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Correct Usage Lecture in ECRE - 063052

The document provides guidance on correctly using commonly confused words in English by defining their meanings and providing examples of correct usage. It discusses homophones and near-homophones like its/it's, your/you're, their/there/they're as well as words that are commonly mixed up due to similar spelling such as affect/effect, advice/advise, breath/breathe, cite/sight, coarse/course, desert/dessert, emerge/immerse, hanged/hung, and many others. The document emphasizes understanding the context and how each word is used in a sentence to determine the appropriate definition and spelling.

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Correct Usage Lecture in ECRE - 063052

The document provides guidance on correctly using commonly confused words in English by defining their meanings and providing examples of correct usage. It discusses homophones and near-homophones like its/it's, your/you're, their/there/they're as well as words that are commonly mixed up due to similar spelling such as affect/effect, advice/advise, breath/breathe, cite/sight, coarse/course, desert/dessert, emerge/immerse, hanged/hung, and many others. The document emphasizes understanding the context and how each word is used in a sentence to determine the appropriate definition and spelling.

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CORRECT USAGE

The following words must mean be


used appropriately based on the
context, or how are the words used in
the sentence:
IT’S
 contraction of it and is
Example: It’s the most interesting given by the
speaker.
ITS
 possessive pronoun (3 second person)
Example: I read a novel. Its theme is about
faith.
YOUR
 possessive pronoun (3 person)
Example: Your character is beyond reproach.
YOU’RE
 Contraction of you and are
Example: You’re my special angel.
THEY’RE
 contraction of they and are
Example: The lawmakers are having a caucus.
They’re now deliberating on an
important issue.
THEIR
 possessive pronoun (third person plural)
Example: Their priority is to provide immediate
assistance to the needy.
THERE
 adverb, shows location; in relation
Example: There is a need for strong
commitment and dedication to duty
in order to have a successful
livelihood program.
ADOPT
 to accept and treat as a member of
one’s family.
 to take up from someone else, and
use as one’s own.
Example: Creed
ADAPT
 to conform to the situation.
Example: Some plants adapt well to
high altitudes.
ALLAY
 to lessen the violence or fear.
ALLEY
 a narrow passage.
ALLY
 to unite
EFFECT (noun)
 a result or product of some cause
or agency.
AFFECT (verb)
 to influence, impress; to have an
effect.
Example: A disease affects the body.
EMINENT
 prominent

IMMINENT
 impending, about to happen
INSTRUCTION
 teaching

INSTRUCTIONS
 the directions given
COUNCIL
 assembly of persons convened for
consultation/deliberation.
COUNSEL
 to advise (as verb), good
judgement (as verb)
CONSUL
 an officer appointed to reside in a foreign city.
ADVICE (noun)
 encouragement
ADVISE (verb)
 to give advice; to recommend
CLOTH (noun)
 a piece of fabric, material
CLOTHES (noun)
 garments
CLOTHE (noun)
 to cover or provide with clothes;
to dress
REMARK
 comment or saying
Example: Your remark hurt me a lot.
REMARKS
 speech in general
Example: closing remarks
DESPITE
 notwithstanding (usually not followed
by of)
Example: They will fight despites lack of
preparation.
IN SPITE OF
 notwithstanding
Example: The man failed in the test in
spite of thorough preparation.
WOOD
 a material; a piece of wood
Example: I need piece of wood for my project.
WOODS
 forest
Example: The poet love to contemplate
the woods.
WATER
 (drinking water, portable water) a colorless
limpid liquid compound of hydrogen and
oxygen.
WATERS
 body of water as in sea, ocean, lake, river.
CONTENT (noun)
 all that a thing contains.
CONTAIN (verb)
 to hold or enclose; to keep within bounds.

CONTEND
 to struggle; to fight.
PROCEED (verbs)
 to go on / forward
PROCEEDS (noun)
 the useful or material result of an action or
course.
PRESIDENT
 chief executive
PRECEDE (verb)
 to go before in order, time, place
PRECEDENCE
 priority in time, place
PRECEDENT (adjective)
 previous, former
GOOD
 morally excellent
GOODS
 merchandize; dry goods
GOOD (noun)
 man of true moral character
ALTAR
 any raised place or structure in which sacrifices
may be offered as set of worship.
ALREADY
 before or by this time mentioned; even now
ALTER
 to change
ALTOGETHER
 a whole; also in general effect.
FATE
 predetermined and inevitable necessity;
destiny; fortune.
FAITH
 belief in God or the testimony of God as
revealed in the scripture; belief without
evidence.
FARTHER
 more distant in space

FURTHER
 in addition; beside
BIRTH
 is a resting place
Example: The orphans are given a new
birth near the sea.
BIRTH
 the beginning of life
BESIDE
 means close to
Example: The lives beside the river.
BESIDES
 means in addition to
BREATH
 means an intake of air
Example: Before you dive, take a deep breath.
BREATHE
 means to draw air in and give it out.
Example: It is difficult to breathe under
water.
BREADTH
 means width
Example: In a square, the breadth should
be equal to length.
BRING
 means to carry toward the person who is
speaking.
Example: Bring the book here.
TAKE
 means to carry away from the speaker.
Example: Take your umbrella with you when
you go out.
CITE
 means to quote
Example: He cites beautiful verses from the
bible.
SIGHT
 means seeing
Example: The sight of the relocation center is
appealing.
SITE
 means a place for a building.

COARSE
 means vulgar or harsh.
Example: He needs counselling because of
his coarse behavior.
COURSE
 means a path or a study.

CONSCIENCE
 means sense of right
CONSCIENTIOUS
 means faithful
Example: Danny is conscientious worker.
CONSCIOUS
 means aware of one’s self.
Example: The injured boy is now conscious.
CEASE
 means to end
Example: Will you please cease making those
sounds.
SEIZE
 means to take hold of
Example: Seize him by the collar as he enters
the building.
CENT
 means a coin
SCENT
 mean an odor
Example: The scent of roses is pleasing.
SENT
 past tense of send
COMPLEMENT
 means a completing part
COMPLIMENT
 is an expression of admiration.
Example: The teacher compliment Josh for
his diligence.
DECENT
 means a suitable

DESCENT
 mean going down

DISSENT
 means disagreement
DESERT
 (pronounced as DEZZ-ert)
 an amid idea
DESERT
 (pronounced as DI-ZZERT)
 means to abandon
DESSERT
 the final course of a meal
EMERGE
 means to rise out of
Example: The swimmers emerge from the pool.

IMMERGE
 means to plunge into
Example: The students immerge themselves
in their studies.
HANGED
 is used in reference to a person (regular verb).
Example: The prisoner was hanged at dawn.
HUNG
 is used in reference to a thing (irregular
verb).
Example: The picture was hung above the
fireplace.
THANK YOU!

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