Confusing Words

Worried vs. Afraid

Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you have ever heard these words, which sometimes are confused.

Do you know what the difference between them is❓ If you don't know it, read the following❸conversations and try to guess. Good luck 🍀❗

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Laura: I was a bit worried about the 📝, but I´ve passed it.

Bruce: Congratulations❗

Laura: Many thanks❗

Bruce: You're welcome❗

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Ted: The lads and me are climbing a 🏔. Would you like to join us❓
Tod: I'd like to, but I can't. I'm afraid of heights.

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Claude: Why Mike had that worried expresion the last weekend❓
Thomas: He was worried that he couldn't have enough ⏳ to finish the project.

Did you guess the difference between these adjectives❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟 don´t 😢. Let´s see their uses 😉.

Worried
If 👨👩 are worried, they are 😐 because keep thinking about problems, or something unpleasant that might happen.
     Why Mike had that worried expression the last weekend?
                                      ↳ worried expression
     She is worried about her mum.
                    ↳ worried + about + sb
     I was a bit worried about the exam.
                         ↳ worried + about + sth
     Mike was worried that he couldn't have enough time to finish the project.
                        ↳ worried + that + clause

Afraid

You could be afraid if you get 😧 because you think that 👨/👩 or something could hurt you, or a bad thing may happen.

      I'm afraid of heights.
              ↳ afraid + of + sth
      Her mum has a terrible temper so her's afraid of her.
                                                                      ↳ afraid + of + sb
      Mike's afraid of letting them down.
                   ↳ afraid + to + infinitive      Maggie's never afraid to say what she thinks.
                                 ↳ afraid + to + infinitive

Remember❗

When we want to say that somebody think too much about a problem, we say that they are worried.

While, we use afraid of someone or something when people feel fear.
In case people seems to be worried because they are thinking that something bad may happen, we say that they are worried about/that it or they are afraid of/to it.

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