Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 210 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
2. 2.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
4. 4.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
6. 6.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
7. 7.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
8. 8.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
13. 13.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
14. 14.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
20. 20.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
21. 21.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
26. 26.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
27. 27.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
28. 28.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
29. 29.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
32. 32.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
33. 33.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
37. 37.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
38. 38.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
39. 39.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening

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