Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 394 · 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: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
2. 2.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
4. 4.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
5. 5.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
6. 6.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
7. 7.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
9. 9.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
10. 10.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
11. 11.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
12. 12.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
14. 14.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
15. 15.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
17. 17.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
18. 18.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
20. 20.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
21. 21.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
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 ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
26. 26.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
27. 27.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
29. 29.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
31. 31.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
35. 35.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
36. 36.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
37. 37.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
40. 40.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site

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