry lips, wishing he had a glass of water.
lick （v.）觸及；吞沒
The fire spread across the floor and began licking at the curtains on the windows.
contraction
before having a baby, she had a lot of contractions.
the meanings of the word contraction in our lesson and a contraction that someone has before they are about to deliver a baby
What do you call twins before they're born?
Wombmates
to make sense
Q: Have you had dinner?
A: Yes we have. or Yes we’ve had dinner.
catch on 理解某件事情
If you keep practicing English, you’ll catch on. 理解語言、掌握訣竅
catch up 迎頭趕上
I need to catch up with my hiking team.
It took me 3 days to get catch up on my work.
come in （ph.）進入；到來
When Levi came in the kitchen, Nora was making cookies.
What time does your flight come in?
Tobias is singing the verses, but everyone should come in on the chorus. 還在唱主哥部分 但大家應該要進入副歌了
gratitude （n.）感激
The students showed their gratitude to their teacher by standing up and applauding her.
Vera accepted the job offer with gratitude. 懷著感激的心
It was with deep gratitude that the family thanked their friends who had helped them during a difficult time.
silly/ goofy/ ridiculous 愚笨的；傻的
outlandish 異國風格的；古怪的
nonsensical 無意義的；荒謬的；愚蠢的
principal vs. principle
principal is the person at school. he’s a pal.
a pal is kind of like a buddy or a friend.
So that's the word we use to talk about the person, the principal.
then vs. than
quiet vs. quite
dessert vs. desert
A way to remember the difference between these words is that with a dessert you want more of it, and there's one more S in the word "dessert."
ticky
clean diaper
give the baby milk
don’t make the milk too hot or too cold
not too much sleep, but not too little
Does ‘Anne Marie’ sound like ‘Emily’?
Does ‘Liberian girl’ sound like ‘my dedium girl’?
