Commonly Confused/Misused Words # 1

Which of the following is the noun meaning the result of a cause?

• affect

• effect

Which of the following is the verb meaning to touch something in some way?

• affect

• effect

Which of the following is the verb meaning to dispense suggestions or recommendations?

• advise

• advice

Which of the following is the noun meaning guidance, help or recommendation?

• advise

• advice

Which of the following is the verb meaning to leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another?

• immigrate

• emigrate

Which of the following is a verb meaning to come into another country to live permanently?

• emigrate

• immigrate

Which of the following is a noun meaning an official order issued by a legal authority?

• degree

• decree

Which of the following is a verb meaning to give an offical order; to declare?

• degree

• decree

Which of the following is a noun meaning the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present; and a unit of measurement in angles?

• degree

• decree

Which of the following is a verb meaning to come up with, as in a plan or strategy?

• device

• devise