Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 386 · 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) conscience (b) conscious
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
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: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
6. 6.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
7. 7.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
8. 8.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
10. 10.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
11. 11.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
13. 13.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
14. 14.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
15. 15.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
16. 16.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
17. 17.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adapt (b) adopt
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
19. 19.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
21. 21.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) eminent (b) imminent
22. 22.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
24. 24.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
25. 25.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
27. 27.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
28. 28.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
29. 29.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
30. 30.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
31. 31.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
32. 32.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
34. 34.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
39. 39.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
40. 40.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel

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