Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 191 · 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 ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
6. 6.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
10. 10.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
11. 11.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
12. 12.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
13. 13.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
15. 15.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
17. 17.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
18. 18.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
19. 19.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
20. 20.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
21. 21.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
23. 23.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
24. 24.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
25. 25.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
26. 26.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
27. 27.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
28. 28.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
29. 29.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
31. 31.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
33. 33.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
35. 35.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
36. 36.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
39. 39.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
40. 40.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether

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