Advice and Advise

Advice and advise are normally confused. 'Advice' is a noun and it means 'a suggestion' or 'a beneficial course of action'. Advice is a non-count word so it has no plural and can't be used with the indefinite article:

Parents give good advice. NOT Parents give good advices.
He gave me a good piece of advice. NOT He gave me a good advice.

'Advise' is a verb and it means 'to give advice'

Advise (verb)

If you ask me, I'd advise you to take the job offer.
You are lucky if you have friends to advise you.

Advice (noun)

My father always gave me good advice. I didn't really listen to him though.
Here’s a piece of advice.

Lesson by Tristan, teacher at EC Malta English school

Now complete the following with 'advice' or 'advise':

• 1. I hope you listened to his __.
  
  advise
  advice
  
  
• 2. I’d __ you to go for the job interview in something less formal.
  
  advise
  advice
  
  
• 3. My __ is to save at least 15% of your monthly salary.
  
  advice
  advise
  
  
• 4. My doctor __ me to avoid strenuous activity for now.
  
  advised
  adviced
  
  
• 5. We were __ not to go to that restaurant.
  
  advised
  adviced
  
  
• 6. It's easy to give __ , harder to follow it.
  
  advise
  advice