Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 239 · 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 goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
2. 2.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
5. 5.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
6. 6.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
7. 7.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
11. 11.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
12. 12.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
14. 14.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
19. 19.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
25. 25.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
28. 28.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
29. 29.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
32. 32.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
33. 33.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
35. 35.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
36. 36.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
40. 40.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides

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