1. clothes, cloth, clothing

clothes統(tǒng)指各種衣服，謂語動詞永遠是復數(shù)， cloth指布，為不可數(shù)名詞 clothing 服裝的總稱，指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of

2. incident, accident

incident指小事件, accident指不幸的事故He was killed in the accident.

3. amount, number

amount后接不可數(shù)名詞， number后接可數(shù)名詞 a number of students

4. family, house, home

home 家，包括住處和家人，house房子，住宅，family家庭成員. My family is a happy one.

5. sound, voice, noise

sound自然界各種各樣的聲音，voice人的嗓音，noise噪音I hate the loud noise outside.

6. photo, picture, drawing

photo用照相機拍攝的照片，picture可指相片，圖片，電影片，drawing畫的畫 Let's go and see a good picture.

7. vocabulary, word

vocabulary詞匯，一個人擁有的單詞量，word具體的單詞He has a large vocabulary.

8. population, people

population人口，人數(shù)，people具體的人 China has a large population.

9. weather, climate

weather一天內具體的天氣狀況，climate長期的氣候狀況 The climate here is not good for you.

10. road, street, path, way

road具體的公路，馬路，street街道，path小路，小徑，way道路，途徑

take this road; in the street, show me the way to the museum.

11. course, subject

course課程(可包括多門科目)，subject科目(具體的學科)a summer course

12. custom, habit

custom傳統(tǒng)風俗，習俗，也可指生活習慣，后接to do， habit生活習慣，習慣成自然，后接of doing. I've got the habit of drinking a lot.

13. cause, reason

cause 指造成某一事實或現(xiàn)象的直接原因，后接of sth./doing sth，reason用來解釋某種現(xiàn)象或結果的理由，后接for sth./doing sth. the reason for being late

14. exercise, exercises, practice

exercise運動，鍛煉(不可數(shù))，exercises練習(可數(shù))，practice(反復做的)練習 Practice makes perfect.

15. class, lesson

作"課"解時,兩者可以替換.指課文用lesson. 指班級或全體學生用class. lesson 6; class 5

16. speech, talk, lecture

speech指在公共場所所做的經過準備的較正式的演說，talk日常生活中的一般的談話，講話，lecture學術性的演講，講課 a series of lecture on…

17. officer, official

officer部隊的軍官，official政府官員 an army officer

18. work, job

二者均指工作。work不可數(shù)，job可數(shù) a good job

19. couple, pair

couple主要指人或動物，pair多指由兩部分組成的東西 a pair of trousers

20. country, nation, state, land

country側重指版圖，疆域，nation指人民，國民，民族，state側重指政府，政體，land國土，國家 The whole nation was sad at the news.

21. cook, cooker

cook廚師，cooker廚具 He is a good cook.

22. damage, damages

damage不可數(shù)名詞, 損害，損失; damages復數(shù)形式, 賠償金 $900 damages

23. police, policeman

police警察的總稱，后接復數(shù)謂語動詞，policeman 指某個具體的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.

24. problem, question

problem常和困難連系，前面的動詞常為think about, solve, raise，question常和疑問連系，多和ask, answer連用

25. man, a man

man人類，a man一個男人 Man will conquer nature.

26. chick, chicken

二者均可指小雞，chicken還可以當雞肉 The chicken is delicious.

27. telegram, telegraph

當電報解時，telegram指具體的，telegraph指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph

28. trip, journey, travel, voyage

travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍長的旅途，voyage指海上航行 a three-day trip

29. sport, game

sport多指戶外的游戲或娛樂活動，如打球，游泳，打獵，賽馬等;game指決定勝負的游戲，通常有一套規(guī)則 His favorite sport is swimming.

30. price, prize

price價格，prize獎，獎品，獎金 win the first prize The price is high/low.

31. a number of, the number of

a number of許多，謂語動詞用復數(shù)。the number of…的數(shù)目，謂語動詞用單數(shù)。The number of students is increasing.

32. in front of, in the front of

in front of范圍外的前面，in the front of范圍內的前面 In the front of the room sits a boy.

33. of the day, of a day

of the day每一天的，當時的，當代的， of a day暫時的，不長久的 a famous scientist of the day

34. three of us, the three of us

three of us我們(不止三個)中的三個，the three of us我們三個(就三個人)The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.

