Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 108 · 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: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
3. 3.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
4. 4.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
8. 8.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
13. 13.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
14. 14.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
16. 16.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
17. 17.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
18. 18.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
21. 21.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
25. 25.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
31. 31.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
33. 33.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
34. 34.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
38. 38.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet

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