12 English Word Pairs You Should Know | Irreversible Word Pairs
Push and pull. Give and take. Ebb and flow. These common English word pairs make your speech more precise.
Not only more precise but using these word pairs can help you explain complex details with just two words.
In today’s Confident English lesson, I want to introduce you to 12 common irreversible word pairs in English. They are also known as frozen word pairs. And irreversible binomials.
What this means is the order of the words is frozen or irreversible.
For example, we say “give and take.“ Not “take and give.“
If reversed, the meaning is lost, and the pair sounds awkward.
Adding these common word pairs to your English conversation improves clarity, increases your English idiomatic vocabulary, elevates professional communication, and more.
I have a bonus worksheet for you to help you learn and remember this new English vocabulary.
You can download a PDF of the worksheet at my Speak Confident English website. Here’s the link:
00:00 Introduction
02:37 What does irreversible mean?
03:40 Why use irreversible word pairs?
05:43 Word Pairs for Movement and Directions
08:46 Pop Quiz
09:14 Word Pairs for Decisions and Choices
12:45 Pop Quiz
13:38 Word Pairs for Life Experiences & Relationships
17:10 Pop Quiz
17:31 Free Practice Worksheet
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