Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 2 · 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 test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
2. 2.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
3. 3.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
4. 4.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
10. 10.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
13. 13.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
16. 16.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
18. 18.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
20. 20.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
23. 23.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
24. 24.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
25. 25.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
27. 27.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
33. 33.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
34. 34.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
38. 38.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
39. 39.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery

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