Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 231 · 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 doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
3. 3.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
4. 4.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
9. 9.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
10. 10.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
15. 15.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
16. 16.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
21. 21.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
22. 22.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
23. 23.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
24. 24.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
30. 30.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
31. 31.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
32. 32.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
33. 33.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
34. 34.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
36. 36.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
37. 37.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
40. 40.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter

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