Lesson 164--Pain and Other Similar Words

 

 

Their seems to be some confusion about words relating to pain.  The first thing to keep in mind is that there is more of grammatical difference than a meaning difference.  Some are verbs and some are adjectives.  I think you will find this quite useful.

 

sore (adjective)

My foot is sore.

I have a sore throat.

 

soreness (noun)

There is some soreness in my knees.

 

ache (verb, noun)

My foot aches.

My feet ache.

I have an ache in my back.

I have a toothache.

hurts (verb)

My tooth hurts.

My hands hurt.

 

pain (noun)

There is a pain in my knee.

 

painful (adjective)

That is a painful injury.