Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 230 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
2. 2.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
5. 5.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
11. 11.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
13. 13.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
17. 17.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
18. 18.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
20. 20.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
21. 21.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
24. 24.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
26. 26.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
40. 40.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience

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