Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 122 · 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: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
3. 3.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
4. 4.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
5. 5.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
6. 6.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
10. 10.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
11. 11.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
12. 12.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
13. 13.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
17. 17.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
21. 21.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
23. 23.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
24. 24.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
26. 26.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
29. 29.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
35. 35.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
37. 37.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
38. 38.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
39. 39.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
40. 40.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel

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