Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 402 · 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: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
2. 2.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
3. 3.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
5. 5.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
6. 6.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
8. 8.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
9. 9.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
11. 11.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
15. 15.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
16. 16.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
17. 17.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quite (b) quiet
18. 18.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
19. 19.Pick the right word: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
20. 20.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) already (b) all ready
22. 22.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
23. 23.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
24. 24.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
30. 30.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
33. 33.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
34. 34.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
35. 35.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dyeing (b) dying
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
37. 37.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
38. 38.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
40. 40.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already

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