14 pairs of verbs where you make mistakes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Let's figure out the difference between the words “equalize” and “level” and other difficult verbs to write.

Due to the homonymous roots (similar in sound), those who know about the difference between the two words can automatically make a mistake. Therefore, even if most of the lexemes do not cause you any difficulties, it will not be superfluous to check yourself and remember something.

1. To illuminate and sanctify

Every year during the Easter period, a mistake in the use of these words occurs at every step. There is not much difference by ear, but the meaning of the verbs does not mean the same thing. The word "illuminate" comes from the lexeme "to shine". It has a direct meaning (to direct light to something) and figuratively - to express something or narrate about something. But "to consecrate" is a church rite. Comes from the word "hallow". To use these verbs correctly, you need to proceed from their meaning.

2. Develop and flutter

Verbs, the meaning of which changes depending on the vowel set in them. You can check it by finding a single-root test word with a suitable stress. “To develop” means the same thing as to improve, and is easily verified by the lexeme “development”. "Flutter" means "flutter in the wind, flutter in the air." You can check with the word "veyat".

3. Sit and turn gray

Another stumbling block among verbs, although in reality everything is simple. You can sit on something: on a chair, sofa, stool, and so on. And you can turn gray only from old age or nervous strain.

4. Hangs and weighs

The roots in these words are often the cause of the mistake. You need to refer to their meaning in order to write correctly. If you want to mention someone's weight, then in ésieve. If we are talking about an object that is above the floor and does not have support from below, then we will write “in andsit.

5. Discharge and discharge

These verbs sound the same, which only adds to the confusion. In order not to make a mistake, you need to know the context in which they are used. You can thin something, such as seedlings or bushes. That is, make them less often.

They defuse the situation or some kind of weapon. The word "discharge" will help to check the spelling. In principle, you can also defuse someone, such as a doll. It is a colloquial synonym for dress up.

6. Reconcile and try on

You will not make a mistake if you know in what sense the word is used. You can reconcile enemies, because the root: -mir-. And they try on clothes, from the words "measure", "measure."

7. Sing and drink

If we are talking about starting to sing, then we will write "sing along." If you need to take a pill, then the word must be written through "and" - from the lexeme "drink".

8. Begging and pleading

A fairly complex pair of verbs, mistakes in them are not uncommon. To belittle is to belittle, to diminish, to humiliate. We have a root - small - and the same root words "little" and "small". Usage example: "Diminish self-esteem." And to beg has the meaning "to ask", the root is mol- and the one-root "to pray".

9. Live and chew

This pair is easy enough to deal with. You can live somewhere: in a cottage, in a house, in a country house, and so on. The single root word is "to live". And you can chew food. You will not make an embarrassing mistake by going out of context.

10. Open and boil

It seems that it is difficult to make a mistake here, but this happens. Because we are dealing with homophone words. Let us repeat once again what we once passed at school. You can boil pasta or eggs, but they open the door. The root -vor- is derived from the word "gate", therefore we write through the vowel "o".

11. Lick and climb

It also depends on the context: to climb somewhere, that is, to climb, but you can lick something - for example, a wound.

12. Heat and prick

The word "incandescent" is often mistaken, and some write the non-existent "incite". The lexeme comes from the word "heat" and means to heat something up to a certain temperature. And you can chop wood or use this word in the meaning of "string an object onto something."

13. Write and write

They sound differently, and you are unlikely to make a mistake in a conversation. But in a letter, it can appear. Let's understand with examples. The form “write” is an appeal that encourages action. In other words, the imperative mood. For example: "Write about this topic more often, it is interesting." And "write" is a plural and second person verb. Example: "You write with errors."

14. Align and level

Most do not even see the difference between these verbs-paronyms, but it is. The lexeme “equalize” means “to make something equal, to equalize”. For example: "I want to equalize our chances of success." There is also a second meaning - "compare, make a comparison." But in this context, this word is outdated and can only be found in literature or dictionaries. But to level it means to make it even, to level it. Example: "I want to raze this place to the ground." By the way, “raze to the ground” is a persistent expression meaning to destroy something to the ground.