Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 404 · 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 telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
2. 2.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
3. 3.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
4. 4.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) lose (b) loose
5. 5.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
6. 6.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
7. 7.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
8. 8.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
9. 9.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
10. 10.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
11. 11.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
12. 12.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
14. 14.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
15. 15.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight
16. 16.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
19. 19.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightening (b) lightning
20. 20.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
21. 21.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) It's (b) Its
24. 24.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
25. 25.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
26. 26.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
27. 27.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
28. 28.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
29. 29.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
30. 30.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
31. 31.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) alter (b) altar
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
33. 33.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
34. 34.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
36. 36.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
37. 37.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) dairy (b) diary
38. 38.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
39. 39.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) all ready (b) already
40. 40.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel

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