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hello I’m Emma from mmm English there
are plenty of English words that confuse
you because they look similar they sound
similar I know because when I was at
school and I was learning English I also
found these words really confusing lots
of native speakers find these pairs of
words confusing
in fact this lesson will be useful for
you if you’re learning English as a
second language or if you are a native
English speaker you might even be
reminded about some spelling mistakes
that you’re making because these words
can be kind of tricky in this lesson
today I’m going to share some pairs of
words that are often confused because
they look similar and they sound similar
words like advice and advise accept and
accept aloud and aloud all together all
together along along desert desert
principle principle complement
complement confusing huh like I said
native English speakers often confuse
these words as well so don’t worry we
are going to fix these problems right
here right now in this lesson as usual
I’ve made you a worksheet that you can
download to practice what you learn in
this lesson but you’ll have to watch
until the end to find out how to get it
imagine how thrilled you’re going to be
when you notice a native English speaker
misspelling one of the words that you’re
about to learn today
and you will get the chance to correct
them
okay and now with the chitchat let’s get
on with the lesson allowed and allowed
these two words are pronounced in
exactly the same way allowed means to
speak out loud I’m speaking aloud right
now read that paragraph aloud to the
rest of the class can hear you aloud is
the past tense form of the verb allow
but it’s also an adjective that shows
permission you’re allowed to bring a
small bag with you you are not allowed
to wear shoes inside the house you’re
not allowed to speak aloud complement
and complement both of these words are
pronounced in the same way but
complement with an e is the verb and
it’s used to show that something goes
well with something else when it adds to
or it improves something else that hat
really complements the dress you’re
wearing they look good together
what type of cheese is this it really
complements the flavors of the fruit we
chose plants that would complement each
other they really suit each other
compliment with an eye is the one that
you probably are most familiar with it’s
the noun that we use when you say
something nice to someone you pay
someone a compliment I want to
compliment you on your performance you
did a really good job I don’t take
compliments very well I get really shy
and embarrassed and try to change the
subject though I don’t often give
compliments those shoes really
compliment your outfit altogether and
altogether
these words are pronounced exactly the
same but you’re focusing on the spelling
here we’ve got two words versus one all
together means all in the same place at
one time let’s meet at the roller
coaster at 12 we want to write it all
together all together is an adverb that
means completely I’m a vegetarian now
I’ve stopped eating meat altogether
the public transport system in Melbourne
is so good
some people have stopped driving their
cars altogether altogether can also be
used to summarize a point altogether I
think it’s a good decision for the
company Oh
altogether can also mean in total
altogether
you’ll pay $3,000 for your flights and
accommodation altogether
you’ll pay $5,000 if you travel all
together desert and desert there is a
slight pronunciation difference here and
it’s simply a matter of syllable stress
in desert the stressed syllable is the
first syllable in desert the second
syllable is the stressed syllable both
of these words are nouns desert is an
area of land that doesn’t have much
water if you drive from Melbourne across
Australia to Perce you have to drive
through the desert desert is of course
cakes ice creams sweets
it’s the meal that follows a main meal
like dinner or even lunch if you don’t
finish your dinner you won’t get your
dessert I’m sure every parent no matter
what language tells their children that
my favorite dessert is turn the suit
dessert can also be a verb it sounds
like dessert but it’s spelt like desert
so dessert can also be a verb and it
means to leave someone alone or abandon
them principal and principal these two
words used to confuse me all the time
principal principal is a noun and also
an adjective as a noun it is the head of
a school and I remember my grade four
teacher always telling me to remember
that the principal is your pal your
friend but principal can also mean
important or significant when it’s used
as an adjective our principal concern is
the safety of the children
so here principal means most important I
have a meeting with the school principal
this afternoon
principal is only a noun and it’s a
truth a law or a rule that shapes how
something is done there are three main
environmental principles that shaped
this project you might also hear
expressions like he’s a man or she’s a
woman of principle which means that they
always do the right thing they always do
what is morally right or morally correct
we need to protect the community it’s a
matter of principle it’s the right thing
to do along and along they sound exactly
the same
though again we’re looking at spelling
here
two words both one along is an adverb or
a preposition and it means to move along
something horizontally on a flat surface
like this it’s such a nice night tonight
let’s go for a walk along the river can
I bring my friend along you’ve also
heard it in the phrasal verb get along
to get along with someone so that means
to have a good relationship with them
how long is a little different here
because long is an adjective that refers
to the length of something either in
distance or in time are is an article
