Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 105 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
3. 3.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
5. 5.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
6. 6.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
8. 8.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
11. 11.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
13. 13.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
14. 14.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
19. 19.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
21. 21.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
22. 22.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
23. 23.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
24. 24.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
30. 30.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
33. 33.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
34. 34.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
40. 40.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter

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