businessenglishace.com

businessenglishace.com

by: Professor H. E. Colby

Portuguese and English Confusing Words

AGENDA

•Why Portuguese / English Confusing Pairs

•3 Falsos Cognatos– Portuguese/English Confusing Pairs

•Why English Confusing Word Pairs

•3 English Confusing Word Pairs

•Learn more English Confusing Pairs

businessenglishace.com

Portuguese and English Confusion

•English has significant Latin root words in common with Portuguese .

•These Latin words have similar spellings.

•However, the meaning of these words changed over time.

businessenglishace.com

Falsos Cognatos between Portuguese and English/1

Get Top 65 Commonly Confused English Word Pairs

businessenglishace.com

Portuguese FalsoCognato

ANTECIPAR

English Translation

To bring/move forward

ANTECIPAR - ANTICIPATE

English Look Alike

ANTICIPATE

Portuguese Translation

Prever, Aguardar

Falsos Cognatos between Portuguese and English/2

Get Top 65 Commonly Confused English Word Pairs

businessenglishace.com

Portuguese FalsoCognato

CARTÃO

English Translation

Card

CARTÃO - CARTON

English Look Alike

CARTON

Portuguese Translation

Caixa de papelão

Falsos Cognatos between Portuguese and English/3

Get Top 65 Commonly Confused English Word Pairs

businessenglishace.com

Portuguese FalsoCognato

DIVERSÃO

English Translation

Amusement, fun

DIVERSÃO - DIVERSION

English Look Alike

DIVERSION

Portuguese Translation

Desvio

4 Types Confusing English Pairs/1

•Homographs: same spelling as another word, but different

sound and meaning. (bass (loud, deep sound)– bass (fish)

•Homonym: sounds like another word, same or different spelling.(pair (fruit) – pair (couple) / fair (county fair) – fair (just)

businessenglishace.com

4 Types Confusing English Pairs/2

•Heteronym: different sound, but same spelling as anotherword.

(tear (in eye) – tear (to rip, like paper)

•Homophone: sounds like another word, but different spelling.(pair (fruit) – pair (couple)

businessenglishace.com

English Confusing Pairs/1

Get Top 65 Commonly Confused English Word Pairs

businessenglishace.com

ALLUSION

An indirect reference

ALLUSION- ILLUSION

ILLUSION

A false reality

English Confusing Pairs/2

Get Top 65 Commonly Confused English Word Pairs

businessenglishace.com

ITS

Of or belonging to it (possessive pronoun)

ITS- IT’S

IT’S

It is (a contraction)

English Confusing Pairs/3

Get Top 65 Commonly Confused English Word Pairs

businessenglishace.com

QUOTE

To cite

QUOTE- QUOTATION

QUOTATION

A citation or act of citing

businessenglishace.com

Clear up Confusing English Word Pairs Today!

•Learn the difference between key

confusing English word pairs.

•Use the word correctly the first

time!

•Includes exercises to test your

learning.

•Check out now and get a FREE

video bonus.