Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 111 · 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: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
5. 5.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
6. 6.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
9. 9.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
18. 18.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
19. 19.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
23. 23.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
25. 25.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
26. 26.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
28. 28.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
29. 29.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
31. 31.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
32. 32.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
33. 33.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
35. 35.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
36. 36.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
40. 40.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter

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