Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 330 · 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: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
3. 3.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
5. 5.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
6. 6.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
7. 7.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
11. 11.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
12. 12.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
14. 14.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
15. 15.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
16. 16.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
17. 17.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
18. 18.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
20. 20.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
23. 23.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
24. 24.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
28. 28.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
29. 29.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
32. 32.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
35. 35.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
37. 37.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
38. 38.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except

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