Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 256 · 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 patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
2. 2.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
5. 5.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
13. 13.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
14. 14.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
20. 20.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
21. 21.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
22. 22.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
23. 23.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
26. 26.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
28. 28.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
31. 31.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
34. 34.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
37. 37.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
38. 38.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
40. 40.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter

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