1. clothes, cloth, clothing
clothes統指各種衣服，謂語動詞永遠是複數， cloth指布，為不可數名詞 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後接不可數名詞， number後接可數名詞 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詞彙，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，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傳統風俗，習俗，也可指生活習慣，後接to do， habit生活習慣，習慣成自然，後接of doing. I've got the habit of drinking a lot.
13. cause, reason
cause 指造成某一事實或現象的直接原因，後接of sth./doing sth，reason用來解釋某種現象或結果的理由，後接for sth./doing sth. the reason for being late
14. exercise, exercises, practice
exercise運動，鍛鍊(不可數)，exercises練習(可數)，practice(反覆做的)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説，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，job可數 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不可數名詞, 損害，損失; damages複數形式, 賠償金 $900 damages
23. police, policeman
police警察的總稱，後接複數謂語動詞，policeman 指某個具體的警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.
24. problem, question
problem常和困難連繫，前面的動詞常為think about, solve, raise，question常和疑問連繫，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多指户外的遊戲或娛樂活動，如打球，游泳，打獵，賽馬等;game指決定勝負的遊戲，通常有一套規則 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，謂語動詞用複數。the number of…的數目，謂語動詞用單數。The number of students is increasing.
32. in front of, in the front of
in front of範圍外的前面，in the front of範圍內的前面 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表範圍 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徵求意見，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到户外去，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相當於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，既是醫生又是老師，the doctor and the teacher兩個人，一個醫生和一個老師 the doctor and teacher is
48. in office, in the office
in office在職的，in the office在辦公室裏 He is in office, not out of office.
49. in bed, on the bed
in bed卧在牀上，on the bed在牀上 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在班級裏 He is the best student in the class.
52. on fire, on the fire
on fire着火,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導出下文所要説的 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指姓名或關係，what指職業或地位 What is your dad? He is a teacher.
62. what, which
what的選擇基礎是無限制的，which在一定範圍內進行選擇 Which do you prefer, bananas or apples?
63. other, another
other後接名詞複數，another後接名詞單數 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和可數名詞連用，much和不可數名詞連用，a lot of可數，不可數均可，但不用於否定句 I haven't many books.
66. much more…than, many more…than
much more…than後接形容詞或不可數名詞，many more…than後接可數名詞 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相當於only，僅僅，只有，not more than 至多，不超過
69. majority, most
majority只能修飾可數名詞，most可數不可數均可 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側重於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有益於健康的 healthful exercise
76. sleeping, asleep, sleepy
sleeping正在睡覺，asleep睡着，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指真金製品，golden指金色的，但金魚用gold fish a gold ring
78. most, mostly
most用於表感受的肯定句中，相當於very，當大部分，大多數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側重於一邊到另一邊的距離，broad側重於幅面的寬廣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，可以發出小的聲音，silent不發出聲音，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，也不説話。
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均為活着的，living定表均可，alive定表均可，定語後置，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後接doing，worthy後接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不久以後，long before很久以前 not long before = before long
101. quite, rather
quite完全地，相當於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 後接不可數名詞，much too後接形容詞 much too heavy
105. be about to, be going to, be to do
be about to表最近的將來，後面不接時間狀語，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
