Easily confused words

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Easily confused words

Fast vs Quick

Fast = snel: iets wat snel kan gaan

My car is very fast.

Quick = snel: een snelle actie / een korte tijd

I just need to send a quick email.

Affect vs Effect

Affect = beinvloeden, invloed hebben op

How much you study will affect your grades

Effect = effect, gevolg

Smoking has a bad effect on your lungs

Learn vs Teach

Learn = leren: je leert iets van een ander

What did you learn today?

Teach = lesgeven: je leert iets aan een ander

What lesson did he teach yesterday?

Funny vs Fun

Funny = grappig

He told us a very funny joke.

Fun = leuk

Yesterday's outing was fun.

Tall vs High vs Long

Tall = lang (bij mensen)

Jackie is very tall.

High = hoog

The ceiling in this room is very high.

Long = lang (bij dingen)

This road is very long.

house vs home

house = huis

That house over there is my home.

home = thuis

That house over there is my home.

to lay vs to lie

to lay = leggen, neerleggen

Could you lay that book down on the table, please?

to lie = liggen, gaan liggen, liegen

Could you go lie down, please?

To vs Two vs Too

Two = Twee

There are two chickens in the coop.

To = naar / (om) te

Let's go to the cinema. I have to work later today.

Too = ook / te (veel, weinig, etc.)

Do you want to go too? There are too many chickens in this coop.

Where vs Were vs We're

Where = waar (locatie)

Where are you?

Were = waren (verleden tijd)

Where were you yesterday?

We're = Wij zijn

We're here today.

Whole vs Hole

Whole = (ge)heel

The whole cake is still here the whole day.

Hole = gat

The cake is in a hole now.

Of vs Off

Of = van (bezit) 

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands.

Off = af / uit

Turn off the power and then jump off the building.

Than vs Then

Than = dan (vergelijking)

This lesson is easier than the last one.

Then = dan (opvolging) / toen

First study your words and then do the assignment.

...and what happened then?

Your vs You're

Your = (van)jouw/jullie

Where is your phone?

You're = jij bent / jullie zijn

You're my best friends.

There vs Their vs They're

There = daar 

What is that animal there?

Their = hun 

Where is their car?

They're = zij zijn

They're on holiday right now.

Its vs It's

It's = het is / het heeft

It's rained today. It's my favourite type of weather.

Its = van het

See that dog over there? Its tail is very fluffy.