Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 206 · 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: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
2. 2.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
3. 3.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
4. 4.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
6. 6.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
7. 7.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
8. 8.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
10. 10.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
12. 12.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
15. 15.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
16. 16.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
17. 17.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
19. 19.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
23. 23.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
24. 24.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
25. 25.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
27. 27.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
30. 30.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
34. 34.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
35. 35.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
36. 36.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
37. 37.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
38. 38.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
39. 39.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
40. 40.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose

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