Difference between -ISE, -ICE endings

There are pairs of words with just one letter difference in their ending.

The words on the left are VERBS; the ones on the right are NOUNS.

The verbs are spelt with an "s". The nouns are spelt with a "c".

Can you write the correct word in each pair of sentences?

advise-advice-practise-practice-license-licenced

• I .................... my piano playing every day.

• I need more ................... at using the pedals.

• I always give you some good..................... .

• I ................... you to be more careful.

• I am .................... to drive a car.

• I have lost my driving ...................... .

Remember!

practise - practice

Both are pronounced the same /ˈpræktɪs/

But Americans use practice as both noun and verb.

advise-advice

There's a difference in pronunciation between the noun and the verb: advise is pronounced /ədˈvaɪz/ whereas advice is pronounced /ədˈvaɪs/

license-licence

In USA license is both the noun and a verb.

In UK license is a verb related in BUSINESS language (law, commerce, government, IT).