Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 29 · 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: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
4. 4.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
5. 5.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
6. 6.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
7. 7.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
11. 11.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
12. 12.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
14. 14.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
16. 16.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
19. 19.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
22. 22.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
23. 23.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
26. 26.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
27. 27.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
28. 28.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
30. 30.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
33. 33.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
35. 35.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
36. 36.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
40. 40.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise

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