Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 186 · 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: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
2. 2.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
6. 6.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
7. 7.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
8. 8.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
13. 13.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
14. 14.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
20. 20.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
22. 22.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
23. 23.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
25. 25.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
26. 26.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
31. 31.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
32. 32.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
34. 34.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
35. 35.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
37. 37.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
38. 38.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
39. 39.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
40. 40.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert

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