IELTS 是英式英文 (British English) 主導的考試——所以 practice (名詞) vs practise (動詞) 必須分清楚。台灣考生因為從小看美國電影、用美國軟體，全部寫成 practice——在 IELTS 答案紙上會被算半個拼字錯。

核心規則

| 字 | 詞性 | BrE 拼法 | AmE 拼法 | |----|------|----------|----------| | 名詞「練習」 | noun | practice | practice | | 動詞「練習」 | verb | practise | practice |

IELTS = BrE = 必須區分。AmE 把兩個合併寫 practice。

為什麼是 Taiwanese 特有錯誤

台灣英文教育用美式為主，學生從沒看過 practise 這個拼法——直接連「為什麼有 s」都不知道。

同類型 ce/se 字（BrE 規則）

| 名詞 (c) | 動詞 (s) | 範例 | |---------|----------|------| | practice | practise | Daily practice. / Practise speaking. | | licence | license | A driving licence. / The bar is licensed. | | advice | advise | Good advice. / I advise you to wait. | | device | devise | A clever device. / Devise a plan. | | prophecy | prophesy | Ancient prophecy. / He prophesied the storm. |

注意：advice / advise 兩種英文都區分——只有 practice / practise 跟 licence / license 是 BrE 獨有。

6 個 ❌ vs ✅ 對比 (BrE)

| ❌ Wrong (AmE 在 IELTS 中) | ✅ Correct (BrE) | |--------------------------|----------------| | I practice English every day. | I practise English every day. | | We need more practise. | We need more practice. | | He has been practicing the violin. | He has been practising the violin. | | Daily practise is essential. | Daily practice is essential. | | They practice medicine. | They practise medicine. | | The dental practise is open. | The dental practice is open. |

一秒判斷法

替換成 advice / advise 試試看：

  • 想寫「練習(名詞)」→ advice 通 → 用 practice
  • 想寫「練習(動詞)」→ advise 通 → 用 practise

範例：

  • I need more \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_. → I need more advice (名詞) ✓ → 用 practice
  • I will \\_\\_\\_\\_\\_ daily. → I will advise daily (動詞) ✓ → 用 practise

Quick Drill — 填入 practice / practise / practising / practised (BrE)

  1. Doctors must _____ for years before specialising.
  2. Daily _____ is the only way to improve.
  3. She has been _____ piano for two hours.
  4. We _____ Chinese conversation every Tuesday.
  5. The team _____ hard before the final.
  6. Good _____ leads to great results.
  7. He _____ medicine in London.
  8. Yoga _____ helps with flexibility.
  9. They are _____ for the school play.
  10. I have _____ this speech ten times.

Answer Key (BrE 答案)

| # | 答案 | 為什麼 | |---|------|--------| | 1 | practise | 動詞 | | 2 | practice | 名詞 (daily practice) | | 3 | practising | 動詞進行式 | | 4 | practise | 動詞 | | 5 | practised | 動詞過去式 | | 6 | practice | 名詞 | | 7 | practises | 動詞，三單 | | 8 | practice | 名詞 (yoga practice) | | 9 | practising | 動詞進行式 | | 10 | practised | 動詞完成式 |

IELTS 接受美式拼法嗎？

官方立場：兩種都接受——只要整篇一致。但風險：

  • 你寫一半 practice (動詞，AmE) + 一半 practise (動詞，BrE)＝拼字不一致，扣分。
  • 安全做法：全文用 BrE 規則，因為 IELTS 是英式。

記住這一條

celine = noun (名詞)、sophie = verb (動詞)。寫完 Task 2 用 Ctrl+F 搜 practi——確認名詞動詞拼對。

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