35. by bus, on the bus

by bus表手段，方式，不用冠詞，on the bus表范圍 They went there by bus.

36. for a moment, for the moment

for a moment 片刻，一會兒，for the moment暫時，一時 Thinking for a moment, he agreed.

37. next year, the next year

next year將來時間狀語，the next year過去將來時間狀語 He said he would go abroad the next year.

38. more than a year, more than one year

more than a year一年多，more than one year超過一年(兩年或三年等)

39. take advice, take the(one's) advice

take advice征求意見，take the advice接受忠告 He refused to take the advice and failed again.

40. take air, take the air

take air傳播，走漏，take the air到戶外去，散步 We take the air every day.

41. in a word, in words

in a word總之，一句話， in words口頭上 In a word, you are right.

42. in place of, in the place of

in place of代替，in the place of在…地方 A new building is built in the place of the old one.

43. in secret, in the secret

in secret秘密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作狀語;in the secret知道內情，知道秘密，一般用作表語 My mother was in the secret from the beginning.

44. a girl, one girl

a girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl一個女孩 Can one girl carry such a big box?

45. take a chair, take the chair

take a chair相當于sit down坐下，take the chair開始開會

46. go to sea, by sea, by the sea

go to sea當海員，出航，by sea乘船，由海路， by the sea在海邊 go by sea

47. the doctor and teacher, the doctor and the teacher

the doctor and teacher指一個人，既是醫(yī)生又是老師，the doctor and the teacher兩個人，一個醫(yī)生和一個老師 the doctor and teacher is

48. in office, in the office

in office在職的，in the office在辦公室里 He is in office, not out of office.

49. in bed, on the bed

in bed臥在床上，on the bed在床上 The book is on the bed. He is ill in bed.

50. in charge of, in the charge of

in charge of管理，負責照料， in the charge of由……照料 He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her.

51. in class, in the class

in class在課上，in the class在班級里 He is the best student in the class.

52. on fire, on the fire

on fire著火,on the fire在火上 Put the food on the fire. The house is on fire.

53. out of question, out of the question

out of question毫無疑問的，out of the question不可能的

54. a second, the second

a second又一，再一，the second第…… He won the second prize.

55. by day, by the day

by day白天，by the day按天計算 The workers are paid by the day.

56. the people, a people

the people指人，a people指民族 The Chinese is a peace-loving people.

57. it, one

it同一物體，one同類不同一 I lost my pen. I have to buy a new one.

58. that, this

that指代上文所提到的，this導出下文所要說的 I was ill. That's why…

59. none, nothing, no one

none強調有多少，nothing, no one強調有沒有，nothing指物，no one指人

--- How many…/How much…? --- None.

60. anyone, any one

anyone指人，不能接of，any one指人物均可，可接of any one of you

61. who, what

who指姓名或關系，what指職業(yè)或地位 What is your dad? He is a teacher.

62. what, which

what的選擇基礎是無限制的，which在一定范圍內進行選擇 Which do you prefer, bananas or apples?

63. other, another

other后接名詞復數(shù)，another后接名詞單數(shù) other students, another student

64. not a little, not a bit

not a little非常，not a bit一點也不 I'm not a bit tired. 我一點兒也不累。

65. many, much, a lot of

many和可數(shù)名詞連用，much和不可數(shù)名詞連用，a lot of可數(shù)，不可數(shù)均可，但不用于否定句 I haven't many books.

66. much more…than, many more…than

much more…than后接形容詞或不可數(shù)名詞，many more…than后接可數(shù)名詞 many more people, much more water, much more beautiful

67. no, not

no=not a/any no friend=not a/any friend no water=not any water

68. no more than, not more than

no more than相當于only，僅僅，只有，not more than 至多，不超過

69. majority, most

majority只能修飾可數(shù)名詞，most可數(shù)不可數(shù)均可 the majority of people

70. by oneself, for oneself, to oneself, of oneself

by oneself單獨的，獨自的，for oneself為自己，to oneself供自己用的，of oneself 自行的，自動的 The door opened of itself.

71. at all, after all

at all根本，全然, after all到底，畢竟 After all he is a child.

72. tall, high

tall常指人或動物，high常指物體 He is tall.

