Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 431 · 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: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
2. 2.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
3. 3.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
4. 4.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
5. 5.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
6. 6.Pick the right word: A phone is a useful ___. (a) devise (b) device
7. 7.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
8. 8.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
9. 9.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
11. 11.Pick the right word: An elephant is heavier ___ a horse. (a) than (b) then
12. 12.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
13. 13.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
15. 15.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
16. 16.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
17. 17.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
18. 18.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
21. 21.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) brake (b) break
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
23. 23.Pick the right word: Her red dupatta ___ her white kurta perfectly. (a) complemented (b) complimented
24. 24.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) your (b) you're
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
29. 29.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) moral (b) morale
33. 33.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
34. 34.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite
35. 35.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
36. 36.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) clothes (b) cloth
37. 37.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
38. 38.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
40. 40.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse

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