Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 31 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
5. 5.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
6. 6.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
11. 11.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
13. 13.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
18. 18.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
19. 19.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
20. 20.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
21. 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
23. 23.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
26. 26.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
28. 28.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
29. 29.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
30. 30.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
31. 31.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
32. 32.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
37. 37.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
38. 38.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
39. 39.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready

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