CONFUSING WORDS – Quit – Quiet – Quite

QUIT 

“Quit” is a verb that means to stop or cease doing something. When someone quits an activity, job, or habit, they discontinue or give up that particular action or commitment. “Quit” can also imply resignation or abandonment of a task or responsibility. It is often used in contexts related to work, sports, studies, or habits. For example, “He decided to quit his job and pursue a new career” or “She quit smoking last year.”

Examples:
She decided to quit her job and start her own business.
He couldn’t quit eating chocolate even though he knew it wasn’t good for him.
After years of struggling with the habit, he finally decided to quit smoking for good.

QUIET 

“Quiet” is an adjective that describes the absence of noise or disturbance, creating a peaceful or calm environment. It refers to a state of tranquility or minimal sound. Additionally, “quiet” can also be used as a verb, meaning to make something or someone become silent or less noisy. For example, “The library is a quiet place for studying,” or “Please quiet down so we can hear the speaker.”

Examples:

The baby finally fell asleep, and the house became quiet.
Please keep your voice down and try to be quiet during the movie.
The students were quiet in the classroom.

QUITE

“Quite” as an adverb that is used to intensify the meaning of an adjective or adverb. It often indicates a degree or extent that is significant or noticeable. “Quite” can suggest a level of completeness, emphasis, or extent beyond what is expected. It can also indicate agreement or confirmation in response to a statement. For example, “She was quite tired after the long day” or “It’s quite hot outside today.”

Examples:

The hike was quite challenging, but we made it to the top.
She found the movie quite entertaining and watched it twice.
He was quite surprised when he received the award for his work.

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GRAMMAR – Prepositions

Types of Prepositions

The different types of prepositions are used to provide us with different information with regard to time (prepositions of time), place (prepositions of place), and direction (prepositions of movement). Besides these three, there are others: prepositions of manner and prepositions of cause and reason.

Time: We’ve been working since yesterday.
Direction: Go to the end of the street and you’ll see it.
Location: We saw a movie at the cinema.
Space: The dog slept under the table.
Manner: She laughed like a hyena.
Reason: They divorced for many reasons.

The same preposition, however, can be used for the different divisions into time, place, and direction. Look at this example using at.
Time: I shall meet you at 2 o’clock.
Direction: The woman pointed at the man who stole her purse.
Location: We’ll wait for you at the entrance of the mall.

Prepositions

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The Canaries are a group of islands _______ the coast of Africa.

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There is a wooden fence _______ the garden, which looks quite nice.

3 / 17

The book was written _______ John Grisham. He's a famous writer.

4 / 17

The students in the last row never pay attention _______ what the teacher says.

5 / 17

The wind was coming _______ all directions, so it was impossible to continue with the event.

6 / 17

After an hour, the firefighters had the incident _______ control.

7 / 17

My sister owns a beautiful house ___ the sea.

8 / 17

We walked _______ the room and saw documents and folders scattered over the floor.

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 _______ first, I thought it was an earthquake, but then I saw the damaged bus.

10 / 17

The man fell _______ a coma _______ which he never recovered.

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The older boys always make fun _______ me.

12 / 17

A large part _______ the Netherlands lies _______ sea level.

13 / 17

My mom suffers _______ from migraine.

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The painter's works are _______ display _______ the National Gallery.

15 / 17

I like to read books _______ photography.

16 / 17

I am familiar _______ the rules, so you don't have to explain them to me.

17 / 17

That car belongs _______ a friend _______ mine.

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GRAMMAR – Simple Present Tense

When do we use the SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE?

When something is generally or always true (FACTS or STATES).
The book is on the table.
The tables aren’t blue.
Why is the door open?
People need water.

For a situation that we think is somewhat permanent.
I live in Brazil.
She doesn’t eat meat.
I am a teacher.
Do you have a car?

For habits or things we do regularly.
I watch TV in the evening.
We usually eat Sunday lunch together.
I have a karate class on Mondays.
He drinks coffee with breakfast.

When we are telling jokes.
A horse walks into a bar.
The barman sees him.
The barman asks: Why the long face?

To talk about the future when we are discussing a timetable or a plan.
The movie starts at 8 pm.
What time does the train leave?
The class ends at 7:45 pm.
The ship doesn’t sail at 3 pm.

The Simple Present Tense

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It _______  (not / be) cold today.

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I _______  (not / play) the piano often.

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Why _______  (he / be) in France?

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Lucy _______ (ride) her bicycle to work.

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_______  (they / be) on the bus?

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_______  (you/find) the weather here cold?

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_______  (she / be) a singer?

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They _______  (go) to the cinema every Wednesday.

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_______  (she / play) tennis every week?

10 / 10

_______ (be) in a café now.

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What day is today?

Days of the week (phonetic spelling).

  • Monday (mandei)
  • Tuesday (tiusdei)
  • Wednesday (uenzdei)
  • Thursday (thorzdei)
  • Friday (fraidei)
  • Saturday (sadadei)
  • Sunday (sandei)

REMEMBER: Days of the week always start with a capital letter.

We use the verb TO BE to say what day it is.

  • What day is today?
  • It’s Wednesday.
  • What day is tomorrow?
  • It’s Thursday.
  • What day was yesterday?
  • It was Tuesday.

We use the preposition ON to say which day something happens.

  • My vacation starts on Saturday.
  • The next game is on Sunday.
  • My doctor’s appointment is on Monday.

Other important vocabulary:

  • Yesterday (one day ago)
  • The day before yesterday (two days ago)
  • Tomorrow (one day from now)
  • The day after tomorrow (two days from now)

Days of the Week

What day is today?

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Which letter is silent in Wednesday

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Which day comes before Friday?

