Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 448 · 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: Winning the first match raised the team’s ___. (a) morale (b) moral
2. 2.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) site (b) sight (c) cite
3. 3.Pick the right word: We have a short ___ at eleven o’clock. (a) break (b) brake
4. 4.Pick the right word: The sun will ___ at six tomorrow. (a) rise (b) raise
5. 5.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) lead (b) led
6. 6.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complemented (b) complimented
7. 7.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscience (b) conscious
9. 9.Pick the right word: A teacher can ___ students who feel worried. (a) council (b) counsel
10. 10.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
11. 11.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advise (b) advice
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please be ___ in the library. (a) quiet (b) quite
13. 13.Pick the right word: The plants are ___ without water. (a) dyeing (b) dying
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
15. 15.Pick the right word: The sand on this beach is ___ and rough. (a) course (b) coarse
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) accept (b) except
17. 17.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) beside (b) besides
18. 18.Pick the right word: Press the ___ to stop the bicycle. (a) break (b) brake
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ is pleasant today. (a) whether (b) weather
20. 20.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
21. 21.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) morale (b) moral
22. 22.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
23. 23.Pick the right word: The ___ of the snowy mountains was beautiful. (a) cite (b) sight (c) site
24. 24.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
25. 25.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
26. 26.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) then (b) than
27. 27.Pick the right word: Is this ___ water bottle? (a) you're (b) your
28. 28.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) past (b) passed
29. 29.Pick the right word: This ___ is made of pure cotton. (a) cloth (b) clothes
30. 30.Pick the right word: The cat licked ___ paw. (a) it's (b) its
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
32. 32.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ what is inside the box. (a) wander (b) wonder
34. 34.Pick the right word: The guide ___ us through the forest yesterday. (a) lead (b) led
35. 35.Pick the right word: The medicine had a good ___ on her cold. (a) effect (b) affect
36. 36.Pick the right word: Always telling the truth is a good ___. (a) principle (b) principal
37. 37.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Besides (b) Beside
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
39. 39.Pick the right word: The Thar is a hot, dry ___. (a) dessert (b) desert
40. 40.Pick the right word: We ___ playing when it started to rain. (a) where (b) were

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