Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 311 · 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: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
2. 2.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
3. 3.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
5. 5.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
6. 6.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
9. 9.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
12. 12.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
13. 13.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
14. 14.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
21. 21.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
22. 22.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
23. 23.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
24. 24.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
27. 27.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
29. 29.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
30. 30.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
31. 31.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
32. 32.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
35. 35.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
36. 36.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
38. 38.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
40. 40.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt

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