6.3.- Some confusing words and reading and Use of English Part 1

 What pairs of confusing words do you know?

for example: advice and advise

List of some frequently confused words in English

 

Set 1   Renew – Renovate – Upgrade - Update Renew: Every year I renew my membership of the sports club. Renovate: He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit. Upgrade: It's very simple to upgrade the indexing software. Update:  You must update your software version.

Set 2   Appreciate - Assess - Evaluate - Estimate Appreciate: There's no point buying him expensive wines - he doesn't appreciate them. Assess: The insurers will need to assess the flood damage. Evaluate: It's impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed. Estimate: Government sources estimate a long-term 50 percent increase in rail fares.

Set 3 Elderly - Historic - Historical - Outdated  Elderly:  elderly relatives. Historic: historic buildings. Historical: Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed. Outdated:  outdated ideas.

Set 4   Allocate – Assign – Devote - Distribute Allocate: The government is allocating £10 million for health education. Assign: UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital. Devote: He devoted his life to serving his family, friends, and neighbours. Distribute: The books will be distributed free in local schools.

Set 5   Assemble – Build – Compose – Manufacture Assemble: We assembled in the meeting room after lunch. Build: We want to build a better future for our children. Compose: Prokofiev started composing at the age of five. Manufacture: He works for a company that manufactures car parts.

Set 6   Glimpse - Gaze - View - Glance Glimpse: We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the train windows. Gaze: Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke. View: Do you have any views about/on what we should do now? Glance: She glanced around/round the room to see who was there.

  

Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/

Collaborative Online Exercise about Defining some Confusing Words

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/59943033

Collaborative exercise 1 on page 51.

Contemporary art video

Individual exam task on page 61.