A gift and a present

Tips

Are you excited to receive your gifts and presents this holiday season? Can we use these two words all the time? Let’s learn the similar and different uses of both gifts and presents to expand our vocab!

a gift:

To give a tangible or intangible thing to someone without receiving anything in return.

Examples:
– Clarissa gave her friend a ring as a graduation gift.
– Christmas gives the gift of joy to many people.

and

a present:

To give a tangible object to someone without receiving  anything in return.

Examples:
– Danny loves birthdays because he always receives many presents.
– Santa Claus leaves presents under the tree for children.

NOTE: ‘a gift’ can also be used to say: a gift shop, a gift certificate, to gift-wrap, a gift exchange.

Don’t Say:

dont

When Martha travels, she loves to buy presents for her
family at the present shop.

Say:

say

When Martha travels, she loves to buy presents for her
family at the gift shop.

EXERCISE

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with gift or present.

EXAMPLE: The best gifts you can give to someone are love and friendship!

*Note: A misspelled word counts as incorrect.

ANSWER KEY

1)   Sarah spent the entire week gift-wrapping for Christmas.

2)   My mother always gives me a gift certificate for Christmas.

3)   Frank has a gift for sales; he always reaches his commission goal.

4)   The Teletón receives gifts from various organizations every December.

5)   Georgal wishes you get all the gifts and presents you want this holiday season.

KEY WORDS

– People can “have a gift (an ability/a talent). For example, “Picasso had a gift for painting.”

– A very easy task can also “be a gift.” For example, “Since Julian studied, the test was a total gift to him.»

– People can give “gifts” (donations) to non-profit organizations. For example, “A charity accepts gifts from everyone.”

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