Welcome to
ESL Printables, the website where English Language teachers exchange resources: worksheets, lesson plans,  activities, etc.
Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions.

 


 

 

 

ESL Forum:

Techniques and methods in Language Teaching

Games, activities and teaching ideas

Grammar and Linguistics

Teaching material

Concerning worksheets

Concerning powerpoints

Concerning online exercises

Make suggestions, report errors

Ask for help

Message board

 

ESL forum > Grammar and Linguistics > Confusing words.    

Confusing words.



liewsusfah
Malaysia

Confusing words.
 

Is it absolutely wrong to say the following (instead of the bracket ones). Or they are acceptable in some way, pls help.


a) I got a bad news this morning ( some ).


b) Please get me some chalk (some pieces of ).


c) Her two boys are still schooling ( at school ).


d) They stress on the importance of english language ( stress).


e) He emphasized on the cost of the trip ( emphasized ).


f) He was warded straightaway to hospital (admitted).


g) I like to study in the night.

( Some people like to study in the morning. Why must at night )


h) I am tired at walking (of ).


i) My friend is very good in Maths ( at).


j) They listed out their problems (listed).


k) I voiced out my opinion (voiced).


l) He �s a small-sized man (small).


m) I followed my father to U.S (went with/accompanied)


n) He told a funny joke ( a joke)

15 Jun 2013      





alex1968
Greece

a) is completely wrong because news is uncountable
b) correct
c) wrong
d) wrong
e) wrong
f) wrong
g) we say: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening but at night
h) tired of + ing
i) wrong (good at, bad at, brilliant at) the adjective that show ability are usually used with at
j) wrong.  listed = wrote down
k) wrong
l) we say small, big but medium-sized when describing people.
m) followed means: first my father went and then I went (at a later date) whereas went with/ accompanied means you both went together.
n) I think that �s ok.  Jokes are ment to be funny so it �s not necessary to say funny, but I would accept it because sometimes jokes are not funny at all Wink
E.g.  "Chris told us a really funny joke the other day...I couldn �t stop laughing!"

15 Jun 2013     



liewsusfah
Malaysia

Thanks for all the help.

16 Jun 2013