Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 345 · 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 sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
2. 2.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
5. 5.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
6. 6.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breathe (b) breath
7. 7.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
9. 9.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
10. 10.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
11. 11.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
12. 12.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
13. 13.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
16. 16.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
17. 17.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
18. 18.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
20. 20.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
21. 21.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
23. 23.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
26. 26.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
28. 28.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
30. 30.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
33. 33.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
34. 34.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
35. 35.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
36. 36.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
37. 37.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary

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