Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 302 · 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: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
7. 7.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
10. 10.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
11. 11.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
15. 15.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
16. 16.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
17. 17.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
22. 22.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
24. 24.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
25. 25.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
27. 27.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
29. 29.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
31. 31.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
38. 38.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
40. 40.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes

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