Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 4 · 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: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
2. 2.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
3. 3.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) precedes (b) proceeds
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
6. 6.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
8. 8.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) desert (b) dessert
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
10. 10.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
11. 11.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
13. 13.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
14. 14.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
15. 15.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
16. 16.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
17. 17.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
19. 19.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
20. 20.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
21. 21.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) then (b) than
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationary (b) stationery
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
28. 28.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
29. 29.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: The award went to an ___ scientist. (a) imminent (b) eminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
33. 33.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
34. 34.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
35. 35.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
38. 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare

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