Advice or Advise?
Advice or Advise?
It’s
no wonder that advice and advise are often confused; they are used in the same
context and are separated by just one letter.
What is the difference between advice and advise?
Irrespective
of the form of English that you are using; i.e. British English or American
English, advice is used as a noun while advise is used as a verb.
Advice
is pronounced as ice while advise is
pronounced as realize.
Use of Advice-
Advice
is used as a noun, meaning “guidance or recommendations offered with regard to
prudent future action”.
👉 Advice is an uncountable noun.
Let me give you some advice.
Not: Let me give you an advice.
Mom gave her a lot of advice, but she didn’t listen.
Not:…a lot of advices
Use of Advise
Advise
is used as a verb, meaning “to recommend or offer suggestions about the best
course of action to someone”.
Exercise
Select advice/ advise:
1)
The doctor strongly _________ him to lose weight.
a) adviced
b) advised
(✓)
2)
She is taking four meals a day on ________ of a dietician.
a) advice(✓)
b) advise
3)
They finally did what we ________
a) adviced
b) advised(✓)
4)
I have two pieces of ________ for your carrier.
a) Advice
(✓)
b) advise
5)
Please _______ me.
a) advice
b) advise
(✓)
6)
I need you to ________ me.
a) advice
b) advise
(✓)
7)
I need you to give me _________.
a) advice
(✓)
b) advise
8)
I need your _________.
a) advice
(✓)
b) advise
9)
Attract yourself to those who _______ you rather than praise you.
a) advice
b) advise
(✓)
10)
Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to _______
them.
a) advice
b) advise
(✓)
11)
My neighbour wants to give _______ to my children.
a) advice
(✓)
b) advise
12)
He wants to ________ them to play outdoors in the evenings only.
a) advice
b) advise
(✓)
13)
Take my ________. I don’t use it anyway.
a) advice
(✓)
b) advise
14)
Many receive ________, but only the wise profit from it.
a) advice
(✓)
b) advise
15)
sleeping pills are not _________.
a) adviced
b) advised
(✓)
16)
You will be _______ of the requirements.
a) advised
(✓)
b) adviced
17)
A word of _________ will be appreciated.
a) advice
(✓)
b) advise
18)
She is seeking _________from an expert.
a) advice
(✓)
b) advise
19)
Government has _______ people to maintain social distance.
a) adviced
b) advised
(✓)
20)
A lot of _________ on social distancing is available in public domain.
a) advice
(✓)
b) advised
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