Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 303 · 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: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
2. 2.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
4. 4.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
5. 5.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
6. 6.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
7. 7.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
10. 10.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
13. 13.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
17. 17.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
24. 24.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
28. 28.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
29. 29.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
32. 32.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
33. 33.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
35. 35.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
37. 37.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
39. 39.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
40. 40.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead

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