Commonly Confused Words
Explain the difference between Fun and Funny
Fun = divertido / enjoyable
Funny = gracioso / makes you laugh
How do you say 'sabor' in English?
flavor
What are the words for:
1) a woman who gets married at a wedding
2) a man who gets married at a wedding
1) Bride
2) Groom
If I have a green thumb, I'm good with plants.
What if I kill plants? What do I have...?
A black thumb
Every person on the team must pronounce this word perfectly. If someone does it incorrectly, correct them!
Chocolate
Chac-lit
Fix the mistake:
Every weekday I take chicken for lunch.
eat chicken OR have chicken
What's the difference between:
Fast Food and Junk Food?
Fast Food = convenient, fast, easy - but could have some nutritional value (or not)
Junk Food = food with no nutritional value
When you are engaged to be married, you are a __________and you also have a _________.
Fiancée
I was such a couch potato this weekend!
Explain the meaning.
a lazy person who sits on the couch and chills all weekend
Every person on the team must pronounce this word perfectly. If someone does it incorrectly, correct them!
Popular
pop-you-ler
What does it mean: to assist vs to attend?
to assist = to help
to attend = to go to
Basil, Oregano, Garlic, and Rosemary are all types of __________.
Herbs
According to the video we watched in class, this word was created when the bridge and groom went M.I.A. for a full moon cycle, and people brought them honeywine during that time.
Honeymoon
What does it mean if something is 'hit or miss'?
Something is unpredictable: sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Every person on the team must pronounce these words perfectly. If someone does it incorrectly, correct them!
Chemist
Chemistry
Chemical
kemist
kemis-tri
kemi-cl
Explain the difference between:
Cook/Chef vs. Cooker
Cook/Chef = the person who cooks
Cooker = the british way to say 'stove'
Name 4 ways to cook eggs.
Fried
Scrambled
Omelette
Poached
Hard-boiled
What is the name for the most important female friend of the bride at a wedding. This person is usually responsible for helping the bride, holding her bouquet during the ceremony, and giving a speech during the wedding reception.
Maid of Honor
Having a 10 minute walk to work has been a game changer.
What does this mean?
Something that completely changes things for the better.
Every person on the team must pronounce these words perfectly. If someone does it incorrectly, correct them!
Steak vs. Stick
steak = stai-k
stick = stik
Tell the difference between Trip / Travel / Journey
Trip = n., countable, when you leave point A, go to point B, and travel back to point A.
Travel = v. or uncountable noun - EX: I love to travel./It takes a lot of time to travel to California./Travel is one of the only ways you can spend money that makes you richer.
Journey = n. an act of travelling from one place to another - usually used to describe the duration and method of travel. EX: My journey to California on Friday will take 22 hours and involve 2 flights, and 1 long layover.
What is offal?
(Hint: I think offal is awful.)
the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food
What is an idiom that we have learned that means: "To get married."
To tie the knot
Explain the meaning.
Doing his fair share of the work...he leaves work for others to do.
Every person on the team must pronounce these words perfectly. If someone does it incorrectly, correct them!
- Liked
- Washed
- Wanted
- Played
- Called
Like'T
Wash'T
Want'ID
Play'DUH
Call'DUH