英语名词形近词辨识大全：英语语法中的形近单词整理

意：a piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens.

例：I was working as a foreman on a building site.

cite v.

意：you quote it or mention it especially as an example or proof of what you are saying.

例：She cites a favorite poem by George Herbert.

sight n.

意：n. ①ability to see; ②something that you see.

例：①My sight is failing and I can't see to read any more.

②The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city.

Brice Russ of Ohio State through posting on one social media cite in search of particular words and phrases of interest as well as the location from which users are posting.（OG-4-30）

A. NO CHANGE

B. site in search of

C. sight in search of

D. cite in search for

3. its VS it’s

its pron.

意：“its” is the possessive form of “it”

例：He held the knife by its blade.

it’s abbr.

意：“it’s” means “it is.”

例：It's the best news I've heard in a long time.

It took me by surprise then when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of it’s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.（OG-2-14）

A. NO CHANGE

B. its tiniest;

C. its tiniest;

D. it’s tiniest

4. their VS there VS they’re

their pron.

意：“Their” is the possessive form of “they.”

例：Janis and Kurt have announced their engagement.

there pron.

意：used as the subject of the verb "be" to say that something exists or does not exist or to draw attention to it.

例：There are temporary traffic lights now at the school.

they’re abbr.

意：“They’re” means “they are.”

例：People eat when they're depressed.

Like their terrestrial plant cousins kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis and releases oxygen back into the air.（OG-2-29）

A. NO CHANGE

B. they’re

C. its

D. it’s

5. reduction VS reduce VS deduct

reduction n.

意：the act of making something smaller in size or amount or less in degree.

例：We found that there’s a trend towards the reduction of exports by China.

reduce vt./vi.

意：make it smaller in size or amount or less in degree.

例：It reduces the risks of heart disease.

deduct vt.

意：subtract an amount from the total.

例：The company deducted this payment from his compensation.

In recent years public libraries in the United States have experienced reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal state and local government levels.（OG-2-1）

A. NO CHANGE

B. reduction

C. deducting

D. deducts

6. fair VS fare

fair adj.

意： Something or someone is reasonable right and just.

例：I wanted them to get a fair deal.

fare n.

意： the money that you pay for a trip that you make for example in a bus train or taxi.

例：He could barely afford the fare.

7. than VS then

than conj.

意：use it after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison.

例：Children learn faster than adults.

then adv.

意：①one thing happens after another or is after another on a list；②at a particular time in the past or in the future.

例 ：①Add the oil and then the scallops to the pan.

②He wanted to have a source of income after his retirement; until then he wouldn't require additional money.

More like a fair then an actual cafe; the first Repair cafe took place in Amsterdam the Netherlands.（OG-2-38）

A. NO CHANGE

B. fair than

C. fare than

D. fair then

8. maintain VS sustain

maintain vt.

意：continue to have it and do not let it stop or grow weaker.

例：After the divorce their father still maintained close contact with the boys.

sustain vt.

意：continue it or maintain it for a period of time.

例：He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.

Although advocates of organic food preserve that organic produce is healthier than conventionally grown produce because it has more vitamins and minerals this assertion is not supported by scientific research.

A. NO CHANGE

B. carry on

C. maintain

D. sustain

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