词是英语作文的重要一环，也是衡量作文优劣的重要标准之一。好的作文遣词应该是形式和内容的完美统一，即形式上复杂、多样，内容上准确、得体和传神。这样的作文才能闪亮登场。准确用词是作文遣词的基础，下面是小编整理的英语写作中容易出错的单词， 希望对大家有帮助。

英语写作中容易出错的单词有哪些

1. explain

典型错误：Please explain me how to join a tennis club.

正确表达：explain不属于可带双宾语的动词，可以说：explain sth. (to sb.)或explain to sb. sth.，故上句应改为:

Please explain to me how to join a tennis club.

类似用法的动词还有say, suggest etc. 例：

I have something to say to you.

What did you suggest to the manager?

2. provide

典型错误：They provided him money and clothes.

正确表达：provide作“给……提供”解时，常构成：provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. (for sb.) 例：

John provides me with all the necessities of existence.

类似动词有supply(供给)，常构成：supply sb. with sth.或supply sth. to sb. 例：

Foreign governments supplied arms to the rebels.

3. serve

典型错误：A slave serves for his master.

正确表达：serve表“为……服务;接待(顾客);侍候吃饭、端(菜);服刑等”解时，常用作及物动词，故不与介词连用，上句中须去掉介词for。例：

We should serve our country. (为……服务)

I am still waiting to be served. (接待)

He has served half his sentence. (服刑)

△短语serve for 表示的是“充当、用作、用……作;够……用、适用于、对……合适。”之意。例：

This box will have to serve for a table until the furniture arrives.

This house will serve for my simple needs, but will it serve for the whole family?

这房子可以满足我的简单需要，但对全家来说够用吗?

4. enter

典型错误：She entered into the house.

正确表达：enter表示“进来(去)”时后面不跟介词。在非正式英语中多用come into和go into。例：

She entered the room without being noticed.

△ 短语enter into常用于正式场合，表示：

a. “开始讨论、着手处理”。例：

Let’s not enter into details at this moment.

b. “积极参加、投入”。例：

We entered into the spirit of Christmas. 我们开始感受到了圣诞节的气氛。

c. “开始、参与”(此时其后常接表“抽象概念的词”。)例：

They entered into a contract/an agreement. 他们订立了合同/达成了协议。

5. discuss

典型错误：Peter refused to discuss about the matter.

正确表达：discuss表“讨论、谈论”时是及物动词，故上句中须去掉介词about。例：

She has something of great importance to discuss with you.

They discussed whether they had done anything wrong.

6. follow

典型错误：The child followed after his mother up the stairs.

正确表达：follow作“跟随;沿着(走);遵循;理解等”时，常为及物动词。故上句中须删除介词after。例：

August follows July.

Then you are going to follow her advice, aren’t you?

Do you follow what I am saying?

7. return

典型错误：They didn’t return back home till nine o’clock.

正确表达：return不与back连用，故上句中须去掉back。但可用come/go back。例：

My friend and I return to town by the midnight express.

It’s suddenly come back to me where I saw you last. 我突然回想起来最近在什么地方见过你。

8. repeat

典型错误：Please repeat that again.

正确表达：repeat不与again连用，故上句须去掉again。但可用say……again。例：

You can say that again!