73. fast, quickly

fast側重于指人或物體具有運動速度快的特點，quickly側重指某事完成或發(fā)生的快 run fast, answer the question quickly

74. high, highly

high具體的高，highly抽象的高，高度的 think highly of

75. healthy, healthful

healthy健康的，健壯的，healthful有益于健康的 healthful exercise

76. sleeping, asleep, sleepy

sleeping正在睡覺，asleep睡著，熟睡，只能做表語，sleepy困的，有睡意的 a sleeping baby The baby is asleep. I'm sleepy.

77. gold, golden

gold指真金制品，golden指金色的，但金魚用gold fish a gold ring

78. most, mostly

most用于表感受的肯定句中，相當于very，當大部分，大多數(shù)解時是形容詞或名詞，mostly大部分,是副詞 most people, the people are mostly…

79. just, very

just表強調時是副詞，作狀語，very表強調時是形容詞，用作定語 the very man, just the man

80. wide, broad

wide側重于一邊到另一邊的距離，broad側重于幅面的寬廣broad shoulders

81. real, true

real真的，真實的，指的是事實上存在而不是想象的，true真的，真正的，指的是事實和實際情況相符合 real gold, a true story

82. respectful, respectable

respectful尊敬，有禮貌，respectable可敬的，值得尊敬的 be respectful to the aged

83. outwards, outward

二者均可用作副詞，表示向外，外面，outward還可用作形容詞 an outward voyage

84. pleasant, pleased, pleasing

pleasant常用作定語，pleased, pleasing常用作表語，pleased主語常為人，pleasing主語常為物 a pleasant trip The trip is pleasing.

85. understanding, understandable

understanding明白事理的，能體諒的，understandable 可理解的，能夠懂的 an understanding girl, an understandable mistake

86. close, closely

close接近，靠近，closely緊緊地，緊密地 closely connected, stand close

87. ill, sick

ill做表語，sick定，表均可 a sick boy

88. good, well

good形容詞，well副詞，但指身體狀況是形容詞 He is well again.

89. quiet, silent, still

quiet安靜的，可以發(fā)出小的聲音，silent不發(fā)出聲音，但可以動，still完全不動，完全無聲響 He stand there still. 他站在那兒，一動不動，也不說話。

90. hard, hardly

hard努力，hardly幾乎不 work hard I can hardly believe it.

91. able, capable

able與不定式to do連用，capable與of連用 He is capable of doing…

92. almost, nearly

二者均為"幾乎,差不多" 和否定詞連用用almost almost nobody

93. late, lately

late遲，晚，lately最近，近來 I haven't seen him lately.

94. living, alive, live, lively

living, alive, live均為活著的，living定表均可，alive定表均可，定語后置，live只能做定語，lively意為活波的 all the living people=all the people alive

95. excited, exciting

excited使人興奮的，exciting令人興奮的 I'm excited. The news is exciting.

96. deep, deeply

deep具體的深，deeply抽象的深，深深地 deeply moved, dig deep

97. aloud, loud

aloud出聲地，loud大聲地 read aloud(出聲地讀)

98. worth, worthy

二者均為值得，worth后接doing，worthy后接to be done, of being done

It is worth visiting. = It's worthy to be visited. = It's worthy of being visited.

99. bad, badly

bad形容詞，badly副詞，不好，但與need, want, require連用為"很，非常" go bad I need the book badly.

100. before long, long before

before long不久以后，long before很久以前 not long before = before long

101. quite, rather

quite完全地，相當于completely, rather修飾比較級 quite impossible

102. happy, glad

happy高興，幸福，定表均可，glad高興，只能做表語 a happy girl

103. instead, instead of

instead是副詞，放在句首或句末，instead of是介詞短語，放在句中He didn't see a film. Instead he watched TV. He watched TV instead of seeing a film.

104. too much, much too

too much 后接不可數(shù)名詞，much too后接形容詞 much too heavy

105. be about to, be going to, be to do

be about to表最近的將來，后面不接時間狀語，be going to 側重打算，想法，be to do側重意志，計劃，安排I'm to meet him.(含雙方事先約好的意思)

106. raise, rise

raise及物動詞，rise不及物動詞 The sun rises in the east.

107. bring, take, carry, fetch

bring拿來，take帶走，carry隨身攜帶，fetch去回這一往返動作 fetch a box of chalk

108. spend, take, pay, cost

spend人做主語，花錢，花時間; spend…on sth./in doing sth; take物做主語，花時間; pay人做主語，花錢，pay for; cost物做主語，花錢