Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 367 · 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 tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
2. 2.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
3. 3.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
7. 7.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
10. 10.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
12. 12.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
14. 14.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
15. 15.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
16. 16.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
17. 17.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
20. 20.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
21. 21.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
23. 23.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
26. 26.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
27. 27.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
31. 31.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
32. 32.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
33. 33.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
37. 37.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
38. 38.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
39. 39.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet

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