Gerund Word Explorer
Confusable

Practice or practise

Practice

A noun: the act of doing something regularly.

Daily practice makes you fluent.

Practise

A verb: to do something regularly to improve.

Practise speaking English every day.

Remember: In British and Indian English, PRACTICE is the noun (like advice) and PRACTISE is the verb (like advise).

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____ speaking English every day.

Short lessonCommonly confused wordsSome words look or sound alike but do different jobs. A small trick keeps them apart.

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