1. Những từ dễ gây nhầm lẫn
Đó là những từ rất dễ gây nhầm lẫn về mặt ngữ nghĩa, chính tả hoặc cách phát âm.
ANGEL (n) : Thiên thần.
ANGLE (n) : Góc.
CITE (v) : Trích dẫn. In her term paper, Janis had to cite many references.
SITE (n) : Khu đất ( để xây dựng). The corner of North Main and Mimosa Streets will be the site
of the new shopping center.
SIGHT (n) : 1- Khe ngắm, tầm ngắm. Through the sight of the rifle, the soldier spotted the
enemy.
(n) 2- cảnh tợng. Whatching the landing of the spaces capsule was a pleasant sight.
(v) 3- Thấy, quan sát thấy We sighted a ship in the bay.
COSTUME (n) Quần áo, trang phục lễ hội.
Ví dụ:
It is a custom in Western Europe for little boys to wear shorts pants to school.
DECENT (adj) : 1- đứng đắn, tề chỉnh.
2- tơm tất, tốt
Ví dụ:
When one appears in court, one must wear decent clothing.
DESCENT (n) : 1- leo xuống, trèo xuống.
Ví dụ:
The mountain climbers found their descent more hazardous than their ascent.
2- nguồn gốc, dòng dõi.
Ví dụ:
Vladimir is of Russian descent.
DESSERT (n) : Món tráng miệng.
Ví dụ:
We had apple pie for dessert last night.
DESERT (n) : sa mạc.
Ví dụ:
It is difficult to live in the desert without water.
DESERT (v) : bỏ, bỏ mặc.

The students are happy that they passed their exams.
PAST (adj) : 1- đã qua, dĩ vãng.
Ví dụ:
This past week has been very hectic for the students returning to the university.
2- trớc đây.
Ví dụ:
In the past, he had been a cook, a teacher, and a historian.
PEACE (n) : hoà bình, sự trật tự, sự yên ổn, sự yên lặng, sự thanh bình.
Ví dụ:
Peace was restored to the community after a week of rioting.
PIECE (n) : Một mẩu, 1 mảnh.
Ví dụ:
Heidi ate a piece of chocolate cake for dessert.
PRINCIPAL (n) : 1- hiệu trởng (trờng tiểu học và trung học).
Ví dụ:
The principal called a faculty meeting.
(adj) 2- chính, chủ yếu.
Ví dụ:
An anthropologist, who had worked with the indigenous tribes in Australia, was the principal
speaker at Fridays luncheon.
PRINCIPLE (n) : Nguyên tắc, luật lệ.
Ví dụ:
Mr. Connors is a man who believes that truthfulness is the best principle.
QUIET (adj) : yên ắng, yên ả, im lặng,tĩnh mịch.
Ví dụ:
The night was so quiet that you could hear the breeze blowing.
QUITE (adv) : 1- hoàn toàn.
Ví dụ:
Louise is quite capable of taking over the household chores while her mother is away.
2- hơi, một chút.

Ví dụ:
Go to the blackboard and write out the equation.
TWO (n hoặc adj) - hai.
Ví dụ:
Two theories have been proposed to explain that incident.
TOO (adv) 1- quá.
Ví dụ:
This morning was too cold for the children go to swimming.
2- cũng, cũng vậy.
Ví dụ:
Jane went to the movie, and we did too.
WEATHER (n): thời tiết.
Ví dụ:
Our flight was delayed because of bad weather.
WHETHER (liên từ): nên chăng (chỉ ra 1 lựa chọn).
Ví dụ:
Because of gas shortage, we do not know whether we will go away for our vacation or stay home.
WHOSE (đại từ) - tính từ hay đại từ quan hệ sở hữu.
Ví dụ:
The person whose name is drawn first will win the grand prize.
WHOS ( đại từ quan hệ + động từ) : viết tắt của who + is hoặc who + has.
Ví dụ:
Whos (who is) your new biology professor ?
Scott is the attorney whos (who has) been reviewing this case.
YOUR (adj) - sở hữu của you.
Ví dụ:
We are all happy about your accepting the position with the company in Baltimore.
YOURE (đại từ + động từ) - Viết tắt của you + are.
Ví dụ:
Youre going to enjoy the panorama from the top of the hill.

Ví dụ:
Mike wrote to the publishers again, inquiring about his manuscript.
AGAINST (giới từ) : 1- chống lại, phản đối ai đó hoặc cái gì đó.
Ví dụ:
The athletic director was against our dancing in the new gym.
2- kề bên, bên cạnh.
Ví dụ:
The boy standing against the piano is my cousin Bill.
ALREADY (adv) : sẵn sàng.
Ví dụ:
Jans plane had already landed before we got to the airport.
ALL READY (noun + adj): Đã chẩn bị sẵn sàng để làm gì.
Ví dụ:
We are all ready to go boating.