Commonly Confused Words

What part of speech is "except" usually?

• Verb

• Noun

• Preposition

• Adjective

Which word is a verb that means "to give counsel"?

• Advise

• Advice

What does "desert" mean as a noun?

• A) A sweet, such as cake

• B) A dry, sandy, barren region

What does "desert" mean as a verb?

• A) A sweet, such as cake

• B) A dry, sandy, barren region

• C) To abandon

• D) To protect

What does "dessert" mean?

• A) A dry, sandy, barren region

• B) To abandon

• C) A sweet, such as cake

• D) A type of drink

Which sentence correctly uses the words "bring" and "take"?

• Bring the books over here, and I will take them to the library.

• Take the books over here, and I will bring them to the library.

• Bring the books over here, and I will bring them to the library.

• Take the books over here, and I will take them to the library.

What does "leave" mean?

• To permit

• To take away

• To allow something to remain behind

• To borrow

What does "let" mean?

• To take away

• To permit

• To leave behind

• To borrow

What does the word "loose" mean?

• To misplace

• Free, not restrained

• To fail to find

• Of a former time

What is the past tense of "pass" as in, "Sarah and Jamie pass the library every day without stopping to checkout a book"?

• Past

• Loose

• Lose

• Passed