Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 147 · 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: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
2. 2.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
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: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
6. 6.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
9. 9.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
17. 17.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
19. 19.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
22. 22.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
26. 26.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
31. 31.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
33. 33.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
38. 38.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
40. 40.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then

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