Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 447 · 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 have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) brake (b) break
2. 2.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
3. 3.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
6. 6.Pick the right word: I have ___ finished my homework. (a) all ready (b) already
7. 7.Pick the right word: I write in my ___ every night. (a) diary (b) dairy
8. 8.Pick the right word: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stair (b) stare
10. 10.Pick the right word: Thick fog began to ___ the city. (a) envelope (b) envelop
11. 11.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
12. 12.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wonder (b) wander
13. 13.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) lose (b) loose
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
15. 15.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) affect (b) effect
16. 16.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
17. 17.Pick the right word: ___ your hand if you know the answer. (a) Raise (b) Rise
18. 18.Pick the right word: We must ___ a plan to save water. (a) device (b) devise
19. 19.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
20. 20.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were
21. 21.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) raise (b) rise
22. 22.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
23. 23.Pick the right word: All hospital ___ must wear an ID card. (a) personal (b) personnel
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children were ___ for the picnic. (a) already (b) all ready
25. 25.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
26. 26.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principal (b) principle
27. 27.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wonder (b) wander
28. 28.Pick the right word: Hold the string tightly or you will ___ the kite. (a) loose (b) lose
29. 29.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principal (b) principle
30. 30.Pick the right word: This diary is ___; please do not read it. (a) personnel (b) personal
31. 31.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) led (b) lead
32. 32.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
33. 33.Pick the right word: The chief guest was ___ welcomed at the gate. (a) formally (b) formerly
34. 34.Pick the right word: It is rude to ___ at people. (a) stare (b) stair
35. 35.Pick the right word: Put the letter in an ___. (a) envelop (b) envelope
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
38. 38.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscious (b) conscience
39. 39.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
40. 40.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) diary (b) dairy

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