1. clothes, cloth, clothing
clothes统指各种衣服，谓语动词永远是复数。cloth指布，为不可数名词。clothing服装的总称，指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of
2. amount, number
amount后接不可数名词，number后接可数名词，例如a number of students
3. sound, voice, noise
sound自然界各种各样的声音，voice人的嗓音，noise噪音。
例句I hate the loud noise outside.
4. cause, reason
cause 指造成某一事实或现象的直接原因，后接of sth./doing sth，reason用来解释某种现象或结果的理由，后接for sth./doing sth.，例如 the reason for being late
5. exercise, exercises, practice
exercise运动，锻炼（不可数），exercises练习（可数），practice（反复做的）练习。
例句Practice makes perfect.
6. work, job
二者均指工作。work不可数，job可数。例如a good job
7. problem, question
problem常和困难有关，前面的动词常为think about, solve, raise，question常和疑问有关，多和ask, answer连用。
8. trip, journey, travel, voyage
travel是最常用的，trip指短期的旅途，journey指稍长的旅途，voyage指海上航行。
9. for a moment, for the moment
for a moment 片刻，一会儿，for the moment暂时，一时。
例句Thinking for a moment, he agreed.
10. in office, in the office
in office在职的，in the office在办公室里。
例句He is in office, not out of office.
11. out of question, out of the question
out of question毫无疑问的，out of the question不可能的。
12. none, nothing, no one
none强调有多少，nothing, no one强调有没有，nothing指物，no one指人。
例句--- How many…/How much…? --- None.
13. no more than, not more than
no more than相当于only，仅仅，只有，not more than 至多，不超过。
14. sleeping, asleep, sleepy
sleeping正在睡觉，asleep睡着，熟睡，只能做表语，sleepy困的，有睡意的。
例句The baby is asleep. I'm sleepy.
15. living, alive, live, lively
living, alive, live均为活着的，living定表均可，alive定表均可，定语后置，live只能做定语，lively意为活泼的。
16. before long, long before
before long不久以后，long before很久以前。not long before = before long
17. bring, take, carry, fetch
bring拿来，take带走，carry随身携带，fetch去回这一往返动作。
18. spend, take, pay, cost
spend人做主语，花钱，花时间。spend…on sth./in doing sth.
take物做主语，花时间。
pay人做主语，花钱。pay for......
cost物做主语，花钱。
19. join, join in, take part in
join加入某个组织，并成为其中的一员；join in参加小型的活动, join sb. in；take part in 参加大型的活动 。
例句He joined the army five years ago.
20. lose, miss
lose失去（具体的物体），错过 sth. is lost, lose the chance；miss 想念，错过。
21. care about, care for
care about关心，计较，在乎，一般多用于否定句中；care for关心，照料，喜欢，愿意。
例句He doesn't care about his clothes. I don't care for movies.
22. feed, raise
feed喂养，养活，饲养 (to give food to)， raise饲养，养育 (cause to grow, bring up children) raise the family
23. a girl, one girl
a girl可泛指所有女孩, one girl一个女孩。
例句Can one girl carry such a big box?
24. die from, die of
die from表示死于（枪）伤，虚弱，过度劳累，饮食过度等，die of表示死于疾病，饥饿，寒冷，年老，忧愁，失恋等精神因素 die of hunger and cold
25. pay for, pay back, pay off
pay for为…付钱，pay back还钱，但不一定还清，pay off还清 pay for the book, pay off the debt
26. arrive, get, reach
arrive不及物动词，后接in (大地点)，at(小地点)，get不及物动词后接to，reach及物动词。
例如arrive in Beijing, get to Beijing, reach Beijing
27. manage, try
manage to do设法做成了某事，try to do尽力去做某事但不一定成功。
例句He tried to pass the exam, but he failed.
28. agree with, agree to, agree on
agree with同意某人，agree to同意某事，agree on在…上达成一致意见，主语是复数 agree with you, agree to the plan
29. listen, hear
listen强调动作，hear强调结果。
例句I listened, but I heard nothing.
30. hurt, injure, wound
hurt感情上受伤，injure事故中受伤，wound战争中受伤。
例句He was wounded in the war.
31. turn, get, grow
turn表突变，后常接表颜色的词，get强调变的结果，grow强调过程，逐渐的变化 turn yellow, get tired, grow big
32. on earth, on the earth, in the earth
on earth在世上，在人间，到底，究竟，一点也不，on the earth在地上，在地球上，in the earth在地下，在泥土里 no use on earth
33. above, on, over
above在上面，不接触，on在上面，接触，over在正上方 fly over the hill
34. until, not…until
until到…为止， not…until直到…才（常跟点动词连用）。
例句I waited until 3:00. He didn't come until 3:00.
35. besides, except, except for
besides除了…还（包括在内）except除了（不包括在内），except for整体…除了某一点以外。
例句The composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes.
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