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Words that look English and are not

CEFR B112 words12 traps

Read them aloud with their sentence. A word on its own gets forgotten; inside a sentence it doesn't.

Careful: It looks like a word of yours and isn't what you think.

  1. embarazadapregnant — not “embarrassed”Careful

    Está embarazada de cinco meses.

  2. éxitosuccess — not “exit”Careful

    La obra fue un éxito.

  3. actualmentecurrently — not “actually”Careful

    Actualmente vive en Bogotá.

  4. realizarto carry out — not “to realise”Careful

    Realizaron el trabajo en dos días.

  5. sensiblesensitive — not “sensible”Careful

    Es una persona muy sensible.

  6. libreríabookshop — not “library”Careful

    Lo compré en una librería del centro.

  7. constipadohaving a cold — not “constipated”Careful

    Estoy constipado desde el lunes.

  8. asistirto attend — not “to assist”Careful

    Asistí a la conferencia.

  9. pretenderto intend — not “to pretend”Careful

    Pretendo terminarlo hoy.

  10. sopasoup — not “soap”Careful

    Una sopa de verduras.

  11. largolong — not “large”Careful

    Es un camino muy largo.

  12. compromisocommitment; engagement — not “compromise”Careful

    No puedo, tengo un compromiso.

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