here used with the noun that follows the
adjective along so here long is an
adjective and the singular article are
can be used only with a countable noun a
long day a long trip a long road it’s
been such a long journey there is a long
list of names on the board I walked
along a long windy road advise and
advice can you hear the difference in
pronunciation between the two words
there very good advice and advice the
difference is in the final consonant
sound and very flat at last even now if
when your friends have a problem and you
offer them a suggestion
how to solve the problem or what they
should do to fix for weddings
we are offering a piece of advice if the
noun and uncountable noun can we always
ever not decisive but people often ask
for life when they want some
recommendations or suggestions about how
to deal with the situation it might be
about relationships a job children or
even a way to manage young your boss at
work
hey can I ask you about eyes directly to
the right for you I always listen to my
Delta bar and vine is a bulb and if the
action of recommending or suggesting
something to someone are usually because
you’re Carlton experienced during the
that situation report
I need someone to advise me on the
project I need to complete for my course
the flight attendant will advise you
where your nearest exit and an advisor
is the noun for some of the room advisor
you or they give suggestions and
recommendations to you okay what about
excess and accept these ones are very
very similar but there is a tiny tiny
difference in pronunciation in the first
vowel sound in excess is a the lazy
schwa sound up except for except if it
except very very flat you can or
hardly hear the difference except is a
world and it describes the action of a
greenie to receive something or do
something you need to accept the terms
and condition you’ve been so generous
already we can’t accept any more money
from you the police told me that the
case was closed
but I just can’t accept it accept is a
conjunction or a preposition and it
means not including I walk the dog every
day except through this because I work
late I’ve been to every country in
Southeast Asia except Cambodia I love
food always anything except Orson oh
okay well I hope you found that useful
I’ve made you a worksheet which you can
download and practice so that you can
really make sure you’re using these
words correctly you can download it just
up there if you really like this lesson
then please let me know like it and tell
me in the comments there are so many
other English words that have similar
pronunciation similar spelling like
through and through and break and break
loose and loose course and course let me
know if you enjoyed this lesson and I
will definitely make you another one
that’s it from me today make sure you
subscribe if you haven’t already and if
you want to keep watching more English
video lessons then check out this one or
this one
bye for now
hello I’m Emma from mmm English there
are plenty of English words that confuse
you because they look similar they sound
similar I know because when I was at
school and I was learning English I also
found these words really confusing lots
of native speakers find these pairs of
words confusing
in fact this lesson will be useful for
you if you’re learning English as a
second language or if you are a native
English speaker you might even be
reminded about some spelling mistakes
that you’re making because these words
can be kind of tricky in this lesson
today I’m going to share some pairs of
words that are often confused because
they look similar and they sound similar
words like advice and advise accept and
accept aloud and aloud all together all
together along along desert desert
principle principle complement
complement confusing huh like I said
native English speakers often confuse
these words as well so don’t worry we
are going to fix these problems right
here right now in this lesson as usual
I’ve made you a worksheet that you can
download to practice what you learn in
this lesson but you’ll have to watch
until the end to find out how to get it
imagine how thrilled you’re going to be
when you notice a native English speaker
misspelling one of the words that you’re
about to learn today
and you will get the chance to correct
them
okay and now with the chitchat let’s get
on with the lesson allowed and allowed
these two words are pronounced in
exactly the same way allowed means to
speak out loud I’m speaking aloud right
now read that paragraph aloud to the
rest of the class can hear you aloud is
the past tense form of the verb allow
but it’s also an adjective that shows
permission you’re allowed to bring a
small bag with you you are not allowed
to wear shoes inside the house you’re
not allowed to speak aloud complement
and complement both of these words are
pronounced in the same way but
complement with an e is the verb and
it’s used to show that something goes
well with something else when it adds to
or it improves something else that hat
really complements the dress you’re
wearing they look good together
what type of cheese is this it really
complements the flavors of the fruit we
chose plants that would complement each
other they really suit each other
compliment with an eye is the one that
you probably are most familiar with it’s
the noun that we use when you say
something nice to someone you pay
someone a compliment I want to
compliment you on your performance you
did a really good job I don’t take
compliments very well I get really shy
and embarrassed and try to change the
subject though I don’t often give
compliments those shoes really
compliment your outfit altogether and
altogether
these words are pronounced exactly the
same but you’re focusing on the spelling
here we’ve got two words versus one all
together means all in the same place at
one time let’s meet at the roller
