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Words Easily Confused 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

glance

b)

stare

c)

observe

d)

see

2.

The state police are ____ the incident.

a)

exploring

b)

regarding

c)

inventing

d)

investigating

3.

Jake ______ a trainer thoughtfully.

a)

looked up

b)

detected

c)

regarded

d)

noticed

4.

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

a)

noticed

b)

glanced

c)

saw

d)

looked for

5.

The Curies are best known for ____ radium.

a)

discovering

b)

doing research

c)

finding out

d)

observing

6.

I’ll just _____ the train times.

a)

explore

b)

look up

c)

look

d)

investigate

7.

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

a)

looked for

b)

noticed

c)

detected

d)

explored

8.

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

a)

detected

b)

invented

c)

found out

d)

observed

9.

One student performs the experiment, while his partner ____.

a)

looks

b)

observes

c)

sees

d)

glances

10.

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

a)

look for

b)

see

c)

find out

d)

notice

11.

Detectives are still ______ the escaped prisoner.

a)

noticing

b)

investigating

c)

looking up

d)

looking for

12.

I ______ him go, then went home.

a)

watched

b)

looked

c)

invented

d)

stared

13.

I _____ that her hands were shaking.

a)

glanced

b)

noticed

c)

looked up

d)

regarded

14.

It’s a good idea to ___ some _____ before you buy a house.

a)

look ___ up

b)

find ___ out

c)

do ___ research

d)

look ___ for