Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 298 · 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: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
5. 5.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
6. 6.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
7. 7.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
8. 8.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
9. 9.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
14. 14.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
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 sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
17. 17.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
18. 18.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
19. 19.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
22. 22.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
26. 26.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
27. 27.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
32. 32.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
33. 33.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
34. 34.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
35. 35.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
36. 36.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
37. 37.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
38. 38.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
40. 40.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your

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