Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 316 · 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 shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
2. 2.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
3. 3.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
4. 4.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
6. 6.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
7. 7.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
12. 12.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
13. 13.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
15. 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
17. 17.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
18. 18.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
20. 20.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
21. 21.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
22. 22.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
24. 24.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
28. 28.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
31. 31.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
32. 32.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
34. 34.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
36. 36.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
37. 37.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
40. 40.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect

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