Challenge & try are often confused by a lot of English learners, so for today’s English lesson, let’s look at the difference between them, and how you can use challenge & try in your everyday English conversations and writing.
Here are the example sentences:
Listen to the podcast or the check the transcript for the details
Challenge (noun):
- Starting my own company was quite a challenge.
- It would be a challenge to climb that mountain in the winter.
- Jack said he likes a good challenge, so he is going to go skydiving.
Challenge (verb):
- (NG) Next year, I’m going to challenge the TOEFL exam.
- I challenge you to a game of golf!
- Jack challenge me a race on the beach.
- My sister challenged me to drink a big bottle of wine with her.
Try:
- Next year, I’m going to try the TOEFL exam.
- I’ve never tried to climb a mountain.
vHave you ever tried skydiving?
Yesterday’s listening challenge answer:
- Jenny complained about Jack’s goofing off.
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