Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 350 · 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: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
2. 2.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
3. 3.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
4. 4.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
5. 5.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) coarse (b) course
7. 7.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
9. 9.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
11. 11.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
12. 12.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
13. 13.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
14. 14.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
15. 15.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
17. 17.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
18. 18.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
19. 19.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
26. 26.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
28. 28.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
29. 29.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
33. 33.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
38. 38.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) alter (b) altar
39. 39.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) weather (b) whether

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