Trước khi làm bài trắc nghiệm về 10 cặp từ dễ gây nhầm lẫn, bạn có thể học qua bài lý thuyết giúp phân biệt sự khác nhau giữa 10 cặp từ sau:
| 1. BEFORE vs. IN FRONT OF | BEFORE is usually with time | IN FRONT OF with place |
| 2. MADE OF vs. MADE FROM | We use MADE OF if something keeps its form. | We use MADE FROM if the form is changed during the process of making. |
| 3. BRING UP vs. EDUCATE | BRING UP and the noun UPBRINGING are mostly used for the moral and social training that children receive at home | EDUCATE and EDUCATION are used for the intellectual and cultural training that people get at school and university |
| 4. BETWEEN vs. AMONG | BETWEEN - separating two places or things | AMONG - in the middle of or surrounded by other things; usually used for three or more people or things |
| 5. SALARY vs. WAGE | SALARY - a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month | WAGE/WAGES - the money paid in return for a person's work, esp. when paid weekly or daily rather than monthly |
| 6. OVERTAKE vs. TAKE OVER | OVERTAKE to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them: | TAKE OVER -> to get control of a company by buying most of its shares |
| 7. EFFECTIVE vs. EFFICIENT | effective - achieving the results that you want, it does what it is supposed to do | efficient - something done in a good way, without wasting time, money or energy |
| 8. CLOTH vs. CLOTHES | CLOTH (material, fabric) => 1.material made from wool, cotton etc. used for making clothes, curtains and so on. 2. a small piece of material, used in cleaning to remove dirt, dust or liquid | CLOTHES => things you wear |
| 9. COOKER vs. COOK |
COOKER (mainly UK)/ (US ->stove) => a large box-shaped device which is used to cook and heat food either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top |
COOK => someone who prepares and cooks food |
| 10. SENSIBLE vs. SENSITIVE |
SENSIBLE - having an awareness or understanding of a situation |
SENSITIVE - easily influenced, changed or damaged, especially by a physical activity or effect; easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed or angry |
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Sau khi đọc phần lý thuyết trên, bạn có thể kiểm tra khả năng hiểu của mình với bài trắc nghiệm 20 câu sau:
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