Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 434 · 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: I do not know ___ she will come. (a) whether (b) weather
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
3. 3.Pick the right word: The bus was ___ at the red light. (a) stationery (b) stationary
4. 4.Pick the right word: The tailor will ___ my kurta to make it shorter. (a) altar (b) alter
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) were (b) where
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) accept (b) except
7. 7.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advice (b) advise
8. 8.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
9. 9.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
10. 10.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
12. 12.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
13. 13.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) later (b) latter
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
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 rude to ___ at people. (a) stair (b) stare
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
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: The letter A comes before B; A ___ B in the alphabet. (a) proceeds (b) precedes
21. 21.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) coarse (b) course
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
24. 24.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
25. 25.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Rise (b) Raise
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
28. 28.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
29. 29.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
31. 31.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) past (b) passed
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
33. 33.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
34. 34.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
36. 36.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Where (b) Were
38. 38.Pick the right word: It is hard to ___ in a smoky room. (a) breathe (b) breath
39. 39.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quite (b) quiet
40. 40.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) cite (c) sight

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