B2
affect vs infect
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| affectverb/əˈfekt/ | Meaning to cause a change in someone or something, often a bad change | Goes with affected by | Example The storm seriously affected flights from Da Nang yesterday. |
| infectverb/ɪnˈfekt/ | Meaning to give someone a disease, or to make a wound or computer full of something harmful | Goes with infected with | Example The email contained a link that infected my laptop with a virus. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
Many farmers were by the drought.