{"id":233764,"date":"2017-12-06T12:57:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T12:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/gsi_study_guides\/common-and-confusing-words-ielts\/"},"modified":"2017-12-06T12:57:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T12:57:49","slug":"common-and-confusing-words-ielts","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/uk\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/common-and-confusing-words-ielts\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Common and Confusing Words in IELTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some English words are similar in spelling and meaning, and being conscious of confusing words such as these can only benefit you when taking the <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/\">IELTS exam<\/a>. Learn more about confusing English words below and what the differences are.<\/p>\n<p>Are you interested in studying\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">IELTS in London<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">Manchester<\/a>?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">Arrange a free consultation<\/a> today to get started, or take a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/study-in-uk\/language-prep\/ielts\/\">practice test in London<\/a> to learn your current reading, writing, speaking and listening ability.<\/p>\n<h2>Common and confusing English words<\/h2>\n<h3>Affect vs Effect<\/h3>\n<p>Affect is a verb, and effect is a noun. Affect is used as to influence and to make a difference to, and effect is the result of some change. In other words, affect is the process of having an effect.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> The flu was affecting my ability to breathe. However, this medicine had an instant effect on the symptom and I feel much better now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Advise vs Advice<\/h3>\n<p>Advise is a verb, and advice is a noun. Note that the pronunciations are also different. Advise has a \u201cZ\u201d sound, and advice has an \u201cS\u201d sound.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> The teacher advised me to read this book. The advice was really helpful to enrich my vocabulary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Practise vs Practice<\/h3>\n<p>In British English, practise is a verb, and practice is a noun.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Example:<\/strong> I practised a piano when I was 5 years of old, but I have never liked it. I always escaped from the practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In American English, practice is used both as a verb and a noun. 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