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From Kenneth Beare, English Commonly Confused Word Pairs for ESL Learners Part I beside: preposition meaning 'next to', 'at the side of' Examples: I sit beside John in class. besides: adverb meaning 'also', 'as well'; preposition meaning 'in addition to' Examples: (adverb) Besides tennis, I play soccer and basketball. clothes / cloths clothes: something you wear - jeans, shirts, blouses, etc. Examples: Just a moment, let me change my clothes. cloths: pieces of material used for cleaning or other purposes. Examples: There are some cloths in the closet. Use those to clean the kitchen. dead: adjective meaning 'not alive' Examples: Unfortunately, our dog has been dead for a few months. died: past tense and past participle of the verb 'to die' Examples: His grandfather died two years ago. experience / experiment experience: noun meaning something that a person lives through, i.e. something that someone experiences. - also used as an uncountable noun meaning 'knowledge gained by doing something' Examples: (first meaning)His experiences in Germany were rather depressing. experiment: noun meaning something that you do to see the result. Often used when speaking about scientists and their studies. Examples: They did a number of experiments last week. felt / fell felt: past tense and past participle of the verb 'to feel' Examples: I felt better after I had a good dinner. fell: past tense of the verb 'to fall' Examples: He fell from a tree and broke his leg. female / feminine female: the sex of a woman or animal Examples: The female of the species is very aggressive. feminine: adjective describing a quality or type of behaviour that is considered typical for a woman Examples: He's an excellent boss with a feminine intuition. its / it's its: possessive determiner similar to 'my' or 'your' Examples: Its color is red. it's: Short form of 'it is' or 'it has' Examples: (it is) It's difficult to understand him. English Translation Articles: English Translation :: Do or Make Explained :: Commonly Confused Word Pairs :: American English and British English :: English Auxiliary Verbs :: English Capitalization
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