Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 337 · 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 sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
2. 2.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
3. 3.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
4. 4.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
5. 5.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
8. 8.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
10. 10.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
11. 11.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
14. 14.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
15. 15.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
16. 16.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
17. 17.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
18. 18.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
21. 21.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
22. 22.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
23. 23.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
24. 24.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
25. 25.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
28. 28.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
33. 33.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
34. 34.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
35. 35.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
36. 36.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
37. 37.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
38. 38.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
39. 39.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
40. 40.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious

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