English grammar and vocabulary practice worksheet with exercises on parts of speech, sentence structure, and word usage.
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Step-by-step solution for: COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS - ESL worksheet by nightrider51
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Let’s go through each question one by one. I’ll solve them carefully and check my work before giving the final answers.
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1. The opposite of “happy” is:
We’re looking for a word that means the *opposite* emotion of happy.
- A) sad → yes, this is the direct emotional opposite.
- B) angry → not exactly opposite; you can be angry and still happy sometimes.
- C) tired → physical state, not emotional opposite.
- D) bored → also not the direct opposite.
✔ Correct: A) sad
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2. Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?
We need to pick the sentence with proper subject-verb agreement or tense.
- A) She go to school every day. → ✘ Should be “goes” (third person singular).
- B) They goes to school every day. → “They” takes “go”, not “goes”.
- C) He go to school every day. → ✘ Same as A — should be “goes”.
- D) We go to school every day. → ✔ “We” + “go” = correct.
✔ Correct: D) We go to school every day.
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3. What is the plural of “child”?
This is an irregular plural.
- Child → children (not childs, childen, or childs’)
✔ Correct: B) children
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4. Choose the correct spelling:
Check each option:
- A) recieve → ✘ Should be “receive” (i before e except after c)
- B) receive → ✔ Correct spelling
- C) recive → ✘ Missing ‘e’
- D) receve → ✘ Wrong order
✔ Correct: B) receive
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5. Which word is a synonym for “big”?
Synonym = same meaning.
- A) small → opposite
- B) tiny → smaller than big
- C) large → YES, same as big
- D) little → opposite
✔ Correct: C) large
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6. Which sentence is written correctly?
Look for grammar/punctuation errors.
- A) Its raining outside. → ✘ Should be “It’s” (contraction of “it is”)
- B) It’s raining outside. → ✔ Correct
- C) Its’ raining outside. → ✘ No such thing as “its’”
- D) It is’ raining outside. → ✘ Apostrophe in wrong place
✔ Correct: B) It’s raining outside.
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7. What does “prefix” mean?
Prefix = part added to the *beginning* of a word to change its meaning.
Example: “un-” in “undo”
- A) ending of a word → that’s suffix
- B) beginning of a word → ✔ Yes
- C) middle of a word → infix (rare in English)
- D) whole word → no
✔ Correct: B) the beginning of a word
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8. Which word is spelled correctly?
- A) definately → ✘ Common misspelling; should be “definitely”
- B) definitely → ✔ Correct
- C) definetly → ✘ Missing ‘i’
- D) definitly → ✘ Missing ‘e’
✔ Correct: B) definitely
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9. What is the past tense of “run”?
Irregular verb: run → ran → run
- A) runned → Not real
- B) ran → ✔ Correct
- C) running → present participle
- D) runs → present tense
✔ Correct: B) ran
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10. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
Check commas, periods, apostrophes.
- A) Lets eat dinner. → ✘ Should be “Let’s” (let us)
- B) Let’s eat dinner. → ✔ Correct
- C) Lets’ eat dinner. → ✘ No such thing
- D) Let s eat dinner. → ✘ Missing apostrophe
✔ Correct: B) Let’s eat dinner.
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11. What is the antonym of “fast”?
Antonym = opposite
- A) quick → synonym
- B) slow → ✔ Opposite of fast
- C) rapid → synonym
- D) speedy → synonym
✔ Correct: B) slow
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12. Which word is a noun?
Noun = person, place, thing, idea
- A) quickly → adverb
- B) run → can be verb or noun, but here likely verb context
- C) happiness → ✔ Abstract noun
- D) beautiful → adjective
✔ Correct: C) happiness
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13. What is the comparative form of “good”?
Good → better → best (irregular)
- A) gooder → ✘ Not real
- B) better → ✔ Correct
- C) more good → ✘ Awkward/incorrect
- D) goods → plural noun
✔ Correct: B) better
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14. Which sentence is in the future tense?
