Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 260 · 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: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
5. 5.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
6. 6.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
7. 7.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
10. 10.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
11. 11.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
12. 12.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
15. 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
17. 17.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
21. 21.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
22. 22.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
23. 23.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
25. 25.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
33. 33.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
36. 36.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
38. 38.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
40. 40.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise

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