Một số cặp từ dễ nhầm lẫn trong kỳ thi TOEIC:
1. BESIDE / BESIDES
- Beside: giới từ, mang nghĩa bên cạnh, = ‘'next to’', '’at the side of'’
Examples:
• I sit beside John in class.
• Could you get me that book? It's beside the lamp.
- Besides: (adverb) meaning '’also'’, '’as well'’
: (preposition) meaning '’in addition to'’
Examples:
• (adverb) He's responsible for sales, and a lot more besides.
• (preposition) Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball.
2. CLOTHES / CLOTHS
- Clothes (số nhiều) quần áo chúng ta mặc nói chung
Examples:
• Just a moment, let me change my clothes.
• Tommy, get your clothes on!
- Cloth: vải vóc nói chung (không đếm được)
- Cloth (số nhiều là cloths): miếng vải, tấm vải, thường dùng để lau hay làm khăn trải bàn...
Examples:
• There are some cloths in the closet. Use those to clean the kitchen.
• I have a few pieces of cloth that I use.
- clothing (không đếm được): nói đến một loại quần áo đặc biệt, cụ thể nào đó
Examples:
• Protective clothing
3. DEAD / DIED
- Dead: adjective meaning ‘'not alive'’, chết
Examples:
• Unfortunately, our dog has been dead for a few months.
• Don't touch that bird. It's dead.
- Died: past tense and past participle of the verb '’to die’', thì quá khứ và phân từ hai của động
từ "die"
Examples:
• His grandfather died two years ago.
• A number of people have died in the accident.
4. EXPERIENCE / EXPERIMENT
- Experience (đếm được): kỷ niệm
- experience (ko đếm được): kinh nghiệm
Examples:
• (first meaning)His experiences in Germany were rather depressing.
• (second meaning) I'm afraid I don't have much sales experience.
- Experiment: thí nghiệm, thử nghiệm
Examples:
• They did a number of experiments last week.
• Don't worry it's just an experiment. I'm not going to keep my beard.
5. FELT / FELL
- Felt: past tense and past participle of the verb '’to feel'’, quá khứ và phân từ hai của động
từ "Feel"
Examples:
• I felt better after I had a good dinner.
• He hasn't felt this well for a long time.
- Fell: past tense of the verb ‘’to fall'’, quá khứ của động từ "fall"
Examples:
• He fell from a tree and broke his leg.
• Unfortunately, I fell down and hurt myself.
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