Tham khảo tài liệu 'vocabulary general 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CERTAIN OR CURTAIN certain or curtain CERTAIN means sure. Are you CERTAIN that he apologised CURTAINS are window drapes. Do draw the CURTAINS. Note that the c sounds like s in certain and like k in curtain. See SOFT c AND SOFT G. changeable not -gable See SOFT c AND SOFT G. chaos chaotic character not charachter chateau château singular chateaux or chateaux plural See FOREIGN PLURALS. check or cheque Use these exemplar sentences as a guide Always CHECK your work. May I pay by CHEQUE not check as in the United States cherub singular This word has two plurals. Cherubim is reserved exclusively for the angels often portrayed as little children with wings. Cherubs can be used either for angels or for enchanting small children. chestnut not chesnut as it is often mispronounced 44 CHORD OR CORD chief singular chiefs plural See PLURALS v . childish or childlike The teenager was rebuked by the magistrate for his CHILDISH behaviour . which he should have outgrown The grandfather has retained his sense of CHILDLIKE wonder at the beauty of the natural world . marvellously direct innocent and enthusiastic chimney singular chimneys plural See PLURALS iii . chior Wrong spelling. See CHOIR. chocolate not choclat although often mispronounced as such choice not -se choir not -io choose I CHOOSE my words carefully. I am CHOOSING my words carefully. I CHOSE my words carefully yesterday. I have CHOSEN them carefully. chord or cord CHORD is used in a mathematical or musical context. CORD refers to string and is generally used when referring to anatomical parts like the umbilical cord spinal cord and vocal cords. Note- you will occasionally see CHORD used instead of CORD in a medical context but it seems very old-fashioned now. 45 CHRISTIANITY Christianity not Cr- Christmas not Cristmas or Chrismas chronic not cr- This word is often misused. It doesn t mean terrible or serious. It means long-lasting persistent when applied to an illness. chrysanthemum not cry- chrystal Wrong .
