ENGLISH IN PICTURES
LETTER VS. LITTER
Mind your pronunciation of these two words as mispronouncing them changes the meaning
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER
Birds of a feather flock together - means that people of the same sort or with the same tastes and interests will be found together
COAST vs. COST
Pay attention to the difference between these 2 words. Basically, everything is different about them - spelling, pronunciation and meaning, but students (especially beginners) still find it difficult to make a proper distinction between them. COAST /kəʊst/ - the part of the land near the sea COST /kɒst/ - how much money something is worth/you are required to pay for something So... How much does a house on the south COAST of France COST? :-)
BALL vs. BOWL
Pay attention to the slight difference in the pronunciation of 'ball' and 'bowl' - if you get the pronunciation wrong, people might be confused
UNTIL YOU ARE BLUE IN THE FACE
Until you are blue in the face
WITCH vs. WHICH
Witch or which. Are you one of those people who never know which is which?
