Here is another set of confusing words: advise and advice.
Advise is spelled with an s, but it has a z sound at the end. Advise rhymes with rise.
Advise is a verb – it shows action.
I would advise you to get home before midnight.
My guidance counselor advised me to take three years of a foreign language.
I always advise my friends to come in the back door.
In each of these sentences, advise is a verb.
Advice is spelled with a c, but it makes an s sound at the end. Advice rhymes with ice.
Advice is a noun. Advice is a name for those suggestions that others give you.
My teacher gave me some good advice.
My mom’s advice was to study biology.
Thanks for the good advice.
In each of these sentences, advice is a noun.
Here is a little tip when you are trying to remember the difference between advise and advice:
Advise rhymes with rise. Advise is an action verb, just like rise.
Advice rhymes with ice. Advice and ice are both nouns – both things.