Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 171 · 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: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
13. 13.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
15. 15.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
16. 16.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
19. 19.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
20. 20.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
29. 29.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
32. 32.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
33. 33.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
34. 34.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
37. 37.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
38. 38.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
39. 39.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel

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