Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 3 · 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: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
3. 3.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
4. 4.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
8. 8.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
9. 9.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
11. 11.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
12. 12.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
13. 13.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
15. 15.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
16. 16.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formerly (b) formally
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
20. 20.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
22. 22.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
23. 23.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
24. 24.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
25. 25.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
26. 26.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
27. 27.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
29. 29.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
30. 30.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
34. 34.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
35. 35.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
37. 37.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
38. 38.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
39. 39.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
40. 40.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet

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