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Improve Your English : Frequently Confused Words (4)
List below contains words that are frequently confused or misused. Learn the differences in meaning and usage of the words in each pair.
| Peace, Piece | Peace means “no war”;
Piece means “a part of” or “a bit”. Example: In Malaysia we always have peace. Who wants this piece of cake?
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| Personal, Personnel | Personal means “belonging” or “relating to an individual”;
Personnel refers to workers or employees in a company or organisation. Example: Please do not talk about his personal problem. We need extra personnel for the sales department.
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| Practice, Practise | Practice is a noun;
Practise is a verb. Example: The practice will be held every Friday. You must practise writing your own essays.
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| Principal, Principle | Principal means “head” or “chief”;
Principle means “basic truth” or “rule of conduct”. Example: The principal of this college is from Ireland. Amin always follows the correct principle in life.
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| Quiet, Quite | Quiet is an adjective meaning “free from noise”;
Quite is an adverb meaning “to a certain extent” or “more or less”. Example: Please be quiet, I want to study. I haven’t seen you for quite a while.
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| Sergeant, Surgeon | Sergeant refers to a rank in the army or police;
Surgeon is a doctor who performs operations. Example: My father is a sergeant in the army. The surgeon completed the operation in two hours.
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