Difficult Words: Few and Little

The baby has little hair.

Few dan little mengandung arti ‘sedikit’

few – fewer – the fewest, untuk Countable noun

few students/children/books

Difficult words: Give, Offer and Owe

Yes. He has given me the tickets.

give + someone + something

      He gave me a new book yesterday.

      Father usually gives my younger brother pocket money once a week.

      They have given the beggar some money.

Difficult Words: Do and Make

I don't know what to do

Dua kata ini (do dan make) memiliki arti yang sangat mirip, dan seringkali sulit untuk memilih di antara keduanya

1. Ketika kita mengatakan suatu aktifitas tanpa menyebutkan secara pasti apa itu, kita menggunakan do.

Do something!

I don’t know what to do.

What are you doing?

I like doing nothing.

Difficult Words: Look and See

Don't look at me that way

look (v) = melihat, memandang, nampaknya

Don’t look at me that way. (Jangan memandang kepadaku seperti itu.)

Look at the board. (Lihatlah ke papan tulis.)

You look so busy. What are you doing? (Kamu nampak sangat sibuk. Apa yang sedang kamu kerjakan?)

Difficult Words: Listen and Hear

Go on! I'm listening

listen (v) = mendengar dengan sengaja, dengan rencana, dengan minat

Listen! Someone is knocking at the door. (Dengar! Ada yang mengetuk pintu.)

I sometimes listen to the radio. (Saya kadang-kadang mendengarkan radio.)

You have to listen to your parents. (Kamu harus mendengarkan orang tuamu.)

Go on, I’m listening. (Teruskan, saya mendengarkan kamu.)

You can practice your English by listening to English songs. (Kamu bisa melatih bahasa Inggrismu dengan mendengarkan lagu-lagu berbahasa Inggris.)

Verbs Followed by Gerund

I anticipate having a good time .....

1. admit; He admitted stealing the money.

2. advise; She advised waiting until tomorrow.

3. anticipate; I anticipate having a good time on vacation.

4. appreciate; I appreciated hearing from them.

5. avoid; He avoided answering my question.

Difficult Words: Help

I can't help you

1. help sebagai noun (kata benda) berarti pertolongan atau bantuan.

Thank you for your help. (Terima kasih atas bantuanmu.)

2. helpful adalah adjective (kata sifat) berarti suka membantu, bermanfaat.

You’re very helpful. (Kamu sangat membantu.)

Difficult Words: Also, Too, So, Either, Neither

also dan too dipakai untuk mengatakan ‘juga’ dalam kalimat positif.

letaknya too di akhir kalimat, sedangkan letaknya also adalah:

++ sesudah to be = They are also happy.

++ sebelum verb = We also want to change the world.

++ sebelum main verb = He will also join us

Difficult Words: because dan because of

.... because she likes drawing ...

because + subject + verb

because of + noun/noun phrase

due to + the fact that + subject + verb

due to + noun/noun clause

Difficult Words: Used To dan To Be Used To

I used to make mistakes in maths

Ungkapan Used To maupun To Be Used To mengandung makna terbiasa atau kebiasaan.

used to menunjukkan kebiasaan atau keadaan dulu yang kini tidak lagi.

to be used to menunjukkan kebiasaan yang dilakukan sampai saat ini.

Difficult Words: No and Not

I have no idea

Beberapa kata memiliki kemiripan, karenanya sering menimbulkan kesalahan dalam pemakaian kata-kata tersebut. Berikut adalah perbedaan penggunaan kata ‘no’ dan ‘not’.

No adalah adjective (kata sifat), dan karena itu menjelaskan noun (kata benda).

I have no idea.

They have no children.

There was no coffee on the table when I got home.