Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 398 · 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: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
2. 2.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
3. 3.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
4. 4.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
5. 5.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) precede (b) proceed
7. 7.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
9. 9.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
10. 10.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
11. 11.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
12. 12.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
13. 13.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
14. 14.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
16. 16.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
17. 17.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
18. 18.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
20. 20.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
21. 21.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
22. 22.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
23. 23.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
24. 24.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
25. 25.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
27. 27.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
29. 29.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
30. 30.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
32. 32.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
33. 33.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
37. 37.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
38. 38.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
39. 39.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're

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