Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 21 · 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 town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
2. 2.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
3. 3.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
5. 5.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
6. 6.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
7. 7.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
10. 10.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
13. 13.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
15. 15.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
23. 23.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
26. 26.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
28. 28.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
34. 34.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
35. 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
36. 36.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
37. 37.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
39. 39.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly

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