Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 315 · 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: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
2. 2.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
3. 3.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
4. 4.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (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: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
8. 8.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
9. 9.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
11. 11.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
12. 12.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
14. 14.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
16. 16.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
18. 18.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
19. 19.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
21. 21.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
22. 22.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
24. 24.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
25. 25.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
26. 26.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
27. 27.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
28. 28.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
30. 30.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
31. 31.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
38. 38.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
39. 39.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept

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