Future tense = will + base verb, or going to + verb
- A) I walked to school. → past
- B) I walk to school. → present
- C) I will walk to school. → ✔ Future
- D) I am walking to school. → present continuous
✔ Correct: C) I will walk to school.
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15. What is the superlative form of “bad”?
Bad → worse → worst (irregular)
- A) baddest → ✘ Informal/slang, not standard
- B) worst → ✔ Correct
- C) more bad → Incorrect
- D) badder → Not standard
✔ Correct: B) worst
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16. Which word is an adjective?
Adjective = describes a noun
- A) jump → verb
- B) happy → ✔ Describes how someone feels
- C) quickly → adverb
- D) run → verb
✔ Correct: B) happy
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17. What is the contraction for “do not”?
Contraction = shortened form
- Do not → don’t
- A) doesn’t → does not
- B) don’t → ✔ Correct
- C) didnt → missing apostrophe
- D) do’nt → wrong placement
✔ Correct: B) don’t
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18. Which sentence has a compound subject?
Compound subject = two or more subjects joined by “and” or “or”
- A) The dog barked. → single subject
- B) The cat and the dog played. → ✔ Two subjects: cat AND dog
- C) She ran fast. → single subject
- D) He likes apples. → single subject
✔ Correct: B) The cat and the dog played.
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19. What is the homophone of “sea”?
Homophone = sounds the same, different meaning/spelling
- Sea → see (as in “I see you”)
- A) sea → same word
- B) see → ✔ Homophone
- C) say → different sound
- D) saw → different sound
✔ Correct: B) see
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20. Which word is a preposition?
Preposition = shows relationship between nouns/pronouns and other words (in, on, at, under, etc.)
- A) run → verb
- B) under → ✔ Preposition
- C) happy → adjective
- D) quickly → adverb
✔ Correct: B) under
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Now let’s double-check all answers quickly:
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. B
All look solid. No calculation errors since these are language-based, but I verified each against grammar rules and definitions.
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Final Answer:
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. B
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1. The opposite of “happy” is:
We’re looking for a word that means the *opposite* emotion of happy.
- A) sad → yes, this is the direct emotional opposite.
- B) angry → not exactly opposite; you can be angry and still happy sometimes.
- C) tired → physical state, not emotional opposite.
- D) bored → also not the direct opposite.
✔ Correct: A) sad
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2. Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?
We need to pick the sentence with proper subject-verb agreement or tense.
- A) She go to school every day. → ✘ Should be “goes” (third person singular).
- B) They goes to school every day. → “They” takes “go”, not “goes”.
- C) He go to school every day. → ✘ Same as A — should be “goes”.
- D) We go to school every day. → ✔ “We” + “go” = correct.
✔ Correct: D) We go to school every day.
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3. What is the plural of “child”?
This is an irregular plural.
- Child → children (not childs, childen, or childs’)
✔ Correct: B) children
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4. Choose the correct spelling:
Check each option:
- A) recieve → ✘ Should be “receive” (i before e except after c)
- B) receive → ✔ Correct spelling
- C) recive → ✘ Missing ‘e’
- D) receve → ✘ Wrong order
✔ Correct: B) receive
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5. Which word is a synonym for “big”?
Synonym = same meaning.
- A) small → opposite
- B) tiny → smaller than big
- C) large → YES, same as big
- D) little → opposite
✔ Correct: C) large
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6. Which sentence is written correctly?
Look for grammar/punctuation errors.
- A) Its raining outside. → ✘ Should be “It’s” (contraction of “it is”)
- B) It’s raining outside. → ✔ Correct
- C) Its’ raining outside. → ✘ No such thing as “its’”
- D) It is’ raining outside. → ✘ Apostrophe in wrong place
✔ Correct: B) It’s raining outside.
---
7. What does “prefix” mean?
Prefix = part added to the *beginning* of a word to change its meaning.
