Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 114 · 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: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
3. 3.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
6. 6.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
8. 8.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
11. 11.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
19. 19.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
20. 20.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
21. 21.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
22. 22.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
24. 24.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
25. 25.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
26. 26.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
29. 29.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
31. 31.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
36. 36.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise

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