Brake vs Break

Sorting out brake and break trips up a lot of English learners, and these 10 fill-in-the-blank questions give you steady practice with both.

You read a sentence with a missing word and choose the right spelling, like A ___ needs to be greased to work properly. or A honeymoon is a romantic ___.

Here is the thing that surprises people: brake almost always points to a stopping device on a car or bike, while break stretches across rest, pauses, fractures, and even a honeymoon or a sabbatical.

Recommended level: beginner to intermediate.