Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 181 · 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 have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
2. 2.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
6. 6.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
11. 11.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
15. 15.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
24. 24.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
25. 25.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
33. 33.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
34. 34.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
38. 38.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
39. 39.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your

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