Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 310 · 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: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
2. 2.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
3. 3.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
5. 5.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
9. 9.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
10. 10.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
11. 11.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
12. 12.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
13. 13.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
16. 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
17. 17.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
18. 18.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
20. 20.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
21. 21.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
22. 22.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
24. 24.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
26. 26.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
27. 27.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
30. 30.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
32. 32.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
33. 33.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
36. 36.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
37. 37.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
40. 40.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent

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