Words: Practice or Practise? Advice or Advise?

Class 6 English · Chapter 12: Yoga—A Way of Life · NCERT Poorvi section pp. 125–126

Learn

Practice (with c) is a noun: the activity or habit itself. "Regular practice of stretching keeps you flexible." "It requires a lot of practice." "Eating fruit should be a daily practice."

Practise (with s) is a verb: the action of doing something again and again to get better. "I practise yoga every day." "Our coach asked us to practise running on grass." "I practise deep breathing when I feel stressed."

Advice / advise work the same way: advice (noun) = a suggestion: "My teacher gave me good advice." Advise (verb) = to suggest: "Doctors advise us to sleep early." Notice that "advice" ends with an /s/ sound and "advise" with a /z/ sound.

Memory tip: in each pair, c comes before s in the alphabet, and noun comes before verb in "noun–verb". So c = noun, s = verb! Word game: using letters like A, R, Y, E, N, G, O (always including A), make words such as: age, oar, earn, range, orange, angry.

Explore: noun or verb?

1. Sort each phrase.

Remember

• practice and advice (with c) are nouns; practise and advise (with s) are verbs.
• Tip: c comes before s, noun comes before verb.

Quick check

Choose the correct word: "I ____ yoga every morning."

1. practise
2. practice
3. practising
4. practised yesterday

Think about it

Write two sentences each with advice and advise.

Practice

Practise with fresh questions at three levels (easy, medium, hard), some answered hands-on, with hints and worked answers. Get 4 of your last 5 right to finish the topic.