Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 110 · 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: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
5. 5.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
6. 6.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
7. 7.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
12. 12.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
14. 14.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
15. 15.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
16. 16.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
19. 19.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
20. 20.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
21. 21.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
22. 22.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
23. 23.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
25. 25.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
27. 27.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
28. 28.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
34. 34.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
35. 35.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
36. 36.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse

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