Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 417 · 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: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) cloth (b) clothes
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
3. 3.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
5. 5.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
6. 6.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
7. 7.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
8. 8.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
9. 9.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
11. 11.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
12. 12.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
14. 14.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
15. 15.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
16. 16.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
17. 17.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
18. 18.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
19. 19.Pick the right word: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
20. 20.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationary (b) stationery
21. 21.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
23. 23.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
25. 25.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
26. 26.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
28. 28.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
29. 29.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
30. 30.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
31. 31.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
34. 34.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personal (b) personnel
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
36. 36.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
37. 37.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
40. 40.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious

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