Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 202 · 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: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
3. 3.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
4. 4.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
6. 6.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
7. 7.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
10. 10.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
11. 11.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
14. 14.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
18. 18.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
20. 20.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
21. 21.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
22. 22.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
23. 23.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
25. 25.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
26. 26.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
27. 27.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
32. 32.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
33. 33.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
34. 34.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
36. 36.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
37. 37.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
38. 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
40. 40.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led

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