advise/advice

Advise /əd’vaɪz /  (verb) Notice that these two words have a different pronunciation

Meaning to tell somebody what you think they should or shouldn’t do in a particular situation. Here are some patterns for this verb.

• Advise somebody: His brother couldn’t advise him because he was far too busy.
• Advise something: The government has advised extreme caution.
• Advise somebody to do something: I would advise you to check this essay before handing it in.
• advise that: They advised that a bottle of water should always be carried with visitors.
• advise doing something: I’d advise booking your table in advance.

Advice / əd’vais / (uncountable noun)

Meaning  the  information  that is given on a particular issue.

• Advice on health care.
• Ask your teacher for advice/ask your teacher’s advice.
• Take my advice. Let me give you a piece of advice/some advice.

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after/later/afterwards

After (Prep) meaning later than something, or following another event in time. This form is used in front of a noun phrase.

• We’ll leave after they call.
• They lost contact after their grandmother’s death.

Later (Adv) Meaning after the time of speaking

• See you later!

Later (Adj) Meaning after something else or in the future or an advance period of something.

• The taxi arrived an hour later than expected.
• The concert has been postponed to a later date.
• She wrote her most interesting poems in her later life.

Afterwards ( is used when referring to an action followed by another one.

• We went out to dinner and afterwards we went to the theatre.

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Ache/hurt/pain

Ache (verb) meaning that a part of your body hurts in a continuous and dull way. Ache (noun) referring to a continuous dull pain. This word is usually used in combination with the part of body that is in pain.

• Stomach ache, toothache, headache, or my stomach aches.

Hurt (verb transitive and intransitive) to cause physical pain to yourself/somebody. This verb doesn’t give information on the type of pain/ache it only explains that somebody is in a certain degree of pain or that somebody/something is causing it.

• Stop! You’re hurting me!
• Yesterday I fell over. Now my leg hurts/I hurt my leg.

Pain (noun) Not usually used as a verb. Meaning referring to physical suffering in general, often more severe than ‘ache’, used with parts of the body. e.g. pain in my leg, arm, shoulder etc.

• He was clearly in pain.
• This should help relieve the pain.

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