Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 429 · 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: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
2. 2.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
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 plants are ___ without water. (a) dying (b) dyeing
5. 5.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelop (b) envelope
6. 6.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
8. 8.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
9. 9.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
10. 10.Pick the right word: Of tea and coffee, I prefer the ___. (a) latter (b) later
11. 11.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formerly (b) formally
12. 12.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
13. 13.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
14. 14.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) dessert (b) desert
15. 15.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
16. 16.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breath (b) breathe
17. 17.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) device (b) devise
18. 18.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
21. 21.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
23. 23.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
24. 24.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelope (b) envelop
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) Your (b) You're
27. 27.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
28. 28.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
29. 29.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
31. 31.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
33. 33.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
35. 35.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) devise (b) device
36. 36.Pick the right word: We wear warm ___ in winter. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
38. 38.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
39. 39.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
40. 40.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose

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