Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 419 · 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: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
2. 2.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
3. 3.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
4. 4.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
6. 6.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
8. 8.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
10. 10.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
12. 12.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complimented (b) complemented
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
14. 14.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
15. 15.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) counsel (b) council
16. 16.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
17. 17.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
18. 18.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) effect (b) affect
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
20. 20.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
21. 21.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
22. 22.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
23. 23.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
24. 24.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
25. 25.Pick the right word: The priest placed flowers on the ___. (a) altar (b) alter
26. 26.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) its (b) it's
27. 27.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
28. 28.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
29. 29.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
30. 30.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) eminent (b) imminent
31. 31.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
32. 32.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
33. 33.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
34. 34.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personnel (b) personal
35. 35.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
37. 37.Pick the right word: Mum is ___ the old saree blue. (a) dying (b) dyeing
38. 38.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
39. 39.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale

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