Example: “un-” in “undo”
- A) ending of a word → that’s suffix
- B) beginning of a word → ✔ Yes
- C) middle of a word → infix (rare in English)
- D) whole word → no
✔ Correct: B) the beginning of a word
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8. Which word is spelled correctly?
- A) definately → ✘ Common misspelling; should be “definitely”
- B) definitely → ✔ Correct
- C) definetly → ✘ Missing ‘i’
- D) definitly → ✘ Missing ‘e’
✔ Correct: B) definitely
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9. What is the past tense of “run”?
Irregular verb: run → ran → run
- A) runned → Not real
- B) ran → ✔ Correct
- C) running → present participle
- D) runs → present tense
✔ Correct: B) ran
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10. Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
Check commas, periods, apostrophes.
- A) Lets eat dinner. → ✘ Should be “Let’s” (let us)
- B) Let’s eat dinner. → ✔ Correct
- C) Lets’ eat dinner. → ✘ No such thing
- D) Let s eat dinner. → ✘ Missing apostrophe
✔ Correct: B) Let’s eat dinner.
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11. What is the antonym of “fast”?
Antonym = opposite
- A) quick → synonym
- B) slow → ✔ Opposite of fast
- C) rapid → synonym
- D) speedy → synonym
✔ Correct: B) slow
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12. Which word is a noun?
Noun = person, place, thing, idea
- A) quickly → adverb
- B) run → can be verb or noun, but here likely verb context
- C) happiness → ✔ Abstract noun
- D) beautiful → adjective
✔ Correct: C) happiness
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13. What is the comparative form of “good”?
Good → better → best (irregular)
- A) gooder → ✘ Not real
- B) better → ✔ Correct
- C) more good → ✘ Awkward/incorrect
- D) goods → plural noun
✔ Correct: B) better
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14. Which sentence is in the future tense?
Future tense = will + base verb, or going to + verb
- A) I walked to school. → past
- B) I walk to school. → present
- C) I will walk to school. → ✔ Future
- D) I am walking to school. → present continuous
✔ Correct: C) I will walk to school.
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15. What is the superlative form of “bad”?
Bad → worse → worst (irregular)
- A) baddest → ✘ Informal/slang, not standard
- B) worst → ✔ Correct
- C) more bad → Incorrect
- D) badder → Not standard
✔ Correct: B) worst
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16. Which word is an adjective?
Adjective = describes a noun
- A) jump → verb
- B) happy → ✔ Describes how someone feels
- C) quickly → adverb
- D) run → verb
✔ Correct: B) happy
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17. What is the contraction for “do not”?
Contraction = shortened form
- Do not → don’t
- A) doesn’t → does not
- B) don’t → ✔ Correct
- C) didnt → missing apostrophe
- D) do’nt → wrong placement
✔ Correct: B) don’t
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18. Which sentence has a compound subject?
Compound subject = two or more subjects joined by “and” or “or”
- A) The dog barked. → single subject
- B) The cat and the dog played. → ✔ Two subjects: cat AND dog
- C) She ran fast. → single subject
- D) He likes apples. → single subject
✔ Correct: B) The cat and the dog played.
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19. What is the homophone of “sea”?
Homophone = sounds the same, different meaning/spelling
- Sea → see (as in “I see you”)
- A) sea → same word
- B) see → ✔ Homophone
- C) say → different sound
- D) saw → different sound
✔ Correct: B) see
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20. Which word is a preposition?
Preposition = shows relationship between nouns/pronouns and other words (in, on, at, under, etc.)
- A) run → verb
- B) under → ✔ Preposition
- C) happy → adjective
- D) quickly → adverb
✔ Correct: B) under
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Now let’s double-check all answers quickly:
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. B
All look solid. No calculation errors since these are language-based, but I verified each against grammar rules and definitions.
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Final Answer:
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. B
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of frequently confused words worksheet.