Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 149 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
3. 3.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
5. 5.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
8. 8.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
11. 11.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
12. 12.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
14. 14.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
16. 16.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
19. 19.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
21. 21.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
22. 22.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
24. 24.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
26. 26.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
32. 32.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
34. 34.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
36. 36.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
37. 37.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
38. 38.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal

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