Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 295 · 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: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
2. 2.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
3. 3.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
4. 4.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
5. 5.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
7. 7.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
9. 9.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
11. 11.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
18. 18.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
19. 19.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
20. 20.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
22. 22.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
23. 23.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
24. 24.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
25. 25.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
26. 26.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
29. 29.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
30. 30.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
34. 34.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
36. 36.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
40. 40.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt

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