Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 258 · 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: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
2. 2.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
4. 4.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
7. 7.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
9. 9.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
10. 10.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
11. 11.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
13. 13.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
14. 14.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
17. 17.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
21. 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
22. 22.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
23. 23.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
26. 26.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
28. 28.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
32. 32.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
34. 34.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
35. 35.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
40. 40.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar

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