Master confusing words with ease
North vs. Northern
North
/nɔːθ/Examples:
The birds fly north in summer."Up north?" "Yeah."'It is north of this place.
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Northern
/ˈnɔːðən/Examples:
Poland lost the northern half to Russia.I will go to the most northern point of the earth.The northern lights danced across the Alaskan sky.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Ways to tell them apart:
- North is a direction, like north on a compass, while northern is an adjective.
- Northern often describes a position relative to the north.
- North is used as a noun or adverb, whereas northern is an adjective.
- Think of north as the destination, like go north, head north.
- Remember that northern can be used to describe a region, like northern hemisphere.
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