會考英語易混易錯詞彙總結
1. clothes, cloth, clothing
clothes統指各種衣服，謂語動詞永遠是複數， cloth指布，為不可數名詞 clothing服裝的總稱，指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of
2. incident, accident
incident指小事件, accident指不幸的事故He was killed in the accident.
3. amount, number
amount後接不可數名詞， number後接可數名詞 a number of students
4. family, house, home
home家，包括住處和家人，house房子，住宅，family家庭成員. My family is a happy one.
5. sound, voice, noise
sound自然界各種各樣的聲音，voice人的嗓音，noise噪音I hate the loud noise outside.
6. photo, picture, drawing
photo用照相機拍攝的照片，picture可指相片，圖片，電影片，drawing畫的畫 Lets go and see a good picture.
7. vocabulary, word
vocabulary詞彙，一個人擁有的單詞量，word具體的單詞He has a large vocabulary.
8. population, people
population人口，人數，people具體的人 China has a large population.
9. weather, climate
weather一天內具體的天氣狀況，climate長期的氣候狀況 The climate here is not good for you.
10. road, street, path, way
road具體的公路，馬路，street街道，path小路，小徑，way道路，途徑 take this road; in the street, show me the way to the museum.
11. course, subject
course課程（可包括多門科目），subject科目（具體的學科）a summer course
12. custom, habit
custom傳統風俗，習俗，也可指生活習慣，後接to do， habit生活習慣，習慣成自然，後接of doing. Ive got the habit of drinking a lot.
13. cause, reason
cause指造成某一事實或現象的直接原因，後接of sth./doing sth，reason用來解釋某種現象或結果的理由，後接for sth./doing sth. the reason for being late
14. exercise, exercises, practice
exercise運動，鍛鍊（不可數），exercises練習（可數），practice（反覆做的）練習 Practice makes perfect.
15. class, lesson
作課解時,兩者可以替換.指課文用lesson.指班級或全體學生用class. lesson 6; class 5
16. speech, talk, lecture
speech指在公共場所所做的經過準備的較正式的演説，talk日常生活中的一般的談話，講話，lecture學術性的演講，講課 a series of lecture on
17. officer, official
officer部隊的軍官，official政府官員 an army officer
18. work, job
二者均指工作。work不可數，job可數 a good job
19. couple, pair
couple主要指人或動物，pair多指由兩部分組成的東西 a pair of trousers
20. country, nation, state, land
country側重指版圖，疆域，nation指人民，國民，民族，state側重指政府，政體，land國土，國家 The whole nation was sad at the news.
21. cook, cooker
cook廚師，cooker廚具 He is a good cook.
22. damage, damages
damage不可數名詞,損害，損失; damages複數形式,賠償金 $900 damages
23. police, policeman
police警察的總稱，後接複數謂語動詞，policeman指某個具體的'警察 The police are questioning everyone in the house.
24. problem, question
problem常和困難連繫，前面的動詞常為think about, solve, raise，question常和疑問連繫，多和ask, answer連用
25. man, a man
man人類，a man一個男人 Man will conquer nature.
26. chick, chicken
二者均可指小雞，chicken還可以當雞肉 The chicken is delicious.
27. telegram, telegraph
當電報解時，telegram指具體的，telegraph指抽象的 a telegram, by telegraph
28. trip, journey, travel, voyage
travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍長的旅途，voyage指海上航行 a three-day trip
29. sport, game
sport多指户外的遊戲或娛樂活動，如打球，游泳，打獵，賽馬等；game指決定勝負的遊戲，通常有一套規則 His favorite sport is swimming.
30. price, prize
price價格，prize獎，獎品，獎金 win the first prize The price is high/low.
31. a number of, the number of
a number of許多，謂語動詞用複數。the number of的數目，謂語動詞用單數。The number of students is increasing.
32. in front of, in the front of
in front of範圍外的前面，in the front of範圍內的前面 In the front of the room sits a boy.
33. of the day, of a day
of the day每一天的，當時的，當代的， of a day暫時的，不長久的 a famous scientist of the day
34. three of us, the three of us
three of us我們（不止三個）中的三個，the three of us我們三個（就三個人）The three of us---Tom,Jack and I went to the cinema.
35. by bus, on the bus
by bus表手段，方式，不用冠詞，on the bus表範圍 They went there by bus.
36. for a moment, for the moment
for a moment片刻，一會兒，for the moment暫時，一時 Thinking for a moment, he agreed.
37. next year, the next year
next year將來時間狀語，the next year過去將來時間狀語 He said he would go abroad the next year.
38. more than a year, more than one year
more than a year一年多，more than one year超過一年（兩年或三年等）
39. take advice, take the(ones) advice
take advice徵求意見，take the advice接受忠告 He refused to take the advice and failed again.
40. take air, take the air
take air傳播，走漏，take the air到户外去，散步 We take the air every day.
41. in a word, in words
in a word總之，一句話， in words口頭上 In a word, you are right.
42. in place of, in the place of
in place of代替，in the place of在地方 A new building is built in the place of the old one.
43. in secret, in the secret
in secret祕密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作狀語；in the secret知道內情，知道祕密，一般用作表語 My mother was in the secret from the beginning.
44. a girl, one girl
a girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl一個女孩 Can one girl carry such a big box?
45. take a chair, take the chair
take a chair相當於sit down坐下，take the chair開始開會
46. go to sea, by sea, by the sea
go to sea當海員，出航，by sea乘船，由海路， by the sea在海邊 go by sea
47. the doctor and teacher, the doctor and the teacher
the doctor and teacher指一個人，既是醫生又是老師，the doctor and the teacher兩個人，一個醫生和一個老師 the doctor and teacher is
48. in office, in the office
in office在職的，in the office在辦公室裏 He is in office, not out of office.
49. in bed, on the bed
in bed卧在牀上，on the bed在牀上 The book is on the bed. He is ill in bed.
50. in charge of, in the charge of
in charge of管理，負責照料， in the charge of由照料 He is in charge of the matter. The matter is in the charge of her.
51. in class, in the class
in class在課上，in the class在班級裏 He is the best student in the class.
