Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 10 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
2. 2.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
4. 4.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
6. 6.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
9. 9.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
10. 10.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
13. 13.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
14. 14.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
16. 16.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
19. 19.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
22. 22.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
29. 29.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
31. 31.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
33. 33.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
37. 37.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
39. 39.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside

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