Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 377 · 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 patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
2. 2.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
5. 5.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
6. 6.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
7. 7.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
8. 8.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
11. 11.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
12. 12.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
15. 15.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
18. 18.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
19. 19.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
20. 20.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightening (b) lightning
21. 21.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
22. 22.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
23. 23.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
24. 24.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
25. 25.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
28. 28.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
29. 29.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
31. 31.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
32. 32.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
35. 35.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
36. 36.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
38. 38.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) weather (b) whether
39. 39.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were

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