Words Easily Confused 1

It's not polite to ____ at people, you know.

• glance

• stare

• observe

• see

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

The state police are ____ the incident.

• exploring

• regarding

• inventing

• investigating

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Jake ______ a trainer thoughtfully.

• looked up

• detected

• regarded

• noticed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Kate ____ at her wristwatch, and decided it was time to move.

• noticed

• glanced

• saw

• looked for

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

The Curies are best known for ____ radium.

• discovering

• doing research

• finding out

• observing

I’ll just _____ the train times.

• explore

• look up

• look

• investigate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

The town is small enough to be easily ____ on foot.

• looked for

• noticed

• detected

• explored

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

She wasn't moving or responding, but he ______ a slow heartbeat.

• detected

• invented

• found out

• observed

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

One student performs the experiment, while his partner ____.

• looks

• observes

• sees

• glances

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

It's a surprise party, so I don't want her to _____ about it.

• look for

• see

• find out

• notice

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C