Commonly Confused Words

In the parade, the band will ________ the floats.

• precede

• proceed

The band precedes the floats in the parade.

Which comes first?

• the band

• the floats

When you complete the application, you can submit it then ___________ to the next part of the process.

• precede

• proceed

I made cheesecake for _________.

• desert

• dessert

The Sahara _________ is in North Africa.

• Desert

• Dessert

Did the snow ______ your plans on Sunday?

• effect

• affect

You can put your books over ________.

• there

• their

• they're

My grandmother offered me _________ on how to save money.

• advise

• advice

Please ________ slowly toward the exit doors.

• precede

• proceed

Which is your favorite dessert?

(This is a hard question. You can only choose one.)

• ice cream

• chocolate cake

• vanilla cupcake

• cookies

• brownies