Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 160 · 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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
3. 3.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
4. 4.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
5. 5.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
6. 6.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
7. 7.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
9. 9.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
12. 12.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
16. 16.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
17. 17.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
19. 19.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
22. 22.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
29. 29.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
30. 30.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
31. 31.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
33. 33.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
35. 35.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
40. 40.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend

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