Знаете ли вы все тонкости языка, который изучаете? Как и в русском языке, в английском есть ряд слов-предателей, которые звучат очень похоже, но при этом пишутся по-разному и имеют разные значения. В этой статье мы составили для вас целый список самых популярных ”commonly confused words”, чтобы вы запомнили их навсегда и больше никогда не путались.
● desert (пустыня) VS dessert (десерт)
The desert stretched for endless miles on all sides of us.
The waiter asked us if we’d like to order a dessert.
● accept (принять, смириться) VS except (кроме)
He asked me to marry him and I accepted.
We work every day except Sunday.
● principal (главный, основной) VS principle (принцип)
The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
Eating meat was against her principles.
● lose (терять) VS loose (свободный, незакрепленный)
She lost her husband in the crowd.
Check that the plug has not come loose.
● beside (рядом) VS besides (кроме, помимо)
He sat beside her all night.
We have lots of things in common besides music.
● ensure (гарантировать) VS insure (страховать)
The victory ensured them a place in the final.
The painting is insured for $1 million.
● diary (дневник) VS dairy (молочный)
I'll make a note of our next meeting in my diary.
The doctor told me to eat less red meat and dairy.
● allusion (намек, ссылка) VS illusion (иллюзия)
Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion.
The new president has no illusions about the difficulties facing his country.
● affect (влиять, воздействовать) VS effect (эффект)
Your opinion will not affect my decision.
Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.
● quite (довольно, вполне) VS quiet (тихий)
Are you quite sure about that?
Could you keep the kids quiet while I'm on the phone?
● alone (одинокий, один) VS along (вдоль)
I don't like going out alone at night.
Houses had been built along both sides of the river.
● cereal (зерновой, хлопья, каша) VS serial (серийный, последовательный)
I will have cereal for breakfast.
Police say that they have no proof that a serial killer is responsible for the four murders.
● stationary (стационарный, неподвижный) VS stationery (канцтовары)
Some of the larger birds can remain stationary in the air for several minutes.
The Government also provided accommodation, furniture, stationery, and sports equipment.
● conscience (совесть) VS conscious (сознательный)
He felt his conscience telling him to apologize.
A patient who is not fully conscious should never be left alone.
● storey (этаж, ярус) VS story (история, рассказ)
I live on the top storey.
I can't decide until I've heard both sides of the story.
● envelop (обволакивать) VS envelope (конверт)
Clouds enveloped the mountain tops.
He quickly stuffed the money back into the envelope.
● current (текущий) VS currant (смородина)
Our current financial situation is not good.
Red currant will probably perfectly "sound" in this dessert.
● personal (личный, персональный) VS personnel (персонал)
The novel is written from personal experience.
Only authorized personnel have access to the computer system.
● device (устройство, прибор) VS devise (разрабатывать, изобретать)
This device enables deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking.
A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
● coarse (грубый) VS course (курс)
His manners are very coarse.
They set a course for the islands.
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