Gerund Word Explorer
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Advice or advise

Advice

A noun: a suggestion about what to do.

Her advice was really helpful.

Advise

A verb: to give someone a suggestion.

I advise you to read the contract first.

Remember: adviCE is the thing (noun), said like 'ice'. adviSE is the action (verb), said like 'rise'. Practice/practise follow the same spelling pattern but sound alike.

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Her ____ was really helpful.

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

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