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Which day comes between Tuesday and Thursday?

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The first day of the work week is _____ .

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We use the preposition ____ with days.

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There are ____ working days in a week.

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There are _____ days in a week.

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Saturday and Sunday are ___________ .

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Which day comes after Wednesday?

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Which day comes before Friday?

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Which day comes before Tuesday?

12 / 15

Today is Monday. What day is tomorrow?

13 / 15

Today is Friday. What day was yesterday?

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Today is Monday. What day is the day after tomorrow?

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Today is Monday. What day was the day before yesterday?

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GRAMMAR – EXCEPT vs. EXCEPT FOR

EXCEPT means “not including” or “besides.” You can use either EXCEPT or EXCEPT FOR as a conjunction to introduce a clause containing the only thing that was not included in the main part of a sentence:
Everybody came to the party, EXCEPT/EXCEPT FOR Jonah.
He ate everything on the plate, EXCEPT/EXCEPT FOR the broccoli.
I have no time in my schedule, EXCEPT/EXCEPT FOR an hour on Friday.

You can use EXCEPT FOR when you want to show that the statement in the main part of the sentence is not completely true:
My vacation was great, EXCEPT FOR the rain. (So, not completely great because of the rain).
I finished cleaning the whole house, EXCEPT FOR the bedrooms. (So, I didn’t completely clean.)
We drank all the liquor, EXCEPT FOR one case of Gin. (So, we didn’t completely drunk.)

You can use EXCEPT followed by a few different grammatical patterns:

EXCEPT + AN INFINITIVE:
I never go to the mall, except to buy presents.

EXCEPT + A BASE VERB:
I don’t do anything except work in the office.

EXCEPT + A PREPOSITION:
There are no good stores except in the mall.

EXCEPT + THAT + SUBJECT + VERB
He’s great, except that he is always late.

Except or Except For

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Nobody helped me _______ Giuliana.

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Nobody came _______ Tommy and Julie.

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I have cleaned the whole house _______ the bathroom.

4 / 12

He ate everything on his plate _______ the broccoli.

5 / 12

These days I don’t do anything _______ work in the office.

6 / 12

They brought all their toys _______ the Lego.

7 / 12

All the boys passed the test _______ Luca.

8 / 12

I never go to the mall, _______ to shop for Christmas presents.

9 / 12

Everyone stood up _______ John.

10 / 12

All the guests have arrived _______ two.

11 / 12

You can’t buy those spices anywhere _______ at an Indian grocery store.

12 / 12

He does not know any language _______ French.

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GRAMMAR – Idioms with color

Out of the blue – randomly, without warning, surprisingly
Example: “That storm came out of the blue and I didn’t have an umbrella!”

Green with envy– to be very jealous, envious
Example: “Katie was green with envy when she saw you got a new car for your birthday.”

Gray area – something that is unclear, undefined
Example: The issue of allowing mobile phones in the classroom is a gray area right now- it could go either way.

Caught red-handed – to catch someone in the act of doing something
Example: “He was caught red-handed while stealing those candy bars.”

Green thumb – to be skilled at gardening
Example: “My mother has a green thumb- she can make anything grow!”

Black sheep – to be the outcast, the odd one out, unlike the others
Example: “Rachel is the black sheep in the family because she is an artist whereas everyone else is an economist.”

Once in a blue moon – very rarely
Example: “Once in a blue moon you will see that mean professor smile.”

Take the Red Eye – a late-night flight that arrives early in the morning
Example: “I took the red eye from California to New York last night and now I am exhausted.”

Tickled pink – to be extremely pleased
Example: “Your grandma was tickled pink that you called on her birthday!”

White lie – a small lie that is told to be polite s
Example: “I didn’t like her dress, but I told a white lie because I didn’t want to offend her.

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Improve Your Listening

Here are some ideas that you can use every day that might help you to improve your English.

Watch movies, series, and news in English (with subtitles if necessary).

Listen to music in English and try to understand the lyrics.

Watch TED Talks or other speeches in English.

Record yourself and listen to the recording. How does it sound?

Exchange text messages in English with friends and classmates.

Read books, magazines, and newspapers in English.

Switch the operating system on your phone, computer, TV, and cable box to English.

Keep a notebook and write down new words to expand your vocabulary.

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IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH

People always ask me what things they can do during their everyday lives that might help them improve their English. Here are a few suggestions. If you can think of any others, please add them in the comments.

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GRAMMAR Adjective + Preposition


Adjectives are words used to describe a person, place, or thing, for example, The tall man in the red shirt is a friend of mine. We drove along a quiet road until reaching a small town. I’m reading an interesting book. Prepositions are words used to connect two ideas or to demonstrate the relationship between two concepts.
Examples of prepositions in English include at, in, on, for, to, with, and from.

Adjective + Preposition Combinations
There are many cases in which adjectives are combined with prepositions – but there is no rule stating when to use which combination.
As you read and listen to more English, you will become more and more familiar with how these adjective-prepositions combinations are used. Here are a few of the more common combinations of adjectives and prepositions in English.

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GRAMMAR – Adjective + Preposition

Adjectives are words used to describe a person, place, or thing.
For example:

The tall man in the red shirt is a friend of mine.
We drove along a quiet road until we reached a small town.
I’m reading an interesting book.

Prepositions are words used to connect two ideas or to demonstrate the relationship between two concepts.
Examples of prepositions in English include at, in, on, for, to, with, and from.

Adjective + Preposition Combinations

There are many cases in which adjectives are combined with prepositions – but there is no rule stating when to use which combination.
As you read and listen to more English, you will become more and more familiar with how these adjective-prepositions combinations are used. Here are a few of the more common combinations of adjectives and prepositions in English.

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