Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 148 · 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: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
4. 4.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
5. 5.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
8. 8.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
11. 11.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
14. 14.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
15. 15.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
18. 18.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
21. 21.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
24. 24.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
25. 25.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
26. 26.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
30. 30.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
34. 34.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
36. 36.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
37. 37.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent

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