Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 14 · 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: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
3. 3.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
6. 6.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
7. 7.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
10. 10.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
11. 11.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
13. 13.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
14. 14.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
15. 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
22. 22.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
26. 26.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
28. 28.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
30. 30.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
31. 31.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
34. 34.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
35. 35.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
39. 39.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
40. 40.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether

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