CONFUSING WORDS (BUY & BY & BYE)

Pronunciation: /baɪ/

A. BUY

Example:

I need to go to the supermarket to buy some groceries.

Meaning:

Purchase

Form:

Verb

B. BY:

Example 1:

She likes to sit by the window.

Meaning:

Close to

Form:

Preposition of place

Example 2:

I and my friend get in touch by e-mails.

Meaning:

How to do something

Form:

Preposition:

Example 3:

They had slept by midnight.

Meaning:

Before

Form:

Preposition of time

C. BYE:

Example:

Bye. See you soon.

Form:

Exclamation

Meaning:

farewell