Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 194 · 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 ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
2. 2.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
3. 3.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
5. 5.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
6. 6.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
7. 7.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
8. 8.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
9. 9.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
10. 10.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
17. 17.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
18. 18.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
19. 19.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
21. 21.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
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: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
26. 26.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
27. 27.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
28. 28.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
33. 33.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
34. 34.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
35. 35.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
36. 36.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
38. 38.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed

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