6 confusing words - small & little, big & large, tall & high

’Small’ and ’little’ are synonyms, but sometimes it’s difficult to know which one to use. In this English lesson we will look at some situations where you should use ’small’ or ’little’, or either one. We will also look at when we use ’big’ and ’large’, and the differences between ’tall’ and ’high’. TRANSCRIPT Hi again. I’m Adam. Welcome back to . Today’s lesson is a little bit tricky. The reason I say it’s tricky is because we’re talking about specific words that are often interchangeable; that are often used in the same situations or same meanings. We’re talking about “small“ versus “little“, “big“ versus “large“, “tall“ versus “high“. Some students asked: what’s the difference between them? I’ll do my best to explain the difference
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