coaster at 12 we want to write it all
together all together is an adverb that
means completely I’m a vegetarian now
I’ve stopped eating meat altogether
the public transport system in Melbourne
is so good
some people have stopped driving their
cars altogether altogether can also be
used to summarize a point altogether I
think it’s a good decision for the
company Oh
altogether can also mean in total
altogether
you’ll pay $3,000 for your flights and
accommodation altogether
you’ll pay $5,000 if you travel all
together desert and desert there is a
slight pronunciation difference here and
it’s simply a matter of syllable stress
in desert the stressed syllable is the
first syllable in desert the second
syllable is the stressed syllable both
of these words are nouns desert is an
area of land that doesn’t have much
water if you drive from Melbourne across
Australia to Perce you have to drive
through the desert desert is of course
cakes ice creams sweets
it’s the meal that follows a main meal
like dinner or even lunch if you don’t
finish your dinner you won’t get your
dessert I’m sure every parent no matter
what language tells their children that
my favorite dessert is turn the suit
dessert can also be a verb it sounds
like dessert but it’s spelt like desert
so dessert can also be a verb and it
means to leave someone alone or abandon
them principal and principal these two
words used to confuse me all the time
principal principal is a noun and also
an adjective as a noun it is the head of
a school and I remember my grade four
teacher always telling me to remember
that the principal is your pal your
friend but principal can also mean
important or significant when it’s used
as an adjective our principal concern is
the safety of the children
so here principal means most important I
have a meeting with the school principal
this afternoon
principal is only a noun and it’s a
truth a law or a rule that shapes how
something is done there are three main
environmental principles that shaped
this project you might also hear
expressions like he’s a man or she’s a
woman of principle which means that they
always do the right thing they always do
what is morally right or morally correct
we need to protect the community it’s a
matter of principle it’s the right thing
to do along and along they sound exactly
the same
though again we’re looking at spelling
here
two words both one along is an adverb or
a preposition and it means to move along
something horizontally on a flat surface
like this it’s such a nice night tonight
let’s go for a walk along the river can
I bring my friend along you’ve also
heard it in the phrasal verb get along
to get along with someone so that means
to have a good relationship with them
how long is a little different here
because long is an adjective that refers
to the length of something either in
distance or in time are is an article
here used with the noun that follows the
adjective along so here long is an
adjective and the singular article are
can be used only with a countable noun a
long day a long trip a long road it’s
been such a long journey there is a long
list of names on the board I walked
along a long windy road advise and
advice can you hear the difference in
pronunciation between the two words
there very good advice and advice the
difference is in the final consonant
sound and very flat at last even now if
when your friends have a problem and you
offer them a suggestion
how to solve the problem or what they
should do to fix for weddings
we are offering a piece of advice if the
noun and uncountable noun can we always
ever not decisive but people often ask
for life when they want some
recommendations or suggestions about how
to deal with the situation it might be
about relationships a job children or
even a way to manage young your boss at
work
hey can I ask you about eyes directly to
the right for you I always listen to my
Delta bar and vine is a bulb and if the
action of recommending or suggesting
something to someone are usually because
you’re Carlton experienced during the
that situation report
I need someone to advise me on the
project I need to complete for my course
the flight attendant will advise you
where your nearest exit and an advisor
is the noun for some of the room advisor
you or they give suggestions and
recommendations to you okay what about
excess and accept these ones are very
very similar but there is a tiny tiny
difference in pronunciation in the first
vowel sound in excess is a the lazy
schwa sound up except for except if it
except very very flat you can or
hardly hear the difference except is a
world and it describes the action of a
greenie to receive something or do
something you need to accept the terms
and condition you’ve been so generous
already we can’t accept any more money
from you the police told me that the
case was closed
but I just can’t accept it accept is a
conjunction or a preposition and it
means not including I walk the dog every
day except through this because I work
late I’ve been to every country in
Southeast Asia except Cambodia I love
food always anything except Orson oh
okay well I hope you found that useful
I’ve made you a worksheet which you can
download and practice so that you can
really make sure you’re using these
words correctly you can download it just
up there if you really like this lesson
then please let me know like it and tell
me in the comments there are so many
other English words that have similar
pronunciation similar spelling like
through and through and break and break
loose and loose course and course let me
know if you enjoyed this lesson and I
will definitely make you another one
that’s it from me today make sure you
subscribe if you haven’t already and if
you want to keep watching more English
video lessons then check out this one or
this one
bye for now
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