1.accept, except, accept 是动词,except 是介词。 F:They excepted my invitation to dinner. T:They accepted my invitatipn to dinner. F:Everyone attended the meeting accept the secretary. T:Everyone attended the meeting except the secretary.
2.advice, advise, advice 是名词,advise 是动词。 F:His advise was very useful. T:His advice was very useful. F:I was adviced to purchase an economical car. T:I was advised to purchase an economical car.
3.affect, effect. affect 是动词. 意为influence. effect 可以是动词也可以是名词。动词effect意为cause to happen, 名词effect意为the result。 F:Pollution effects everyone. T:Pollution affects everyone. F:Your tears do not effect me. T:Your tears do not affect me. F:What is the affect of that drug? T:What is the effect of that drug?
5.most ,almost most 是形容词almost是副词。 F:Most everyone has a desire to succeed. T:Almost everyone has a desire to succeed. F:The student was most finished when the bell rang. T:The student was almost finished when the bell rang. F:The children ate most all of the pie. T:The children ate almost all of the pie. --The children ate most of the pie.
6. already, all ready. already 意为 before the time specified. all ready 意为 completely prepared。 F:The movie had all ready begun by the time we arrived. T:The movie had already begun by the time we arrived. F:Are you already to go? T:Are you all ready to go?
7.altogether, all together. altogether意为thoroughly. Alt together 意为 in a group。 F:All together confused, he asked me to explain the word again. T:Altogether confused, he asked me to explain the word again. F:The passengers stood altogether in the station. T:The passengers stood all together in the station.
8.amount,number,amount指不可数名词,number指不可数名词。 F:He checked out a large amount of books from the library. T:He checked out a large number of books from the library. F:I was amazed by the amount of people present. T:I was amazed by the number of people present. F:Elephants can consume a large number of food. T:Elephants can consume a large amount of food.
9. anywheres, somewheres, everywheres. 去掉s。 F: We can talk anywheres. T:We can talk anywhere. F:I lost my umbrella somewheres in the store. T:I lost my umbrella somewhere in the store.
10. about, around. around指地点,about意为approximately F: The mail arrived around ten o’clock. T:The mail arrived about ten o’clock. F:He is around six feet tall. T:He is about six feet tall.