Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 244 · 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: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
3. 3.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
9. 9.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
13. 13.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
15. 15.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
17. 17.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
19. 19.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
20. 20.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
21. 21.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
22. 22.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
25. 25.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
31. 31.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
32. 32.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
33. 33.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
35. 35.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
39. 39.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
40. 40.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect

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