Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 39 · 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: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
3. 3.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
5. 5.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
6. 6.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
8. 8.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
9. 9.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
10. 10.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
11. 11.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
12. 12.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
14. 14.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
15. 15.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
16. 16.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
17. 17.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
18. 18.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
19. 19.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
20. 20.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
22. 22.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
23. 23.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
24. 24.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
25. 25.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
28. 28.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
29. 29.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) later (b) latter
30. 30.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adopt (b) adapt
31. 31.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
32. 32.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
34. 34.Pick the right word: Mumbai was ___ called Bombay. (a) formally (b) formerly
35. 35.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
37. 37.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
38. 38.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) counsel (b) council
39. 39.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
40. 40.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite

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