Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 344 · 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: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
3. 3.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
6. 6.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
7. 7.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
9. 9.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
10. 10.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
11. 11.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
12. 12.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
14. 14.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
16. 16.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
17. 17.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
19. 19.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
22. 22.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
23. 23.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
24. 24.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
25. 25.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
26. 26.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
29. 29.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
30. 30.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
31. 31.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
32. 32.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
34. 34.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
35. 35.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
36. 36.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
37. 37.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
38. 38.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite

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