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Advice vs Advise

Advice (with C, pronounced /s/) is the noun — 'some advice'. Advise (with S, pronounced /z/) is the verb — 'I advise you to wait'.

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Advice (with C, pronounced /s/) is the noun — 'some advice'. Advise (with S, pronounced /z/) is the verb — 'I advise you to wait'.

advice

noun

a suggestion or recommendation — uncountable, never 'advices'

  • She gave me some great advice.
  • Thanks for the advice — it really helped.
  • A piece of advice: practice every day.

advise

verb

to recommend or suggest (advise – advised – advised)

  • I advise you to book early.
  • The doctor advised rest for a week.
  • We were advised against traveling there.

Memory trick

Hear the ending: adviCe ends in an /s/ sound like niCe — a thing (noun). adviSe ends in /z/ like riSe — an action (verb). Same pattern: practice/practise, device/devise.

Advice vs Advise: Test yourself

Question 1 of 2

I would ___ you to check the dates again.