Road-Rode | Commonly Confused Words

Road

/rəʊd/

A long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel on

The road was very narrow.And all roads go to people.He went up the road to wake the boy.

This word has no antonyms

A past tense of the verb ride, meaning to have traveled on or been carried by a vehicle, animal, or other means.

Road has the letter a like in pavement, reminding you of a path or street that is traveled.
Rode is the past tense of ride, so think of it as something you might have done on a bike or horse in the past.
Both words are four letters, but road ends in d for drive, while rode ends in e for equine, which you might ride.