Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 347 · 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: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
2. 2.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) cite (c) site
3. 3.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
4. 4.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
5. 5.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
12. 12.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
13. 13.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
15. 15.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
16. 16.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
17. 17.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
19. 19.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
22. 22.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
23. 23.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
25. 25.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
26. 26.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
27. 27.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
28. 28.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
29. 29.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
32. 32.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
33. 33.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
34. 34.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
37. 37.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
38. 38.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
39. 39.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
40. 40.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar

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