English Grammar
Commonly Confused Words
Story & HistoryStory normally means a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events. History is the record or narrative description of past events.
Storey & FloorStorey or story means a structure consisting of a floor or multiple floors at a single position along a vertical scale. Floor means the inside lower horizontal surface of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure.
Shade & ShadowShade means relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body. Shadow means a dark shape created by an object blocking a source of light.
Scene & SceneryScene means a part of a play, book, film etc in which a particular event takes place. Scenery means the appearance of a place.
Play & GamePlay vs Game: Play means the activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
High &TallHigh refers being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension. It is used for mountains and for things...
Gracious & GracefulGracious means being kind, thoughtful and aware of others. উদার বা অনুগ্রহশীল বোঝাতে Gracious ব্যবহৃত হয়ে থাকে।
Frightened & AfraidFrightened is mainly used to talk about a sudden fear. The uses are – only ‘frightened’ or frightened + noun / frightened of / frightened to / frightened by.
Farther & FurtherFarther vs Further - Farther means a greater distance away. It's better to use farther to mean a physical distance. Farther মানে অধিকতর দূরবর্তী বা গভীরতম বোঝায়।
Burned & BurntBurned & Burnt: Burned means to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases. Intransitive হলে burned বসে। Transitive হলে burnt বসে।