Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 250 · 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: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
2. 2.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
3. 3.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
5. 5.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
9. 9.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
12. 12.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
18. 18.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
23. 23.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
24. 24.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
25. 25.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
26. 26.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
27. 27.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
30. 30.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
31. 31.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
36. 36.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
37. 37.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're

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