Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 268 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
2. 2.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
5. 5.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
7. 7.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
9. 9.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
11. 11.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
12. 12.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
14. 14.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
16. 16.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
18. 18.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
19. 19.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
20. 20.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
21. 21.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
22. 22.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
23. 23.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
24. 24.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
29. 29.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
33. 33.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
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: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse

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